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Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Ajinomoto Amino Acid Research Program (3ARP)
Amino acids have a variety of roles in the biological system. Ajinomoto Co. Inc., which is commanding a 50% share of amino acids worldwide, is interested in supporting innovative research focusing on the biological aspects of amino acids, such as nutritional, physiological, and/or pharmacological functions and properties.
Deadline: 2009-03-31
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
AACAP Junior Investigator Award Sponsored by the AACAP Work Group on Research
This award supports innovative research by providing two child and adolescent psychiatry junior faculty members (assistant professor level or equivalent) with as much as $30,000 per year for 2 years. The research may be basic or clinical in nature but must be relevant to our understanding, treatment, and prevention of child and adolescent mental health disorders. Recipients are required to submit a poster or oral presentation on his or her research for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's (AACAP's) 58th Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, 18–23 October 2011. The award includes the cost of attending the AACAP Annual Meeting for 5 days. The application deadline is 2 March 2009.
Deadline: 2009-03-02
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
AACAP Quest for the Test Bipolar Disorder Pilot Research Award, supported by the Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation
This award is designed to support child and adolescent psychiatry residents and junior faculty members who have an interest in beginning a career in child and adolescent mental health research by providing $15,000 to conduct pilot research. Proposed research projects should address questions concerning the pathology or diagnosis of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. The recipient is required to submit a poster presentation on his or her research for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's (AACAP's) 57th Annual Meeting in New York, New York, 26–31 October 2010. The award includes the cost of attending the AACAP Annual Meeting for 5 days. Applicants must have a faculty appointment at an accredited medical school or be in a fully accredited child and adolescent psychiatry clinical or research program, have no more than 2 years' experience following graduation from residency/fellowship training, and have no significant research experience in the field of child and adolescent mental health. This includes the following: National Institutes of Health Funding (K or R level grants) or similar foundation or industry research funding. Candidates who have received or are currently receiving "T32" funding support are eligible to apply.
Deadline: 2009-05-01
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
AACAP Pilot Research Award for Junior Faculty and Child Psychiatry Fellows, supported by Eli Lilly and Company
This award is designed to provide support to child and adolescent psychiatry residents, fellows, and junior faculty members for pilot research. Recipients of this award receive $15,000 each to conduct their pilot research. Recipients are required to submit a poster presentation on their research for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's (AACAP's) 57th Annual Meeting in New York, New York, 26 to 31 October 2010. The award includes the cost of attending the AACAP Annual Meeting for 5 days. Applicants must have a faculty appointment at an accredited medical school or be in a fully accredited child and adolescent psychiatry clinical or research program, have no more than 2 years' experience following graduation from residency/fellowship training, and not have any significant research experience in the field of child and adolescent mental health. This includes the following: National Institutes of Health Funding (K or R level grants) or similar foundation or industry research funding. Candidates who have received or are currently receiving T32 funding support are eligible to apply.
Deadline: 2009-05-01
American Cancer Society
MEN2 Thyroid Cancer Consortium
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) is a syndrome involving tumors in two or more endocrine tissues. There are six described MEN syndromes, and MEN type 2 (MEN2) is one of the most prevalent. It is associated with high levels of the hormone calcitonin, with tumors of the thyroid, adrenal gland, and nervous tissue and mutations in the gene RET. Although research has illuminated some aspects of MEN2, more research is needed before the syndrome can be effectively controlled. The American Cancer Society (ACS) has received a generous gift to further our understanding of MEN2 and related cancers, as well as to improve diagnosis and treatment of MEN2 patients. As a result of this gift, ACS announces this request for applications for the ACS MEN2 Thyroid Cancer Consortium. The scope of research in this consortium will cover all aspects of thyroid cancer and other MEN2-related cancer research. Although the consortium will focus on the function of RET as an oncogene, appropriate areas of investigation include, but are not limited to: understanding consequences of RET mutations and the broad molecular events underlying the development of thyroid cancer and other MEN2-related tumors; improved animal models of MEN2; new screening and monitoring tools; new imaging approaches; and new pharmacologic and other strategies to blunt the effects of RET and related mutations. The MEN2 Thyroid Cancer Consortium will consist of approximately 13 investigators with complementary knowledge spanning both experimental and clinical expertise. The consortium will consist of outstanding junior investigators and a single renowned senior scientist who will be awarded the ACS MEN2 Thyroid Cancer Professorship and act as leader for the overall program. Up to seven research scholar and/or mentored research scholar grants, and up to five postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded. Collaboration among members of the consortium will be supported by annual consortium meetings organized by the ACS professor and arranged by ACS.
