Biochemistry Grants

Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research Seed Grant Award Program

The Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research Seed Grant Award Program began in 2000 with the following goals in mind:

* To provide start-up funding for basic scientists and clinicians who intend to test innovative ideas for improving the diagnosis and current therapies and to develop new treatment modalities for pancreatic cancer.
* To obtain preliminary data required for additional funding from other agencies for pancreatic cancer research.
* To impact on the understanding of pancreatic cancer cell biology, biochemistry, physiology, morphology and response to therapy.
* To establish collaborations within the field for mutual projects that can be considered for further funding.

Eligibility and expectations:
* Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.
* Academic institutions of the U.S. and their investigators with the intent of developing a strong curriculum in pancreatic cancer research.
* All levels of academic faculty (assistant, associate and full professors).
* Research scientists and research associates with recommendations from their academic faculty supervisor(s).
* Postdoctoral fellows and young investigators after two years of completed training in pancreatic cancer research in any academic or private institution of the U.S..
* The Foundation expects that seed grant awards will generate quality abstracts, papers, presentations, as well as new proposals. The Foundation seeks and supports investigators whose primary intent is to build a strong curriculum in pancreatic cancer research.

Deadline: August 15th of each year, as long as the program is in effect. The deadline for 2010 is August 15th.

Review process, timetable, funding amount & schedule:
* Peer review and priority scores assigned by the Seed Grant Advisory Board of the Foundation.
* Internal and external reviewers are recruited by the Foundation, however recommendations for or exclusions of potential reviewers by the applicant are also considered.
* Successful application starting date is November 15th of the same calendar year.
* Funding is provided on a year-to-year basis in the amount of $50,000. Programs can be extended for one more year upon a competitive renewal/ progress report, which is evaluated by the Advisory Board. (No indirect costs will be paid)
* Each applicant is obliged to submit a 3 page progress report by July 15th of the following year, regardless of future funding from the Foundation.
* Progress reports must include abstracts, papers, presentations and grant proposals (in preparation, completed or already submitted to other funding agencies) as the result of the seed grant fund from the Foundation.

Format:
* Blank forms are available in MS Word format.
* Specific Aims, short Background and Research Plan are obligatory elements of the proposal.
* Preliminary data are optional if available.
* The proposal must be limited to five 12 font typed pages omitting the administrative pages, abstracts and literature cited.
* Proposals must be written in English and must include a public information and a scientific abstract of not exceeding 250 words.
* For animal or human cell culture studies obtaining IRB approval is the responsibility of the applicant.
* Established publication track record in pancreatic cancer and previous funding are desirable but not required for consideration for funding under the Hirshberg seed grant program.
* Please submit one electronic copy of the proposal and completed forms on or before the submission deadline to the Foundation’s contact address at ahirshberg@pancreatic.org in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. It is not necessary to submit a hard copy of your application. When your email is received you will receive an email confirmation. Official signatures are obligatory in the electronic forms, with all contacts (Applicant, Department Chair and Grants Officer). The administrative information must be filled out, printed and signed, then scanned and inserted in the submitted electronic application forms in PDF. In case electronic signatures are available or the application is a PDF file the Foundation requests the signatures on the forms after scanning the administrative pages. Grant proposals are delivered to reviewers electronically with the necessary evaluation forms attached by the Foundation.

Phone
(310) 473-5121
(310) 473-5107 (fax)

Mail
Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
2990 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Suite 300C
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine Research Mini-Fellowship Program

Objectives

· Provide additional research training opportunities for young investigators in the field of free radical biology that are not available at their home institution.

· Cultivate collaborative relationships between established scientists and development of novel techniques or methodologies at applicant’s home institution.

· Promote career development and research opportunities for young investigators.

Eligibility
1. Applicant must be a current member of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine.

2. Applicant must be one (1) of the following:
a. Student, enrolled in in a Ph.D. graduate school training program
b. Post-doctoral fellow
c. Clinical fellow/medical trainee
d. Investigator within five (5) years of obtaining their Ph.D.
e. Junior faculty within two (2) years of their initial appointment as Assistant Professor.

3. Only one application per young investigator in each funding cycle (February-July and August through January) will be considered.

Application and Program Details

Applicants should submit a 3 page proposal that specifies:

i) a brief description of the applicant’s current research program and justification of use of technical expertise that is not available at the applicant’s institution.

ii) description of the new methodology that will be used and its application to the applicant’s research project; as well as the research site where training will be obtained, and the mentor who will supervise research training.

iii) whether this new methodology will be applied to other ongoing research activities at the applicant’s home institution, and whether resources are available at home institution to implement the desired new methodology.

The project should focus on training of a specific analytical technique or methodology that relates directly to free radical biology, and is not available or developed at the trainee’s institution, and should describe how this technology/methodology supports the applicant’s current research program and her/his future career objectives. Examples include: specific analytical methods for analysis of biomarkers of oxidative stress, the use of EPR or radiolytic techniques for studying free radical reactions, molecular biology or cell culture techniques relevant to free radical research, in vivo techniques of oxygen tension or delivery, training in chemical synthesis of relevant molecules, etc.

