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Call for Research Grant Applications: Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation
The Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation (CARF) seeks original, focused, and innovative research grant applications dealing with primary cicatricial alopecia (PCA). Applications will be accepted from laboratories around the world. The proposed project must serve to further CARF's research goals, namely, to understand the pathogenesis of PCA, an understanding that will lead to effective prevention and therapy. CARF will give priority to research proposals based on the following topics. Role of lipids and lipid metabolism in normal hair follicle stem cell biology and cycling Role of PPARs and other lipid regul...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 7, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation Source Type: funding

Request for Proposals: Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award
Request for Proposals: Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award Deadline for nominations is March 15, 2013. Nomination Process The entire process must be completed online at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM. This award is designed to support young scientists just embarking on their independent research careers. The applicants’ research interests should be consonant with those of the March of Dimes’ mission: The Mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The March of Dimes defines a birth defect as a...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 19, 2013 Category: Research Authors: March of Dimes Source Type: funding

Request for Proposals: National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Research Fellowship
The National Psoriasis Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of the Medical Research Fellowship Grants for the academic year 2013-2014. The program provides support to eligible institutions to develop and enhance the opportunities for physicians training for research careers in academic dermatology. Research pathways: Priority consideration will be given to applications that advance psoriasis research and address one or more of the Foundation’s research pathways: (1) genetics, (2) cell biology, (3) immunology, and (4) epidemiological/health services research. Anticipated number of awards: It is an...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 4, 2013 Category: Research Authors: National Psoriasis Foundation Source Type: funding

Differentiation and Integration of Stem Cells (Embryonic and Induced-Pluripotent) Into Developing or Damaged Tissues (R21)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-095 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthIncome Security and Social ServicesCFDA Number: 93.865Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3...
Source: Grants.gov - January 29, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Income Security and Social Services Source Type: funding

Differentiation and Integration of Stem Cells (Embryonic and Induced-Pluripotent) Into Developing or Damaged Tissues (R21)
Funding Opportunity PAR-13-095 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is intended to encourage innovative and high risk/impact research in the area of stem cell biology, to be explored in model organisms. The research proposed under this program can explore approaches and concepts new to this area; development of new technologies; or initial research and development of data upon which significant future research may be built. The primary focus of the FOA is to promote in...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 28, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: American Association of Anatomists Young Investigator Awards
Nomination deadline: August 15th Materials deadline: September 15th Nominations are due each year on August 15; nominees are then asked to submit three representative papers by September 15. Winning nominees and their nominators will be notified of selection in late October and will be expected to present a lecture at the AAA Annual Meeting/EB 2012. Beginning with nominations made in 2008, AAA’s Young Investigator Awards combine three long-standing AAA awards with a new award to recognize investigators in the early stages of their careers who have made important contributions to biomedical science through th...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 19, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Association of Anatomists Source Type: funding

Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program
Applications are due February 1, 2013. The Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program is a fully funded, nine week, residential research program. It offers undergraduates who want to prepare for and enter Ph.D. programs in the sciences a unique opportunity for advanced research experience within a world class university. Our program dates for 2013 are June 22 - August 24 The SSRP-Amgen Scholars Program is a research-intensive residential program that takes place on Stanford's beautiful campus for a nine-week period. Participant are matched with a member of Stanford’s distinguished faculty an...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 12, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Stanford University/Amgen Source Type: funding

University of California, Berkeley Amgen Scholars Program
UC Berkeley Amgen Scholars Program An Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Science and Biotechnology The Amgen Scholars Program is a national program to increase research opportunities for students committed to pursuing careers in the sciences. This program provides outstanding science undergraduates with research experience and increases participants’ competitiveness as candidates for admission to prestigious graduate and professional institutions. Additionally, this program encourages participants to pursue a Ph.D. or the joint M.D./Ph.D. degree and research careers in the sciences and biotechnology. App...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 12, 2012 Category: Research Authors: University of California, Berkeley/Amgen Source Type: funding

University of California, San Francisco Summer Research Opportunities
The application period for summer 2013 opens November 1, 2012 and closes February 1, 2013. UCSF offers summer research opportunities for undergraduate and master’s students in the health sciences. College students planning to earn a PhD in the field spend up to 10 weeks working with UCSF faculty members on research projects. Students selected for summer research at UCSF will participate in seminars, lectures, and social events, creating a cohesive community of student researchers. At the end of the program, students will submit abstracts and give presentations of their research. PROGRAMS Although the funding...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 12, 2012 Category: Research Authors: University of California, San Francisco Source Type: funding

