Academy of Osseointegration Implant Research Grant
Academy of Osseointegration
All Regions
10/31/2008
$15,000
Academy of Osseointegration Implant Research Grant

The purpose of this grant is to provide support for research in the behavioral, biologic, biomechanical or biomaterial aspects of dental implants. Applicants that address areas of research to enhance the public acceptance of implants are welcome. Eligibility is restricted to members of the Academy who are able to demonstrate they are capable of conducting research that meets the primary objective of this award. There is no age or citizenship requirement. The grant funds are to be used only for direct support of the proposed research such as technical assistance, supplies, purchasing and/or maintaining laboratory animals, purchase of relevant equipment and instruments, data analysis, preparation of manuscripts and travel to professional meetings related to the project.

The deadline for submission is October 31, 2008. The recipient of this award will be notified by January 1, 2009, and will be required to submit a progress report on or before September 1, 2009. The awardee is required to present the results of the investigation at the Academy’s 2010 Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. Travel expenses (airfare and lodging) will be provided by the Academy. For additional information contact the Executive Offices of the Academy at (847) 439-1919.
Dental School Faculty, Dentist
American Association of Anatomists Postdoctoral Fellowship
American Association of Anatomists
All Regions
10/01/2008
$21,000

AAA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Application deadline: October 1st

The AAA Postdoctoral Fellowship, established in 2008, offers salary support to AAA members who are postdoctoral fellows working in any aspect of biology relevant to the anatomical sciences. Either the postdoctoral applicant or the host sponsor (or both) must be a permanent resident of the US or Canada, however, fellowships can be used in any country. Applicants must have been AAA members for one year preceding the application deadline and are expected to remain members for the duration of the fellowship. Candidates should be working on a research project encompassing any aspect of biology that is relevant to the anatomical sciences. Approaches can include (but are not limited to) cellular, molecular, genetic or histological techniques, and/or emphasize development, evolution, morphology or human health.

AAA Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients receive:
• A $20,000 Fellowship
• Travel reimbursement (up to $1,000) plus registration fee to present his/her work at the next appropriate AAA Annual Meeting.

American Association of Anatomists
9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3998
Tel: 301-634-7910 Fax: 301-634-7965 exec@anatomy.org

Biologist, Cell Biologist, Molecular Biologist , Scientist, Anatomist
Heineman Foundation Guidelines for Proposals
Heineman Foundation
All Regions
09/01/2008
$50,000

Heineman Foundation Guidelines for Proposals
The purpose of the Heineman Foundation is to provide seed money to start-up projects and new projects within existing organizations for a maximum of three to five years. Preference will be given to organizations that we have not previously funded. The average range of our donations is $20,000.00 to $50,000.00, per annum. An organization must have 501(c)3 status and upload copies of corresponding IRS documents to the online application form in order for the application to be considered. Applications/Proposals must be submitted no later than September 1st.

The Foundation's general areas of interest are the following (in no particular order):

Programs that enable economically challenged women to enter and remain in the workplace

On site day care centers for women in the workplace

Job training programs

Language and leadership skills

Environmental research that will help prevent, reduce and/or eliminate water degradation.

Music as education and preserver of culture.

Research into prevention of and treatment
for childhood illnesses.

Programs that enable youth to think, create and communicate effectively.

Contact Us

Email
info@heinemanfoundation.org

If you would like to speak with a representative of the Foundation,
please include your phone number in your email.