Deadline: 2009-04-01
American Psychological Foundation
Visionary and Weiss Grants
The American Psychological Foundation's (APF's) Visionary and Weiss grants are designed to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems. The programs emphasize the connection between mental and physical health to ensure well-being, reduce stigma and prejudice, prevent violence, and address the long-term psychological needs of individuals and communities in the aftermath of disaster. One-year grants are available in amounts ranging from $5000 to $20,000 each. Multiyear grants are no longer available. Additionally, a $10,000 Raymond A. and Rosalee G. Weiss Innovative Research and Programs grant is available for any program that falls within APF's priority areas. Applicants must be affiliated with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. APF encourages proposals from individuals who represent diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation.
Deadline: 2009-03-15
Charles H. Hood Foundation
Child Health Research Grants
The Charles H. Hood Foundation was incorporated in 1942 to improve the health and quality of life for children through grant support of New England–based pediatric researchers. The foundation's emphasis is on the initiation and furtherance of medical research that will help to diminish health problems affecting large numbers of children. Grants must have direct relevance to pediatric diseases. The intent of the award is to support initial independent investigations, provide the opportunity to demonstrate creativity, and assist in the transition to other sources of research funding.
Deadline: 2009-03-26
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
Fulbright Postdoctoral Research in Egypt
One or more postdoctoral research grants in any discipline will support individual projects at any institution in Egypt starting in September 2010. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Scholars should hold the rank of assistant professor or below, or the professional equivalent, and have received their Ph.D.s within the past 5 years preceding the application date, or have comparable qualifications. Award duration is 3 to 9 months. Arabic proficiency will be required as necessary for the proposed project. Applicants should submit detailed research proposals to be pursued in Egypt. A letter of invitation is not needed. Online applications will be available 1 March.
Deadline: 2009-08-01
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
Fulbright Postdoctoral Research in Israel
Three postdoctoral research grants in the natural sciences--life sciences, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics or related fields, or engineering--will support individual projects at any institution in Israel starting in September 2010. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have completed a Ph.D. within the 3 years preceding 1 August 2009. Holders of tenure-track positions are not eligible. Applicants must apply to potential host institutions in Israel, according to the guidelines of those institutions, in parallel to submission of their Fulbright applications. Prior to confirmation of a Fulbright award, candidates will be required to provide proof of acceptance as a postdoctoral research fellow at an accredited institution of higher education. Three Fulbright postdoctoral fellowships of $17,500 per academic year, for two academic years (20 months net in Israel) for affiliation at any institution in Israel. In addition, participating host institutions are required to provide fellows with their customary, basic postdoctoral award. One of the three awards will be at the Technion and will be co-funded by the American Technion Society. Online applications will be available1 March.
Deadline: 2009-08-01
Department of Defense. Office of Naval Research
National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) and Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration
On behalf of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) and the president's Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration (ICOSRMI), the Office of Naval Research (ONR) solicits research proposals meeting the goal and purpose of the Partnership Program outlined in Title II, subtitle E, of Public Law 104-201. Team efforts are required among at least two of the following three sectors: academia, industry (including nongovernmental organizations), and government (including state and local). Research proposals are solicited for three topics, with topic 2 further dividing: 1. Improving wind wave predictions on global and regional scales. 2. Sensors for the measurement of biological, bio-optical, optical, or chemical properties of the ocean. Subtopic 2A. Integration of existing or emerging in situ optical or bio-optical sensors on nontraditional or novel sampling platforms. Subtopic 2B. Development of the next generation of biological, chemical, optical, and bio-optical measurements. Subtopic 2BI. Development of the next generation of optical and bio-optical field sensors to further exploit current "ocean color" satellite data, and/or new observations from ocean color satellite retrievals. Subtopic 2BII. Development of enhanced or new laboratory instrumentation Subtopic 2BIII. Novel approaches to characterizing the properties (e.g., size, shape, and composition, as well as the dynamics of suspended particles and particle populations in situ. 3. Improving tropical cyclone intensity forecasting.