National Rosacea Society Research Grant Program
The Society awards grants of $10,000 to $25,000 or higher in special cases for research on rosacea. Because the etiology of rosacea is unknown, high priority is given to research in such areas as the pathogenesis, progression, mechanism of action, cell biology and potential genetic factors of this conspicuous and often life-disruptive condition. Studies may also be funded in such areas as epidemiology, predisposition, quality of life and associations with environmental and lifestyle factors. Product development studies (e.g., drug or device testing), which are more appropriately funded by commercial sources, will not be...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 6, 2012 Category: Research Authors: National Rosacea Society Source Type: funding

JDRF Requests Letters of Intent: Biologic Factors and Targets for Promoting Beta Cell Regeneration, Health, and Survival
Letter of Intent Deadline: December 3, 2012 JDRF invites applications from single investigators or teams of investigators to develop and conduct studies towards the goal of discovering and validating druggable targets and biologic factors for promoting pancreatic beta cell regeneration, health and survival in type 1 diabetes. Type I diabetes (T1D) is characterized by the declining function and loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islet resulting in a need for life-long insulin replacement therapy. Therapies to safely restore functional beta cell mass and maintain or prevent loss of beta cell function are ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 28, 2012 Category: Research Authors: JDRF Source Type: funding

Request for Proposals: Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program
Proposal Submission Deadline: November 9, 2012 at 12:00p (noon) The Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program (NTAP) invites proposals for the development of novel cell culture model systems for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) plexiform neurofibromas. Limited availability of cellular models of human plexiform neurofibromas is a major hurdle to rapidly developing therapies for these tumors. To address this barrier, NTAP is collaborating with technology experts and supporting investigators to develop, characterize and validate cellular model systems for NF1 associated plexiform neurofibromas. Successful prop...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 23, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Request for Proposals: Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program Source Type: funding

American Skin Association Research Grant Program
Title: Research Scholar Awards Description: Supports basic science and clinical research by investigators in the early phases of their careers Amount: $60,000 (renewable for one year) Deadline: October 1, 2012 Title: Research Scholar Awards for Melanoma/Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Description: Supports basic science and clinical research for melanoma/non-melanoma skin cancer by gifted investigators in the early phases of their careers Amount: $60,000 (renewable for one year) Deadline: October 1, 2012 Title: Research Grants Description: Underwrites new and ongoing clinical investigations in five areas – mel...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 29, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Skin Association Source Type: funding

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at the University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is an intensive summer research training experience designed for college students who are preparing for careers in biomedical research. Fellows spend 10 weeks (beginning in early June and ending mid-August) pursuing individual research projects in the laboratories of Graduate School faculty members. Fellows gain experience in modern research techniques and plan and execute an experimental strategy to answer a scientific question. The program introduces students to the kinds of projects encountered duri...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 29, 2012 Category: Research Authors: University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Source Type: funding

National Psoriasis Foundation Research Grant Program
The deadline for submissions is Oct. 17, 2012 Discovery Grants The National Psoriasis Foundation is seeking grant applications that encourage the advancement of innovative research in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Discovery Research Grants are intended to allow researchers to undertake preliminary and proof of concept studies with the goal of developing competitive grant proposals that lead to long-term funding from the National Institutes of Health or other federal agencies. The National Psoriasis Foundation supports basic and clinical research that leads to the prevention, diagnosis and cure of psoriasis an...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 28, 2012 Category: Research Authors: National Psoriasis Foundation Source Type: funding

The Interplay of Substance Abuse and HIV-1 Infection on Glial Cell Function (R21)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-13-011 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.279Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, ...
Source: Grants.gov - August 24, 2012 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding

The Interplay of Substance Abuse and HIV-1 Infection on Glial Cell Function (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-13-010 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.279Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, ...
Source: Grants.gov - August 24, 2012 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding

The Interplay of Substance Abuse and HIV-1 Infection on Glial Cell Function (R01)
Funding Opportunity RFA-DA-13-010 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) solicits basic and pre-clinical research applications that study the combined and interactive effects of substance abuse and HIV-1 infection on glial cell biology. Glial cells express a variety of neurotransmitter receptors, transporters, and other molecular entities that are targets of drugs of abuse. Additionally, viral and host responses to HIV-1 infection usurp and alter glial cell function. The goal of this FOA is to encourage research to de...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - August 24, 2012 Category: Research Source Type: funding

