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The Synergistic Idea Award
Supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward breast cancer research collaborations between two independent, faculty-level (or equivalent) investigators who address a central problem or question in breast cancer research from synergistic and complementary perspectives. Award amount:
$500,000.
Pre-application Submission Deadline: January 23, 2007
Proposal Submission Deadline: February 13, 2007
More info: Program Announcements And Forms
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2007 Competition
Rippel Scholars Award for New Investigators
The Fannie E. Rippel Foundation invites proposals from new investigators nominated by their institutions for their outstanding promise in their chosen field. The major goal of this program is to encourage and support sex-difference biomedical research and gender specific medicine related to cardiovascular disease and function. The program also assists in the career development of junior investigators committed to cardiovascular-related research utilizing a gender-based approach. One grant of $100,000 will be awarded in 2007.
Deadline: January 19, 2007
More info: http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/rippel/
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The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition
Graduate Student Award
Two awards of $20,000 a year for two years are offered to fund graduate students undertaking research in the biology and epidemiology of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver or pancreas. They must be working towards their PhD degree. The award includes $18,000 for stipend and $2,000 to be used towards fringe benefits such as medical insurance and travel to a national meeting.
Deadline: March 14, 2007
More info: http://www.fdhn.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=72
Jon I Isenberg International Research Scholar Award
This award, established in 2004, provides a total of $50,000 for one year of study, $25,000 from the AGA and $25,000 in matching funds from the applicant’s national GI society. The award provides for non-US citizen young investigators to spend one year performing GI-related research at an American institution under the tutelage of an AGA member.
Deadline: March 14, 2007
More info: http://www.rdfunding.org.uk/Queries/ListGrantDetails.asp?GrantID=8038
Student Research Fellowship Awards
This program offers awards between $2000 and $3000 per student to spend time performing research in digestive diseases or nutrition for a minimum of ten (10) weeks. The research may take place at any time during the year.
Deadline: March 5, 2007
More info: http://www.fdhn.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=115
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Bridging Grants
Awards of $50,000 each are available to assist investigators were not awarded their first R01 or the first renewal of their R01 to continue their gastroenterology related research. Two awards will be made following each of the three annual NIH review cycles and availability of Summary Statements.
Deadline: February 14, 2007 and May 14, 2007
More info: http://www.fdhn.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=72
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The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program
The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program is pleased to announce its 2007 Competition.
The Program will be awarding eight $80,000 scholarships to Ph.D students throughout the Amerias to conduct research critical to conserving the national Parks of the region.
Deadline: May 3, 2007.
More info: http://www.canonscholars.org
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 Philip Morris USA
Request for applications booklet for the PhilipMorris External Research Program available now. Broad range of research interests includes the following scientific areas:
• Exposure
• Biomarkers
• Dosimetry.
• Epidemiological Research.,c
• Clinical and Model systems research.
Letters of of intent are due: February 15th 2007.
More info:
Research Management Group
Attn:Research Manager
1099 Winterson road Suite #280
Linthicum Heights MD 21090-2216
1-410-684-3782
rmgroup2000@aol.com
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News You Can Use
 NIH ANNOUNCES LICENSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RARE DISEASE TECHNOLOGIES
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a new website offering technologies available for commercial licensing that are related to rare diseases or conditions.
Currently consists of more than 500 such technologies, including drugs, biologics, and devices, available to be transferred from the NIH and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the private sector for further research and development and potential commercialization.
The listing can be found at http://www.ott.nih.gov/rarediseases
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