Deadline: 2009-02-11
Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health
Advanced Neural Prosthetics Research and Development (U01)
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications to pursue translational and pilot clinical studies for neural prosthetics. The program will utilize the cooperative agreement mechanism to enable support for milestone-driven projects for the design, development, and demonstration of clinically useful neural prosthetic devices. Activities supported in this program include implementation of clinical prototype devices, preclinical safety and efficacy testing, design verification and validation activities, pursuit of regulatory approval for clinical study, and proof-of-concept or pilot clinical studies.
Deadline: 2009-02-05
Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22)
The purpose of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Career Transition Award (K22) is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. This award will provide "protected time" for recipients to develop and receive support for their initial cancer research program. In addition, this award can provide a 2-year mentored experience in NCI intramural programs for interested individuals. The unique feature of this award is that the individuals may apply without a sponsoring institution while they are still in a mentored position.
Deadline: 2009-02-12
Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health
Imaging-Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) [R03]
This funding opportunity announcement, issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, encourages small research rant (R03) applications to facilitate the entry of investigators to the area of neuroimaging, including both new investigators and established investigators seeking to adopt neuroimaging methodologies in their research programs. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources.
Deadline: 2009-02-16
Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health
2009 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research
The National Institute on Drug Abuse Avant-Garde Award is conceptually similar to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pioneer Award Program but focuses on drug abuse and HIV/AIDS. It differs from other programs in several ways. It is designed to support people with uniquely creative ideas rather than specific research projects. It is designed to support investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative new research approaches that cannot be easily supported by other award mechanisms and that have the potential to produce a major impact on treatment and/or prevention of HIV/AIDS among drug users. The award will provide as much as $500,000 direct costs per year for 5 years to select two or three exceptionally creative investigators, to pursue innovative, cutting-edge research. The research must be relevant to the Trans-NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research.
Deadline: 2009-02-27
Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health
Research to Action: Assessing and Addressing Community Exposures to Environmental Contaminants (R21)
This funding opportunity announcement solicits applications designed to collect information on community exposure to environmental or occupational agents or exposure-related diseases, and use this new information to support environmental public-health action. Research will focus on environmental or occupational agents known or strongly suspected to be a significant environmental public health issue by community members, but lacking basic information on exposure levels, sources of exposure, or potential health effects. An education, outreach, prevention, or intervention program(s) must be developed to translate and disseminate research findings to relevant audiences (e.g., scientists, community members, healthcare professionals, and policymakers) to inform them about the potential health burden(s) associated with environmental or occupational agents in their community, with the ultimate goal of supporting actions that will lead to the prevention or reduction of harmful environmental/occupational exposures and improve human health. Evaluation will be a central component of all projects.
Deadline: 2009-03-01
Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health
Transdisciplinary Cancer Genomics Research: Post-Genome Wide Association (Post-GWA) Initiative (U19)
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute, is to promote thorough and efficient identification of genomic regions associated with cancer susceptibility. The FOA specifically solicits applications proposing transdisciplinary research projects designed to: (1) take advantage of the existing Genome-Wide Association Studies of cancer by exploiting previously generated initial scan GWAS data and (2) accelerate and coordinate integrative post-GWAS discovery research. To address these goals, each application should consist of two to three component subprojects closely pertinent to a single unifying research theme. At least one of these subprojects must address the replication or expansion of prior GWAS findings and at least one subproject must center on epidemiologic aspects. In addition, biological and/or mechanistic studies complementing and connecting the required subprojects are strongly encouraged as a third subproject. The long-term goal is to provide a rigorous knowledge base that would enable clinical translation and public health dissemination of the GWAS findings. It is anticipated that these goals will require collaboration of multicenter teams comprising both epidemiologists and basic scientists.
Deadline: 2009-04-29
Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health
Quick-Trials for Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions: Exploratory Grants (R21)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is intended to support clinical trials conducting preliminary evaluation of the safety and efficacy of imaging agents, as well as an assessment of imaging systems, image processing, image-guided therapy, contrast kinetic modeling, and three-dimensional reconstruction and other quantitative tools. The rapid translation of promising discoveries in the fields of imaging probes, methodologies, technologies, and image-guided therapies to clinical practice requires timely support. This FOA will provide investigators with support for either pilot (Phase I and II) cancer clinical trials or patient-monitoring and laboratory studies. The imaging and image-guided intervention studies, if proven successful in these early clinical trials, can then be validated in larger studies through competitive R01 mechanisms or through clinical trials in the specialized programs of research excellence, cancer centers and/or cooperative groups.