The Interplay of Substance Abuse and HIV-1 Infection on Glial Cell Function (R21)
Funding Opportunity RFA-DA-13-011 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) solicits basic and pre-clinical research applications that study the combined and interactive effects of substance abuse and HIV-1 infection on glial cell biology. Glial cells contain a variety of neurotransmitter receptors, transporters, and other molecular entities that are targets of drugs of abuse. Additionally, viral and host responses to HIV-1 infection usurp and alter glial cell function. The goal of this FOA is to encourage research to de...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - August 24, 2012 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Career Development Program
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Career Development Program The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Career Development Program (CDP) offers you the opportunity to take part in basic, clinical or translational research to help treat leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. We'll award you with stipends so you can devote yourself to leukemia research, lymphoma research or myeloma research. We offer career development awards for various stages of your research career. The CDP supports: fundamental basic and clinical research in genetics, molecular and cell biology, molecular pharmacology, molecular virology and immunology ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Source Type: funding

2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting Undergraduate Student Travel Awards
2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting Undergraduate Student Travel Awards Application Deadline: September 4, 2012 2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting December 15-19, 2012 San Francisco, California Undergraduate Student Travel Awards are available to undergraduate students to cover expenses for transportation (including air fare, train fare, personal or rental car, taxi fare, etc.). To qualify for a travel award, an applicant must be an ASCB member or have recently submitted an application for ASCB membership. The maximum award is US$300. The ASCB Education Committee will select the a...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 14, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Cell Biology Source Type: funding

2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting Biotech Postdoc Award
Application Deadline: September 4, 2012 2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting December 15-19, 2012 San Francisco, California Biotech Postdoctoral Travel Awards are available to postdocs at any stage of training and from any country to cover expenses for transportation (including air fare, train fare, personal or rental car, taxi fare, etc.). The maximum award is US $300. The ASCB Program Committee will select the award winners on the basis of scientific merit, professional development, and financial need. These awards are specifically intended to enable postdocs in the biotech industry to "make ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 14, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Cell Biology Source Type: funding

2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Award
Application Deadline: September 4, 2012 2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting December 15-19, 2012 San Francisco, California Applicants may apply for a Minorities Travel Award (up to $1,800 towards meeting expenses). Meeting expenses can include lodging, travel, meals, ground transportation, poster presentation expenses, and meeting registration. ASCB MAC Travel Award Recipients are required to attend the MAC Mentoring Symposium and Poster Session on Saturday, December 15, 2012 and to assist MAC members in the MAC/EdComm Information Booth at an agreed upon period during the meeting. The MAC Saturday ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 14, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Cell Biology Source Type: funding

2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting Faculty Travel Awards
2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting December 15-19, 2012 San Francisco, California Application Deadline: September 4, 2012 Faculty Travel Awards are available to primarily undergraduate faculty members, with preference to those who are beginning their careers and/or those who demonstrate financial need. U.S. residency is not required. The award may be used to cover expenses for transportation (including air fare, train fare, personal or rental car, taxi fare, etc., or hotel expenses). To qualify for a travel award, an applicant must be an ASCB member or have recently submitted an application for AS...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 14, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Cell Biology Source Type: funding

2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting Graduate Student Travel Award
2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting December 15-19, 2012 San Francisco, California Application Deadline: September 4, 2012 Graduate Student Travel Awards are available to graduate students at any stage of study and from any country to cover expenses for transportation (including air fare, train fare, personal or rental car, taxi fare, etc.). To qualify for a travel award, an applicant must be an ASCB member or have recently submitted an application for ASCB membership. The maximum award is US$300 for students in the United States and US$400 for students in other countries. The ASCB Education Commit...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 14, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Cell Biology Source Type: funding

American Society for Cell Biology Women in Cell Biology Committee ASCB Annual Meeting Childcare Grant
2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting December 15-19, 2012 San Francisco, California Application Deadline: September 4, 2012 The ASCB Women in Cell Biology (WICB) Committee, with funding from Nature Publishing Group, is accepting applications for grant support to help offset the cost of childcare, enabling scientists with dependent children to attend the ASCB Annual meeting. Applicants are required to present a talk and/or poster at the meeting. Grants will be in the form of reimbursement of qualified expenses up to the designated limit to be remitted at the ASCB Annual Meeting. Only one parent of a ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 14, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Cell Biology Women in Cell Biology Committee Source Type: funding