The application should include CV that describes the applicant’s areas of expertise, as well as support letters from the current mentor/supervision and from the research mentor at the host institution. The proposed mentor must be a member of SFRBM.

The duration of the project at the mentor’s site should be up to 4 weeks, but may in some cases consist of multiple 1- or 2-week visits.

Grant Amount and Budget: The maximum individual grant amount to be awarded is $2,500. Awards can be used to cover travel expenses, accommodations and related costs near the host’s institution, and specific reagents/supplies. These awards are not intended to supplement other funding sources for ongoing research projects.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2010 and September 15, 2010

Complete applications should be submitted electronically to SFRBM at info@sfrbm.org as a single pdf document and should consist of: 1) a completed SFRBM Research Mini-Fellowship Application form (use template form); 2) a 3-page proposal description; 3) a detailed budget; 4) applicant’s CV; and 5) letters of support from both the current research mentor as well as the mentor at the host institution.

Proposal Review and Announcement
Proposals will be reviewed by the SFRBM Young Investigator Committee within one month of the application deadline. All applicants will be informed in May and November 2010 as to whether their proposal will be funded. Announcement of SFRBM Research Fellowship recipients will also be made at the Annual SFRBM Meeting (November).

Awards to be Funded in 2010
SFRBM intends to fund two (2) awards for each of the cycles described above (4 total). One of these four fellowships in 2010 will be given for an outstanding proposal in the area of aging research (sponsored by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research).

Final evaluation and report
All Research Mini-Fellowship rotations must be completed within six months of receiving the award. The awardee should complete a brief evaluation form co-signed by the hosting mentor within 2 weeks of completion of the fellowship. Also, the awardee is requested to provide a 2-page summary (and potential publications or abstracts) describing the application of the new technique or methodology to her/his research program within 6 months after the completion of the program, and submit these materials to the SFRBM office.

If you have any questions, please contact SFRBM at (317) 205-9483 or via email at info@sfrbm.org.

Tetrahedron Young Investigator Awards in the Fields of Organic Synthesis and of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry - 2011: Call for Nominations

For the 2011 Awards, nominees are to be under 45 years of age at 1 July 2011, and nominations should consist of a covering letter, a brief biographical sketch (max 2-pages), and a list of no more than 15 publications. Other than the age reservation above, nominations will be welcomed for all candidates, from all nationalities.

The deadline for nominations is May 1, 2010.

Each award will have a separate voting committee, with the Editors of Tetrahedron, Tetrahedron Letters, and Tetrahedron: Asymmetry voting on the Organic Synthesis Award, and the Editors of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, and Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, voting on the Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Award. Members of the voting committees may not be candidates, nor make nominations.

For further information on the Tetrahedron Young Investigator Awards, please contact:
Diddel Francissen
Executive Publisher, Elsevier
Chemistry
Email: d.francissen@elsevier.com

The Tetrahedron Young Investigator Awards were created in 2005 by the Executive Board of Editors and the Publisher of Tetrahedron Publications. These two new awards will be presented to two individuals who have exhibited "exceptional creativity and dedication" in the fields of Organic Synthesis and of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry respectively.

The winners each receive US $1,000, a certificate, and an invitation to present a plenary lecture during the annual Tetrahedron Symposium. In 2010 the plenary lectures will be presented during the External link 11th Tetrahedron Symposium in Beijing, China, June 22-25, 2010. Furthermore, two Symposium-in-Print will be compiled in their honour. As with the Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry, which these awards complement, the awards are made on an annual basis.

Anatrace Membrane Protein Award

Established in 2007, first awarded in 2008.

Deadline for nominations: May 1 of each year.

The Anatrace Membrane Protein Award, funded by Anatrace Inc., was established to recognize an outstanding investigator who has made a significant contribution to the field of membrane protein research. The award is designed to promote membrane protein studies and recognize excellence in the field. The award consists of $3,000 and is distributed annually.

Eligibility:

* Nominees must have made an exceptional contribution to the field of membrane protein research including but not limited to studies of the structure, biochemistry, or biological function of membrane proteins.
* Nominees must not have received the Anatrace Award in any prior 5-year period and may not nominate themselves.
* Nominees must be a member of the Society in good standing.
* Nominator must submit completed Nomination Form and required documents.

Nominations packets must include the following:

1. Completed Award Nomination Form.
2. A letter describing qualifications of the nominee. This letter should be less than 4 pages and comment on the scientific contributions of the nominee to the field of membrane protein biochemistry/biophysics.
3. The letter should be less than 4 pages and comment on the scientific contributions of the nomine to the field of membrane protein biochemistry/biophysics.
4. Two supporting letters.
5. Nominee’s curriculum vitae, including all relevant publications.

Email Nomination packet to: society@biophysics.org

Biophysical Society
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Bethesda Maryland 20814

Phone: 301.634.7114 Fax: 301.634.7133
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