Deadline: 2009-04-10
Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health
Pre-application for a Biomedical Technology Research Resource (X02)
This funding opportunity announcement issued by the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits pre-applications for national Biomedical Technology Research Resources (BTRR). BTRR conducts research and development on new technology and new/improved instruments driven by the needs of basic, translational, and clinical researchers. The applicants are charged to make their technologies available, to train members of the research community in the use of the technologies, and to broadly disseminate both these technologies and the applicant's experimental results. The description of BTRR can be found under the NIH grant program announcements number PAR-08-259. Pre-applications are a necessary first step in order to be invited to submit a full BTRR application for a new applicant. Existing program members are not required to submit a pre-application. No formal awards will be made under this announcement.
Deadline: 2009-04-02
DPP Holland
Duchenne Parent Project/NL 2009
Duchenne Parent Project /NL is a charitable organization dedicated to finding a cure and viable treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common, most progressive type of muscular dystrophy. This x-linked fatal disease affects one in 3500 boys worldwide. Duchenne Parent Project/NL intends to fund research projects up to a total sum of €1,200,000 for the year 2009. Two types of research grants will be awarded: Operating Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships. Proposals for innovative projects are particularly welcomed.
Deadline: 2009-04-01
Foundation for Polish Science
Welcome Programme
The overall objective of the program is to engage outstanding researches from abroad in creating research teams in Poland and intensifying international cooperation of the Polish institutes and universities. The program is addressed to: foreign researchers with at least a Ph.D. degree who either plan to work in Poland or have already established their research teams in our country, however, not earlier than 5 years prior to the cut-off date; Polish researchers with at least a Ph.D. degree who either have stayed abroad for at least 2 years and intend to come back to Poland or have already returned to Poland (however, not earlier than 2 years prior to the cut-off date). Eligible for the competition are Polish universities and institutes at which foreign scientists will carry out their research. In accordance with the program guidelines, the foreign researcher is both the project leader-and the team leader, whereas the subsequent tasks are performed by other members of the team; namely, young researchers: master students, Ph.D. students, young Ph.D.s-selected on a competition basis and other workers. The number of the young researchers in the team cannot be fewer than six. The projects should be carried out in one of the three main thematic areas: bio, info, techno.
Deadline: 2009-12-15
Medicines for Malaria Venture
MMV Call for Letters of Interest
Three areas are highlighted: (1) the development of new non-artemisinin combination therapies for uncomplicated malaria, to support the portfolio of medicines, should resistance occur; (2) the development of new medicines to produce a radical cure by targeting the hypnozoite stages of Plasmodium vivax; and (3) new medicines that in addition to working on the erythrocyte stages will also have activity against gametocytes and, therefore, play a role in transmission blocking. Discovery projects are welcome at the stage where a target has been identified, and structures are available for medicinal chemistry evaluation. Projects based on molecules where the molecular basis of activity is not known are also welcome, but starting points should be submicromolar in whole parasite assays, selective against host, and with some evidence for bioavailability and in vivo activity in an infected rodent model. We are particularly interested in molecules that have long half lives. Projects in clinical development are especially welcome. Medicines or new combinations that allow the development of new combination therapies, or target radical cure of P. vivax or transmission blocking are encouraged. Specifically, formulation development that increases the half-life and absorption of medicines are encouraged, especially for primaquine or other agents with the potential for radical cure of P. vivax malaria.
Deadline: 2009-03-15
National Science Foundation
EAR Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards postdoctoral fellowships to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their Ph.D.s to carry out integrated programs of independent research and education. The research and education plans of each fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of EAR disciplines. The program supports researchers for a period of up to 2 years with fellowships that can be taken to the institution or national facility of their choice. The program is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential and provide them with experience in research and education that will establish them in leadership positions in the earth sciences community. Because the fellowships are offered only to postdoctoral scientists early in their careers, doctoral advisers are encouraged to discuss the availability of EAR fellowships with their graduate students early in their doctoral programs. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not institutions, and are administered by the fellows.
Deadline: 2009-07-01
National Science Foundation
CubeSat-based Science Missions for Space Weather and Atmospheric Research
Lack of essential observations from space is currently a major limiting factor in space weather research. Recent advances in sensor and spacecraft technologies make it feasible to obtain key measurements from low-cost, small satellite missions. A particularly promising aspect of this development is the prospect for obtaining multipoint observations in space that are critical for addressing many outstanding problems in space science. Space-based measurements from small satellites also have great potential to advance discovery and understanding in other areas of atmospheric sciences. To take full advantage of these developments, the National Science Foundation is soliciting research proposals centered on small satellite missions. The overarching goal of the program is to support the development, construction, launch, operation, and data analysis of small satellite science missions to advance space weather and atmospheric research. Equally important, it will provide essential opportunities to train the next generation of experimental space scientists and aerospace engineers.