2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting Postdocs in Cell Biology Award
Application Deadline: September 4, 2012 2012 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting December 15-19, 2012 San Francisco, California Cell Biology Postdoctoral Travel Awards are available to postdocs at any stage of training and from any country to cover expenses for transportation (including air fare, train fare, personal or rental car, taxi fare, etc.). To qualify for a travel award, an applicant must be an ASCB member or have recently submitted an application for ASCB membership. The maximum award is US$300. The ASCB Education Committee will select the award winners on the basis of scientific merit, profe...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 14, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Cell Biology Source Type: funding

American Society for Cell Biology Celldance Contest
Purpose: To open the eyes of the world to the best video and animated images showcasing the wonders of cell biology. Definitions: Celldance 2012 continues as the original cell biology film contest, welcoming live videos, reset classic films, and new animations. Under the auspices of the Public Information Committee (PIC), the Celldance judges are looking for the best videos, films, animations, or any other dynamic imaging process that illuminate the structure and function of cells. Entries can be descriptive or experimental, newly created video or classic 8/16-mm films re-mastered and reset in context for video. Ani...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 14, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Cell Biology Source Type: funding

Sarnoff Fellowship Program - Research Training for Medical Students
Eligibility The Sarnoff Fellowship Program offers medical students enrolled in accredited U.S. medical schools the opportunity to spend a year conducting intensive work in a biomedical research facility in the United States, other than the medical school in which they are enrolled. Fellows are selected on the basis of a national competition. Sarnoff seeks individuals with demonstrated intellectual and academic achievement, as well as leadership ability. Although applicants may have prior research experience, applications are also encouraged from students without extensive prior research experience. Applicants enro...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 30, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Source Type: funding

Call for Proposals: National Rosacea Society Research Grants
The Society awards grants of $10,000 to $25,000 or higher in special cases for research on rosacea. Because the etiology of rosacea is unknown, high priority is given to research in such areas as the pathogenesis, progression, mechanism of action, cell biology and potential genetic factors of this conspicuous and often life-disruptive condition. Studies may also be funded in such areas as epidemiology, predisposition, quality of life and associations with environmental and lifestyle factors. Product development studies (e.g., drug or device testing), which are more appropriately funded by commercial sources, will not be...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 23, 2012 Category: Research Authors: National Rosacea Society Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Society for Histochemistry Robert Feulgen Prize
Submission deadline is 31 January 2013. The Robert Feulgen Prize (3000 EUR) will be awarded for an outstanding achievement in the field of histochemistry. The contributions may be either towards the development of new histochemical and cytochemical techniques or in the application of existing technology towards solving important problems in biology and/or medicine. Addressed are scientists working in microscopical sciences (in the widest sense) as well as in biochemistry, cell biology, endocrinology, in situ molecular techniques, and neurosciences. Scientists in their mid-career (assistant or associate professor, priv...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 19, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Society for Histochemistry Source Type: funding

Alliance for Lupus Research Target Identification in Lupus Grants
Letter of Intent: Due to ALR by July 2, 2012 GRANT DUE DATE: August 1, 2012 The Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) is pleased to announce that the applications for the ALR’s Target Identification in Lupus (TIL) grants are now available online on the ALR web site. The guidelines and application are also available through the Altum proposalCENTRAL website at https://proposalcentral.altum.com and then search for the ALR’s Target Identification in Lupus program application. Funding for the TIL award will be made for up to $200,000 per year (for a maximum of three years - total amount up to $600,000) includi...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 13, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Alliance for Lupus Research Source Type: funding

2012 American Thoracic Society Foundation Research Program
Letter of Intent (LOI) Applications must be submitted through Foundant Technologies on or before Tuesday April 10, 2012 Please note that after you submit your application it will be reviewed by ATS staff. If there are any problems or if these guidelines have not been followed, your application will be un-submitted. ATS staff will contact you within 3 business days to confirm the receipt of your application. Please make sure that you check your email after you submit your application so that any outstanding issues may be addressed as quickly as possible. The grants are explained below, along with the application proc...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 2, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Thoracic Society Source Type: funding

