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 The March of Dimes Prize
Nominations of candidates are solicited for the 12th annual prize to be awarded in 2007. Please make your recommendations on or before September 15, 2006. The March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology, a cash award of $250,000 and a silver medal in the design of the Roosevelt dime, is awarded to investigators whose research has profoundly advanced the science that underlies our understanding of birth defects. Nomination forms are available upon request from: Michael Katz, M.D., Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs, March of Dimes, 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605; Telephone: (914) 997-4555; Facsimile: (914) 997-4560; mkatz@marchofdimes.com
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Cottrell Scholar Award
Research Corporation announces the Cottrell Scholar Award, $100,000 in discretionary funds, is designed to identify early-career faculty who show promise to be future leaders in research, and who are committed to making significant contributions to teaching, especially at the undergraduate level. Qualified faculty should request an application package from Research Corporation. The deadline for proposal submission is the end of the first regular business day in September. Earlier submission is encouraged. In preparing the proposal, the Arial font size of 11 or larger is required. Applications using different or smaller font may be downgraded or returned. Announcement of awards will be made before mid-May. For more information including eligibility and complete budgets, please visit the following website: www.rescorp.org.
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The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)
The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) supports basic research in the life sciences with emphasis on novel, innovative, and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchange across national and disciplinary boundaries. The HFSP supports postdoctoral investigators who explore new areas or who use their expertise in chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, or engineering to bear on a biological question. Initially the program provides fellowships for training on postdoctoral researchers in another country (approximately 150K USD over 3 years) to start their independent research program. Long-term fellowships are intended for applicants with a Ph.D. degree in the life sciences who are expected to broaden their horizon and to move into a new research area that is different from their doctoral studies or previous postdoctoral training. Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships are intended for applicants with a Ph.D. degree in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, or computer sciences who wish to gain research experience in the life science in proposing a significant change in discipline. The online submission system will become available in summer 2006 on the HFSP website. Short-term fellowships are intended for researcher early in their careers and provide up to 3 months of support to learn techniques in a new area of research or establish new collaborations in another country. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Application guidelines with more details are available on the HFSP website: www.hfsp.org
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 The BioMed Central 2006 Research Award
The BioMed Central 2006 Research Awards recognize ground-breaking open access research. Awards will be made to the author(s) of the most outstanding research articles published in BioMed Central’s journals during 2006. One award will be made for biology and one for medicine. To be eligible for the awards, your article must be published during 2006 in one of BioMed Central’s 150+ peer-reviewed open access journals. To nominate a published article for the award, send an email indicating the article you wish to nominate and your reasons to: researchaward@biomedcentral.com.
A panel of expert scientists and clinicians will choose the winners from a shortlist of nominated articles in January 2007. To find out more, visit: www.biomedcentral.com/researchawards2006.
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 Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Award
The Society for Neuroscience is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Award. This prize is awarded each year at the SFN annual meeting to a young scientist who has received an advanced degree of either a Ph.D. or M.D. within the past fifteen years, and who has done research or plans to do research in the area of substance abuse and the brain and nervous system. The award is $25,000. Nomination packages for The Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Award should be submitted to: Attn: Waletzky Award, Society for Neuroscience, 1121 14th St. NW, Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20005 or awards@sfn.org. Deadlines for Nomination Packages: Wednesday, June 28, 2006.
For more information about guidelines and the award, please visit: http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=FellowshipAndAwards_waletzky.
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 The Burroughs Wellcome Fund
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund, an independent private foundation dedicated to advancing the biomedical sciences, is now accepting applications for the 2007 Career Awards for Medical Scientists. Approximately $700,000 will be give over five years for physician-scientists. Candidates should have an M.D., D.D.S.,D.V.M., or equivalent clinical degree. Proposals must be in the area of basic biomedical, disease oriented, translational, or molecular, genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research. Candidates must have at least two years of research experience and be in mentored position at the time of application. During the award period, at least 75 percent of the awardee’s time must be devoted to research-related activities.
Deadline: October 2, 2006.