Biologist, Community Activist, Epidemiologogist, Nurse Researcher, Public Health Worker, Educator, Pediatric Nurse, Pediatrician, Physician Researcher, Teacher
Major Research Grants for Senior Researcher: Follicular Lymphoma Research Initiative
Lymphoma Research Foundation
All Regions
08/01/2008
$750,000
3-Year (2009-12)
Follicular Lymphoma Research Initiative Grant
Guidelines and General Instructions for Application
KEY DATES:
Application Release Date: June 1, 2008
Letter-of-Intent Receipt Date: August 1, 2008
Application Receipt Date: September 10, 2008
Peer Review Dates: September 19 – Oct 17, 2008
Applicant Notification Date: March 2009
Earliest Project Start Date: July 1, 2009
SUMMARY:
The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) seeks
innovative proposals for its LRF Follicular
Lymphoma Initiative. The goal of this LRF initiative
is to develop novel therapeutic strategies for the
treatment of follicular lymphoma (FL). To
accomplish this, the LRF seeks proposals that
advance the understanding of the human biology of
follicular lymphoma or that verify molecular targets
for follicular lymphoma therapeutics. The LRF also
believes that coordination of efforts in the
development of therapeutics is needed to accelerate
the pace of research in follicular lymphoma.
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES:
Proposals are welcome in all areas related to follicular lymphoma including etiology,
prevention, pathogenesis, novel therapeutics, translational research including genomics,
proteomics, or biomarkers, clinical trials and outcomes studies. However, the LRF is
particularly interested in receiving proposals in the following areas in follicular
lymphoma:
1. Advancing the understanding of the human biology of follicular lymphoma;
o Understanding of how drug and antibody resistance develops in follicular
lymphoma
o Understanding why aggressive transformation occurs
o Developing ways to prevent aggressive transformation
2. Verifying molecular targets in pre-clinical models for follicular lymphoma
therapeutics;
o Develop assays to measure human FL tumors
o Develop preclinical models that mimic human FL
o Identify or validate molecular targets in human FL tumors or preclinical
models
o Targets to characterize in FL may include, but are not limited to, kinases and
signal transduction pathways, novel cellular targets for development of
monoclonal antibodies, developmental and differentiation pathways, protein
degradation pathways and the proteasome, or transcriptional regulation
ELIGIBILITY:
All principal investigators holding an academic faculty appointment, at non-profit
organizations, or public or private institutions such as universities, colleges, hospitals,
and laboratories, may apply for funding through the LRF Follicular Lymphoma
Initiative. For-profit entities are not eligible to apply for LRF funds, however, should
one of these types of institutions have a relevant therapeutic or research project, they
should contact LRF management to discuss possible public-private partnerships.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
LRF requires prospective applicants to submit a letter of intent (LOI) in order to be
eligible to submit a full proposal. Proposals submitted without a LOI will not be
reviewed. The LOI should include the following:
• Cover letter including name, address, and telephone number of the PI, other key
personnel, and participating institutions;
• Abstract of proposed project, including descriptive title (please do not exceed 350
words);
• Applicant's biosketch.
LRF will perform a preliminary review of these materials to confirm eligibility and the
appropriateness of the proposed research project.
All interested applicants must submit their LOIs online through proposalCENTRAL
(https://proposalcentral.altum.com ) by August 1, 2008.
The full LRF application will be available in early August only for those individuals who
successfully submit a letter of intent by the deadline and are confirmed to be eligible.
MECHANISM OF SUPPORT:
Applications may not exceed $250,000 per year total costs, including indirect costs.
Proposals may be for up to 3-years in duration. The LRF intends to fund 2 applications
for this special research initiative.
Biologist, Cell Biologist, Hematologist, Molecular Biologist , Oncologist, Physician Researcher
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
American Association of Anatomists
All Regions
10/01/2008
$20,000

AAA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Application deadline: October 1st

The AAA Postdoctoral Fellowship, established in 2008, offers salary support to AAA members who are postdoctoral fellows working in any aspect of biology relevant to the anatomical sciences. Either the postdoctoral applicant or the host sponsor (or both) must be a permanent resident of the US or Canada, however, fellowships can be used in any country. Applicants must have been AAA members for one year preceding the application deadline and are expected to remain members for the duration of the fellowship. Candidates should be working on a research project encompassing any aspect of biology that is relevant to the anatomical sciences. Approaches can include (but are not limited to) cellular, molecular, genetic or histological techniques, and/or emphasize development, evolution, morphology or human health.

AAA Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients receive:
• A $20,000 Fellowship
• Travel reimbursement (up to $1,000) plus registration fee to present his/her work at the next appropriate AAA Annual Meeting.

American Association of Anatomists
9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3998
Tel: 301-634-7910 Fax: 301-634-7965 exec@anatomy.org

Biologist, Cell Biologist, Molecular Biologist , Scientist, Geneticist
Young Investigator Awards
American Association of Anatomists
All Regions
08/15/2008
$1,000
August 15th nomination deadline

AAA Young Investigator Awards

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 their research in cell/molecular biology, developmental biology, comparative neuroanatomy, or the morphological sciences. Candidates should be within 10 years of their highest earned degree at the time of nomination. It is not necessary that nominators or nominees be AAA members.

AAA’s Young Investigator Awards Selection Committee is comprised of eight (8) members appointed by the current or incoming President to represent the various disciplines covered by these awards. Committee members will serve a two-year term with one member serving a one-year term as chair in the final year. The position of chair will rotate among the disciplines covered by these awards. The committee will review all nominations and determine which of the following prizes to award in a given year. It is not required that each award be made annually.