American Society for Cell Biology Financial Support for One-Day Local Meetings Organized by Grad Students and Postdocs
With the goal of promoting scientific communication and fostering local communities of cell biologists, the American Society for Cell Biology is pleased to announce financial support for one-day local meetings organized by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Such meetings will typically involve two or more local research institutions or colleges (within or outside of the USA). Topics can range from basic science to career development, as long as there is clear relevance to the broadly defined field of cell biology. An application must include the following information: CVs (two-page maximum; format of your c...
Source: ScanGrants feed - March 30, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Cell Biology Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: 2013 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Awards
Do you know someone who has made a major contribution to biochemistry and/or molecular biology? We want to recognize his or her influence on the field and colleagues. The nominations deadline is June 5. Alice and C. C. Wang Award in Molecular Parasitology The Alice and C. C. Wang Award recognizes established investigators who are making seminal contributions to the field of molecular parasitology. Novel and significant discoveries on the biology of parasitic organisms are of particular emphasis. The areas of research to be awarded are limited to protozoan parasites but otherwise broadly defined, including, but not ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - March 20, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Source Type: funding

The Human Islet Distribution Coordinating Center (UC4)
Funding Opportunity RFA-DK-12-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This FOA invites applications for continuation the Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP) that provides for the distribution of human cadaveric islets for biomedical research. It solicits a single coordinating center that will subcontract with qualified islet isolation facilities to prepare and distribute human islets. The Coordinating Center will manage an application process to establish eligibility to receive islets, maintain a roster of investigators approved to receive islets, implement a notification system informing investigators...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - March 7, 2012 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: American Association of Anatomists Young Investigator Awards
Nomination deadline: August 15th Materials deadline: September 15th Nominations are due each year on August 15; nominees are then asked to submit three representative papers by September 15. Winning nominees and their nominators will be notified of selection in late October and will be expected to present a lecture at the AAA Annual Meeting/EB 2012. Beginning with nominations made in 2008, AAA’s Young Investigator Awards combine three long-standing AAA awards with a new award to recognize investigators in the early stages of their careers who have made important contributions to biomedical science through the...
Source: ScanGrants feed - March 7, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Association of Anatomists Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Second European Advanced Seminar in the Philosophy of the Life Sciences--In Vivo, ex Vivo, in Vitro, in Silico: Models in the Life Sciences
Hosted by the Brocher Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland, September 10-14, 2012 Participating Institutions Brocher Foundation ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society, University of Exeter (Exeter, UK) European School for Molecular Medicine (Milan, I) Institut d'Histoire de la Médecine et de la Santé (Geneva, CH) Institut d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, Paris-1 Sorbonne (Paris, F) Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (Altenberg, A) University of Bielefeld (Bielefeld, D) Directors of the Seminar Bernardino Fantini (Geneva), Philippe Huneman ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - March 5, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Brocher Foundation Source Type: funding

Research Networks for Macromolecular Interactions in Cells (U54)
Funding Opportunity RFA-GM-13-005 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to establish inter-disciplinary collaborative research networks to advance studies of macromolecular interactions and their relationship to function in cells. These networks are designed to integrate additional research strategies into NIGMS' research base of laboratories specializing in macromolecular function in living systems. Invetigators may use this funding opportunity to (i) complement each other's capabilities (for example, in biochemistry, genetics, chemistry, or pharmacol...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - March 1, 2012 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Collaborations for Macromolecular Interactions in Cells (R01)
Funding Opportunity RFA-GM-13-004 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to establish inter-disciplinary collaborative projects to advance studies of macromolecular interactions and their relationship to function in cells. These collaborations are designed to integrate additional research strategies into NIGMS' research base of laboratories specializing in macromolecular function in living systems. Grantees may use this funding opportunity to (i) complement each other's capabilities (for example, in biochemistry, genetics, chemistry, or pharmacology), w...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - March 1, 2012 Category: Research Source Type: funding

2012 American Thoracic Society Foundation Research Program
Letter of Intent (LOI) Applications must be submitted through Foundant Technologies on or before Tuesday March 15, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. EASTERN Time (2:00 p.m. PACIFIC Time) Please note that after you submit your application it will be reviewed by ATS staff. If there are any problems or if these guidelines have not been followed, your application will be un-submitted. ATS staff will contact you within 3 business days to confirm the receipt of your application. Please make sure that you check your email after you submit your application so that any outstanding issues may be addressed as quickly as possible. ATS Letter ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 13, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Thoracic Society Foundation Source Type: funding