Deadline: 2009-03-11
National Science Foundation
RIDGE 2000
Ridge 2000 is a science initiative focused on integrated geological, biological, and geochemical studies of the Earth-encircling mid-ocean ridge system. Central to the Ridge 2000 program is the recognition that the origin and evolution of life in deep-sea hydrothermal ecosystems are inextricably linked to, and perhaps an inevitable consequence of, the flow of energy and material from Earth's deep mantle to the sea floor and ocean via magmatic and hydrothermal systems. To sharpen our knowledge of mid-ocean ridge systems, the first phase of the Ridge 2000 program involved integrated field, laboratory, and modeling studies of three representative but geographically limited study sites. Research activities spanned a broad range of disciplines: from geophysics to geochemistry and from geology to biology to hydrothermal vent fluid dynamics. With this solicitation, Ridge 2000 moves into its integration and synthesis phase where results from previous and ongoing interdisciplinary field expeditions and laboratory studies are to advance our conceptual and quantitative understanding of mid-ocean ridge systems and the processes that link geological, geophysical, geochemical, hydrothermal, and biological processes. As such, the program now shifts its focus from field-data acquisition to integration and synthesis to help the program achieve its science goals.
Deadline: 2009-04-07
National Science Foundation
Foundations of Data and Visual Analytics
The goal of collecting and examining these data sets is not to merely acquire information but to derive increased understanding from them and to facilitate effective decision-making. To capitalize on the opportunities provided by these data sets, research in data and visual analytics seeks to facilitate analytical reasoning through the use of interactive visual interfaces. To be successful, this research must extend beyond traditional scientific and information visualization to include statistics, mathematics, knowledge representation, management and discovery technologies, cognitive and perceptual sciences, decision sciences, and more. With this solicitation, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security invite research proposals whose outcomes will enable data stakeholders to detect the expected and discover the unexpected in massive data sets. Research outcomes will be applicable across broad application areas, establishing a solid scientific foundation for visual analytics systems of the future. Proposals should focus on creating fundamental research advances that will be widely applicable across scientific, engineering, commercial, and governmental domains that utilize visualization and analytics to gain insight and derive knowledge from massive, often streaming, dynamic, ambiguous, and possibly conflicting data sets. Research activities proposed should emphasize novel data transformations while also demonstrating research relevance to visual analytics systems by including a research component in areas such as, but not limited to, visualization, human-computer interaction, and cognitive psychology.
Deadline: 2009-04-02
National Science Foundation
George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research
The Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation in the Directorate for Engineering of the National Science Foundation invites proposals for research that uses the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation to advance knowledge, discovery, and innovation for: (1) earthquake and tsunami loss reduction of our nation's civil infrastructure and (2) new experimental simulation techniques and instrumentation for NEES. NEES comprises a network of earthquake engineering experimental equipment sites available for experimentation on-site or in the field and through telepresence. NEES equipment sites include shake tables, geotechnical centrifuges, a tsunami wave basin, unique large-scale testing laboratory facilities, and mobile and permanently installed field equipment. The NEES networking cyberinfrastructure connects the equipment sites via Internet2 and provides telepresence, a curated central data repository, simulation tools, and collaborative tools for facilitating online planning, execution, and post-processing of experiments.
Deadline: 2009-03-27
National Science Foundation
Assembling the Tree of Life
Assembly of a framework phylogeny, or Tree of Life, for all 1.7 million described species requires a greatly magnified effort, often involving large teams working across institutions and disciplines. This is the overall goal of the Assembling the Tree of Life activity. The National Science Foundation announces its intention to continue support of creative and innovative research that will resolve evolutionary relationships for large groups of organisms throughout the history of life. Investigators will also be supported for projects in data acquisition, analysis, algorithm development and dissemination in computational phylogenetics and phyloinformatics.