R.R. Bensley Award in Cell Biology
This award, first given in 1979, recognizes a cell biologist who has made a distinguished contribution to the advancement of anatomy through discovery, ingenuity, and publications in the field of cell biology. The successful candidate will be an independent cell biologist whose publications have had substantial impact on his/her field.

C.J. Herrick Award in Neuroanatomy
Established in 1962, this award recognizes investigators who have made important contributions to the field of comparative neuroanatomy and have demonstrated remarkable promise of future accomplishments. The area of comparative neuroanatomy is defined broadly; previous awardees are outstanding scientists who have made contributions to areas of neuroscience, including neurochemistry, development, neurocytology, neuroendocrinology, neurophysiology, and molecular neurobiology.

H.W. Mossman Developmental Biologist Award
This award was established in 2001 to recognize investigators in the early stages of their careers who have made important contributions to the field of developmental biology, as broadly defined, and have demonstrated remarkable promise of future accomplishments.

AAA Morphological Sciences Award
This award was established in 2008 to recognize investigators in the early stages of their careers who have made important contributions to biomedical science through research in the morphological sciences, as broadly defined, and have demonstrated remarkable promise of future accomplishments.

AAA Young Investigator Award recipients will present a lecture in the Young Investigator Award Symposium at the AAA Annual Meeting following their selection and will receive:
• A plaque
• A $1,000 honorarium
• Travel reimbursement (coach airfare plus 2 nights)
• Two years free membership in the American Association of Anatomists (and two years free membership for winning non-member nominators)
• Two years free registration at the AAA Annual Meeting/EB meeting, including the year of the award

NOMINATION MATERIALS
The person making the nomination only needs to submit:
1. Completed Award Nomination Form
2. Curriculum vitae of the nominee (NIH biosketch format preferred)
3. Detailed letter of recommendation that addresses the following:
• The significant research contribution(s) made by the nominee and why it is considered significant.
• Why the nominee's potential and current work is viewed as especially promising.
• The ability of the nominee to give a lecture that is dynamic, engaging, and readily understood by scientists across various subdisciplines.
• The date on which the nominee’s advanced professional degree was awarded.

TIMELINE
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 2009 (April 18-22, New Orleans).

American Association of Anatomists
9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3998
Tel: 301-634-7910 Fax: 301-634-7965 exec@anatomy.org
Biologist, Cell Biologist, Molecular Biologist , Neuroscientist, Young Investigator, Young Scientist, Junior Investigator, Junior Researcher, Junior Scientist, Neurologist, New Investigator, New Researcher
Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Life Sciences Research Foundation
All Regions
10/01/2008
$150,000

Life Sciences Research Foundation
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The LSRF solicits monies from industry, foundations and individuals to support postdoctoral fellowships in the life sciences. Active solicitation of funds continues, for which we need the assistance of all concerned individuals. We recognize that discoveries and the application of innovations in biology for the public's good will depend upon the training and support of the highest quality young scientists in the very best research environments. LSRF awards fellowships across the spectrum of the life sciences: biochemistry; cell, developmental, molecular, plant, structural, organismic population and evolutionary biology; endocrinology; immunology; microbiology; neurobiology; physiology; virology.

Fellowship Eligibility. Three-year fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis to graduates of medical and graduate schools in the biological sciences holding M.D., Ph.D., D.V.M. or D.D.S. degrees. Awards will be based solely on the quality of the individual applicant's previous accomplishments, and on the merit of the proposal for postdoctoral research. Persons doing a second postdoc are eligible only if they are transferring to a different supervisor's laboratory and embarking on a new project not connected to their previous research. All U.S. citizens are eligible to apply with no geographic restriction on the laboratory of their choice. Foreign applicants will be eligible for study in U.S. laboratories. LSRF fellows must carry out their research at nonprofit institutions. This fellowship cannot be used to support research that has any patent commitment or other kind of agreement with a commercial profit-making company. LSRF fellows can change projects, laboratories, and/or institutions during the fellowship as long as the eligibility rules listed here are not violated. A person holding a faculty appointment is not eligible to apply for an LSRF fellowship.

Stipends. The fellowship award is $51,000 per year and is meant to be a minigrant. LSRF keeps $1000 for administrative expenses and passes the rest to the fellow. The salary scale begins at $40,000 for a first-year postdoctoral, $42,500 for a second year, and $45,000 thereafter. The fellow, not the advisor, will control expenditure of the remainder. It can be used for fringe benefits, travel to the host institution, travel to visit the sponsor and to the LSRF annual meeting. However, its main purpose is to support the fellow's research expenses. The LSRF does not award an institutional allowance for overhead.