Notice of Funding Opportunity for Ancillary/Collaborative Studies for the NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium
Notice NOT-HL-12-011 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 2, 2012 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: Jeffrey M. Hoeg Award for Basic Science & Clinical Research
Call for Nominations: Jeffrey M. Hoeg Award for Basic Science & Clinical Research Sponsored by the Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology The nomination deadline is January 31, 2012. The Jeffrey M. Hoeg Arteriosclerosis Award for Basic Science and Clinical Research was established in 1999. The award recognizes an established investigator in the prime of his/her career who has made an outstanding contribution to furthering understanding of the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and/or the development of treatment strategies for its prevention through basic science and clinical research effort...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 10, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Scleroderma Foundation New Investigator Grant
Grant Application Deadline: Sept. 15th annually by 5 p.m. EST If the 15th falls on a Sat. or Sun., then the following Monday at 5 p.m. EST will be the deadline. Purpose: The Scleroderma Foundation is seeking applications from promising new investigators who hold faculty or equivalent positions and who wish to pursue a career in research related to systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma). This grant will support promising research that is likely to lead to individual research project grants. Eligibility Requirements: Applications may be submitted by domestic non-profit organizations, public and private such as univer...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 3, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Scleroderma Foundation Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Scleroderma Foundation Established Investigator Grant
Grant Application Deadline: Sept. 15th annually by 5 p.m. EST If the 15th falls on a Sat. or Sun., then the following Monday at 5 p.m. EST will be the deadline. Purpose: The Scleroderma Foundation is seeking applications from promising established investigators both inside and outside the field of SSc research who wish to propose pilot studies to obtain preliminary data dealing with a highly innovative and/or highly relevant theme related to SSc. This grant will support pilot research that is likely to lead to more substantial unlimited research project grants from federal or non-federal sources. Eligibility Requi...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 3, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Scleroderma Foundation Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Summer in Biomedical Science Undergraduate Research Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
The Summer in Biomedical Science (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program will provide the opportunity for young people who are sophomore or junior level college undergraduates to be instructed in the techniques of modern biology while becoming integrated members of a vibrant clinical and scientific community. Ten (10) students who have finished their sophomore or junior year of college will be accepted into the 8-week paid summer program (June 4, 2012 - July 27, 2012) to work with UAB faculty members on mentored research projects. SIBS students will receive a stipend of $2,000 for their participation in the program. Campu...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 26, 2011 Category: Research Authors: University of Alabama at Birmingham Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Drexel University College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Each year Drexel University College of Medicine (Drexel Med) awards Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) to undergraduate students interested in biomedical research careers. Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 SURF program. The purpose of the SURF program is to provide students with an opportunity to enhance their analytical and technical scientific research skills while earning a stipend to support their participation. Research interns are mentored by Drexel Med faculty, who work in various disciplines including biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, neuroscience, microbiology, immunolog...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 22, 2011 Category: Research Authors: Drexel University College of Medicine Source Type: funding

International Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology
International Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology The International Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is awarded annually to one young scientist for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology conducted by him/her during the past three years. Prize money: US$ 25,000 Application deadline: June 15, 2012 The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is an international research prize. Entrants must be a neurobiologist with an advanced degree received in the last 10 years and not older than 35 years of age. The research described in the ent...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 21, 2011 Category: Research Authors: Eppendorf /Science Prize Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: 2012 National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program on Networked Ventures for Collaborative Biological Discovery at Wadsworth Center
The Wadsworth Center participates in summer research experiences for undergraduates. Students are selected from colleges across the country to work for 10 weeks (from early June through mid-August) on independent research projects in the laboratories of Wadsworth scientists. The focus of the 2012 Wadsworth Center’s summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is “Networked Ventures for Collaborative Biological Discovery”. The primary objective of this program is to provide cutting-edge research experiences in collaborative scientific discovery to undergraduate students, including underrepresen...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 20, 2011 Category: Research Authors: Wadsworth Center Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: 2012 National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Cellular Engineering at Rice University
May 30 - August 3, 2012 This Institute hosts the NSF REU-funded summer undergraduate internship in Cellular Engineering. This program is open to undergraduates from all disciplines of science and engineering who are interested in cellular engineering. This goal of this program is to expose students to cutting-edge technologies and approaches in metabolic and tissue engineering. The program dates for 2012 are 5/30/12-8/3/12. The deadline for all application materials to be received is February 10th, 2012. Cellular engineering is a field with enormous potential to make truly significant contributions to mankind in bot...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 20, 2011 Category: Research Authors: Rice University Source Type: funding