Complete program information, eligibility guidelines, and application forms are now available on BWF’s website at www.bwfund.org.
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The CALFED Science Program
The CALFED Science Program is announcing a solicitation for research proposals in support of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The goal is to invest in knowledge that will fundamentally advance the understanding of the complex environments/systems within the scope of the CALFED program to aid resource managers. A total of approximately $6 million will be available for research in the four topic areas:
- Environmental Water
- Aquaitve Invasive (Exotic) Species
- Trends and Patterns of Populations and System Response to a Changing Environment
- Habitat Avaiability and Response to Change
Please visit the following website for more information about this opportunity: https://solicitation.calwater.ca.gov.
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 Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Science
Elsevier, publisher of Chemical Physics Letters is pleased to announce the creation of the Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Science. The Ahmed Zewail Prize will be award on a biennial basis to individual scientists who have made significant and creative contributions, particularly those of fundamental nature, to any of the disciplines of molecular sciences. The Prize will consist of a monetary award of $20,000 USD, a Gold Medal, and a certificate. Furthermore, the Prize winner will be requested to deliver a lecture at the ACS Spring National Meeting in Chicago on Monday, March 26th, 2007. Elsevier is now accepting nominations for the 2007 prize. Nominations should be sent, no later than August 1st 2006, to Dr. Karel Nederveen, Publisher of Chemical Physics Letters by email: k.nederveen@elsevier.com. For a complete listing and description of the relevant criteria and nomination instructions, please visit the Ahmed Zewail Web page at: www.elsevier.com/locate/cplett.
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BD Biosciences Immunology Grant
BD Biosciences now calls for applicants for the new BD Biosciences Immunology Grant. Researchers are invited to submit an abstract detailing an upcoming project to compete for a portion of $100,000 worth of BD Biosciences reagents. BD Biosciences now accepting applications for the new BD Biosciences Immunology Grant. Grant recipients will receive a total of $100,000 in quality BD Biosciences research reagents. The grant is designed to support your upcoming research in the quest for innovative scientific discoveries.
Deadline: July 31, 2006
More info:
http://www.bdbiosciences.com/products/display_product.php?keyID=330
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 American Health Assistance Foundation
The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) invites applications from researchers at non-profit institutions for the following programs:
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research: grant awards for Standard Awards, a total of $400,000 over three years; Pilot Project Awards, a maximum of $75,000 per year for up to two years; and Research Fellowships, a maximum of $50,000 per year for up to two years, for research into the causes and treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease.
Application Deadline: October 13, 2006.
- National Glaucoma Research: grant awards of up to $45,000 per year for up to two years. NGR grants are primarily designed to provide seed money for new investigators entering the field of glaucoma research or innovative pilot projects from established investigators. NGR grants are not meant to provide continuous long-term funding for any single investigator.
Application Deadline: October 10, 2006.
- National Heart Foundation: starter grants of up to $30,000 per year for up to two years of research into the cause and treatment of stoke or cardiovascular disease. To qualify for a starter grant, the investigator must be an assistant professor (or equivalent) beginning an independent research career.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2006.
More info: www.ahaf.org
Call: 301-948-3244 or email: grants@ahaf.org
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Web Seminar 
Date: January 30, 2006
Time: 11:00 AM(EST)
More info: http://www.scienceseminar.com
RNAi -Literature Review Presentation
Basic concepts, applications and recent finding from published papers.
Presenter: Jeya Chelliah B.Vsc Ph.D
Please register for this event at http://www.scienceseminar.com
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Access the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) vast resources free of charge to help move therapeutic agents for cancer to the clinic. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites the submission of proposals to Rapid Access to Intervention Development (RAID).
These may include, for example, production, bulk supply, GMP manufacturing, formulation and toxicology. The next application deadline is August 15, 2006.
Further information about RAID and electronic filing of applications can be found at http://dtp.nci.nih.gov. Inquiries can be made to the RAID Program Coordinator by telephone at (301) 496-8720 or by e-mail at RAID@dtpax2.ncifcrf.gov.
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