NOTICE: The LSRF website is closed for applications. We will open for submissions on September 10, 2008. The application deadline is October 1, 2008.

DEADLINE FOR SUPERVISOR AND REFERENCE LETTERS: NOVEMBER 1

Questions and inquiries pertaining to the submission of applications should be sent to:

Susan DiRenzo, Assistant Director

Email : sdirenzo@princeton.edu

Biochemist, Biologist, Cell Biologist, Endocrinologist, Immunologist, Junior Investigator, Junior Researcher, Junior Scientist, Microbiologist, Molecular Biologist , Neuroscientist, New Investigator, Physiologist, Veterinary School Faculty, Virologist, Young Investigator, Young Scientist
Roche Organ Transplantation Research Foundation (ROTRF)/Juvenile Research Foundation International (JDRF) Initiative
Roche Organ Transplantation Research Foundation (ROTRF)/the Juvenile Research Foundation International (JDRF) Initiative
All Regions
10/01/2008
$0
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE
New Joint ROTRF/JDRF Initiative
The Roche Organ Transplantation Research Foundation (ROTRF) and the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) are proud to announce a New
Joint ROTRF/JDRF Initiative to support projects in immunology and biology
research relevant to pancreatic islet transplantation, and transplantation solutions for
human type 1 diabetes. Investigators working in the fields of immunology and cell
biology, gene therapy, cellular engineering, stem cell research (e.g. generation of
islet/beta cell source from stem cells or other cell sources, novel interventions leading
to immune tolerance) and other approaches that are relevant to both type 1 diabetes
and transplantation, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Eligibility:
Established faculty members of academic staff at universities, transplant and
diabetes centres, and research institutes are eligible for this Joint ROTRF/JDRF
Initiative.
Research areas funded by the ROTRF/JDRF joint initiative:
• Transplantation approaches to human type 1 diabetes
• Islet transplantation (incl. deceased donor islets) for therapeutic use in type 1
diabetic patients
• Development of new approaches (incl. stem cell transplantation) for
improvements of graft survival and/or of long-term immunosuppression in type 1
diabetic patients
• Cellular engineering (incl. gene therapy) for therapeutic use in human
transplantation relevant to types 1 diabetes
• Investigations of alternative sources of pancreatic islets/beta cells for use in
transplantation
• Quantification and functional determination of islets/beta cells for use in
replacement therapy
Deadlines for submission for Letters of Intent: 1 April and 1 October of each
year.
Important deadlines:
LOI deadline Full application deadline Final Review and Decisions

1 October 2008 January 2009 March 2009
Submission information can be found at: http://www.rotrf.org/LetterOfIntent.idc
Biologist, Cell Biologist, Molecular Biologist
Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry
American Chemical Society
All Regions
11/01/2008
$5,000

Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry

Purpose: To recognize outstanding contributions to bioorganic or bioinorganic chemistry.

Nature: The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate. Reasonable travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed.

Eligibility: The award will be granted for outstanding research accomplishments without regard to age or nationality. The award is intended to recognize significant accomplishments that are at the interface between biology and organic or inorganic chemistry. Special consideration will be given to applications of the fundamental principles and experimental methodology of chemistry to areas of biological significance.

Deadline: November 1 (annual review).

Establishment & Support: The award was established in 1986 and is financed by a gift to the Society from Alfred R. Bader.

Contact Information

Awards Office
American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-4801
Phone: (202) 872-4408
Fax: (202) 776-8008
awards@acs.org

Chemist
American Chemical Society Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research
American Chemical Society/Schrödinger
All Regions
11/01/2008
$5,000
ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research

Purpose: To recognize and encourage the use of computers in the advancement of the chemical and biological sciences.
Nature: The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate. Up to $1,000 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed.

Eligibility: The award will be granted without regard to age or nationality for outstanding achievement in the use of computers in research, development, or education in the chemical and biological sciences.

Deadline: November 1 (annual review).

Establishment & Support: Schrödinger will begin sponsoring the award with the 2008 presentation. The ACS financed the award from 1999 to 2001. Accelrys, Inc. sponsored the award from 2002 to 2007. IBM North America, Scientific and Technical Systems and Solutions sponsored the award from 1996 to 1998. The Digital Equipment Corporation established the award in 1984 and sponsored it through 1995.

Contact Information

Awards Office
American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-4801
Phone: (202) 872-4408
Fax: (202) 776-8008
awards@acs.org
Chemist, Technologist, Clinical Pharmacist, Biochemist, Biologist

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