Deadline: 2009-03-29
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
Mentored Clinical Research Award
The Mentored Clinical Research Award for new investigators is funded by a grant from the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) to the Parkinson Study Group. The grant supports new investigators for a 1-year project in patient-oriented research in Parkinson's disease or other Parkinsonian disorders under the mentorship of an experienced investigator. The goal of the award is to provide funding for an investigator who has the potential to become an independent researcher.
Deadline: 2009-03-29
Promega UK Ltd.
Promega U.K. Young Life Scientist Awards for 2009
Promega U.K. announces the NEW-look annual Promega U.K. Young Life Scientist Awards for 2009. To show our continuing support and commitment to new researchers, we have significantly enhanced this prestigious award's prize fund. We are offering you the chance to win a total prize fund of as much as £7000, including £2000 cash for the winner and a further £2000 worth of Promega kits and reagents for the lab in which the research was conducted.
Deadline: 2009-03-14

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LI-COR
LI-COR Biosciences Genomics Education Matching Fund Program
Biosciences announces an enhanced matching funds program to support undergraduate hands-on education in genomics. $1.75 million in matching funds is available with LI-COR providing 60% of the funding to each qualifying institution in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Genomics Education Matching Funds (GEMF) program now features a streamlined application process to help colleges acquire LI-COR DNA analysis systems for use by undergraduate students studying molecular biology and related fields. "Students who have the hands-on experience using the LI-COR system have a distinct advantage when they seek jobs and admission to post-graduate programs," says Jackie Potts, LI-COR GEMF coordinator. "GEMF-partner schools tell us that integrating the 4300 [DNA Analysis System] into their curriculum provides a competitive advantage for students and their department, noting that work on the analyzer allows students to be knowledge producers, not just knowledge consumers." More than 200 undergraduate programs are currently benefiting from the GEMF program. LI-COR DNA analysis systems are used in academic labs worldwide for a variety of research applications, including sequencing, microsatellite analysis, AFLP, and SNP discovery and reverse genetics research using TILLING and Eco-TILLING.
Deadline: 2009-04-10
National Academy of Social Insurance
Nathan J. Stark Internship for Non-Profit Development
Nathan J. Stark was instrumental in ensuring the future of several Washington, D.C.-based not-for-profit health policy organizations by stabilizing their finances and governance structures and mentoring their leaders. He left a legacy of lessons and results for improving health policy through fundraising, governance, and leadership development. The Nathan J. Stark Internship for Non-Profit Development will provide two students with the opportunity to learn about nonprofit organizations, how they work, how they raise funds, and how they make a difference. Interns will be based at the National Academy of Social Insurance or the National Health Policy Forum. Each summer, two students interested in a career in the nonprofit sector will be awarded the internship based on national recruitment and a competitive selection process. The interns come to Washington, D.C., for 12 weeks during the summer semester. The internship includes a $3000 honorarium and the opportunity to participate in a series of seminars and programs. International students with valid student visas can be placed with these nongovernmental organizations, if placement projects match their skills and interests.
Deadline: 2009-03-01
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
PDF Student Summer Fellowship
The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Summer Fellowship Program is used to support students at all stages of education, from high school seniors and undergraduates to graduate and medical students, in the pursuit of Parkinson's-related summer research projects. The goal of the Summer Fellowship is to cultivate an early interest in fellows into the causes and possible treatments for Parkinson’s disease. Typically, fellowships are offered for 10 weeks of laboratory work with a stipend of $3000. Fellows work under the close supervision of a sponsor who is an expert in the Parkinson’s community and who oversees the project.
Deadline: 2009-03-30
Prevent Blindness Ohio
Awards for Female Scholarship in Vision Research
Prevent Blindness Ohio is accepting applications for its 2009 Young Investigator Student Fellowship Awards for Female Scholars in Vision Research. The fellowship program is designed to provide support for outstanding female scientists committed to pursuing biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research careers relevant to the mission of Prevent Blindness Ohio: to prevent blindness and preserve sight. Applicants must be post-baccalaureate students enrolled in a master's or doctorate program, permanent residents of the United States, and female citizens who conduct their research with a recognized academic institution in the State of Ohio. Applications are welcome from diverse fields in the health sciences including, but not limited to, ophthalmology, optometry, nursing, genetics, public health, nutrition, gerontology, and bioengineering. Prevent Blindness Ohio encourages fellowship applications that investigate public health issues related to eye health and safety. Grants will be awarded for the summer 2009 session. Awards will range from $3000 to $5000 each, depending upon the availability of funds.
Deadline: 2009-02-15

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