The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Macnab/Larocca Research Fellowship Award
The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine has established a Research Fellowship to promote and extend research activities into the cause and cure of low back pain. The fellowship is awarded annually based upon the merits of the applicant, as judged by the Fellowship Committee of the Society. Currently, a stipend of $15,000.00 US. will be granted to the recipient. A prospective applicant should have completed formal training in a medical or allied specialty and should be involved in an investigation of a specific problem which would be furthered by travel to a location other than his own. An applicant should be sponsored by a member, or must be a member of The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. The competition is open to all qualified investigators who may apply singly or as representative of a group. Application is to be made by a letter to a Committee, specifying the details of the topic to be pursued, the location to which the fellow would travel to further his study, and the expectations arising from the venture. Along with the letter of application, a prospective fellow should provide a curriculum vitae for each proposed investigator and a statement of sponsorship of the applicant from a member of the Society, as well as a letter from the Institution the applicant intends to visit confirming their acceptance of the visit. Also please include the curriculum vitae of the researcher you will visit. Four copies of each should be submitted. Applications for the 2009 competition must be received by March 1, 2009. Four copies of each should be submitted. The committee will announce its selection at the annual meeting in Miami, FL, USA, May 4-8, 2009. The recipient of this award should be prepared to present a report of his efforts to the 2010 annual meeting in Auckland, New Zealand. Please note we do not arrange this fellowship . You must do this on your own and we are not connected with any Hospital. We only have an office within the hospital. Applications should be submitted to: The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room MG 301 Toronto, Canada, M4N 3M5 Phone 416-480-4833 Fax 416-480-6055 E mail Shirley.Fitzgerald@sunnybrook.ca
International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Prize For Lumbar Spine Research
SPONSORED BY DePuy SPINE™ a Johnson + Johnson Company In order to encourage lumbar spine research, DePuy AcroMed will sponsor three prizes of $15,000 US dollars each. Prizes will be awarded competitively on the basis of scientific merit in one or more of the following three areas: Clinical studies Bioengineering studies Studies in other basic science areas Papers submitted for the contest must contain original material, not previously published or submitted for publication. A multiple authorship is acceptable. The manuscripts. in the English language, should be in the form of a complete report, including original illustrations (please note: marked with names); not exceeding 5 typewritten pages - references and tables can be added; double-spaced; typed text should not be smaller than Times 12 points; and in a form following the guidelines for online submission for the Journal SPINE. Ethics committee approval is necessary for all animal studies as well as controlled clinical studies. One copy ( with names and addresses) of each paper in full - plus an abstract, including illustrations - must be submitted to ISSLS - email to- Shirley.Fitzgerald@sunnybrook.ca and one copy to SPINE - by the web through the editorial manager (http://spine.editorialmanager.com not later that October 15, 2008. You will find "ISSLS Prize" under "Article Type". Accordingly, articles sent by fax will not be accepted. Do not forget to give complete addresses with telephone number, fax number and e-mail address. Winners will be informed in January, 2009. One of the authors should be prepared, at his own expense, to come to Miami, FL, USA, May 4-8, 2009 at the time of the meeting of The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, to present the paper and to receive the award. Submitting a paper for the ISSLS Prize is not an automatic entry to the abstracts for the upcoming annual ISSLS meeting. You must submit an abstract to the ISSLS web site for their meeting. Please direct all correspondence to - International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Room MG301 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Canada M4N 3M5 Phone 416 480 4833 Faz 416 480 6055 Email - Shirley.Fitzgerald@sunnybrook.ca Web site - www.issls.org
EMF/FERNE Neurological Emergencies Clinical Research Grant - $25,000Description: This grant program is sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) and the Foundation for Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies (FERNE). The goal of this directed grant program is to fund research based towards acute disorders of the neurological system, such as the identification and treatment of diseases and injury to the brain, spinal cord and nerves. $25,000 will be awarded in this program annually. Only clinical applications will be considered - no basic science applications will be accepted.Letter of intent Deadline: October 15, 2008Application Deadline: January 5, 2009
•You MUST submit a letter of intent with a brief explanation of your proposal by October 15, 2008. A preliminary abstract should be included with the letter. Applications that do not submit a letter of intent will not be accepted.
The Emergency Medicine Foundation endeavors 1) to promote research within the specialty of Emergency Medicine, 2) to advance emergency medical care, and 3) to facilitate the academic growth and development of emergency medicine faculty and thereby invest in the future of the specialty of emergency medicine.The Foundation for the Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies is an independent not-for-profit organization committed to the following principles: 1) Patients with neurologic emergencies deserve quality emergency care, 2) The emergency care for neurologic emergencies can be enhanced through quality scientific research, and 3) Emergency medical care providers can provide optimal medical care for patients with neurologic emergencies through participation in quality medical education that highlights state-of-the-art neurologic care.The Directed Neurological Emergencies Grant Program awards up to $25,000 annually. The program is jointly sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) and the Foundation for Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies (FERNE). Applicants may apply for up to $25,000 of the funds. The grants are awarded to researchers in established emergency medicine research programs to support research specifically in the topic of neurological emergencies. Only one directed research grant per institution, per cycle, will be awarded. EMF and FERNE have committed to this program for two years, with potential continuation of the program for a total of four years. Only clinical applications will be considered - no basic science applications will be accepted.RESEARCH TOPICSThe goal of this directed grant program is to fund clinical research based towards acute disorders of the neurological system, such as the identification and treatment of diseases and injury to the brain, spinal cord and nerves.ELIGIBILITYApplications will be accepted from domestic institutions that have established research programs. The principal investigator must be an accomplished clinical investigator in the area of study proposed, and must provide the guidance for the proposed program throughout the duration of the award. The principal investigator must hold an MD, DO, PhD, ScD, DDS, DVM, or equivalent degree. The investigator must have proven ability to pursue independent research as evidenced by original research publications in peer-reviewed journals and/or funding from extramural sources. He or she may be in any department within the institution. He or she will make all arrangements for conduct of the proposed research projects, and assumes responsibility for conducting the research projects and supervising the work of all associate investigator.
EMF/FERNE Neurological Emergencies Grant ProgramEmergency Medicine Foundation1125 Executive CircleIrving TX 75038-2522
American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Research & Fellowship Awards
DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS: December 1, 2008
FELLOWSHIP FUNDING: Cahill Fellowship spine or peripheral nerve $30,000 Cloward Fellowship spine or peripheral nerve $30,000 Crockard International Fellowship spine $5,000 Sonntag International Fellowship spine $5,000 For further information and submission of forms, please contact: Peter C. Gerszten, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Physicians, 200 Lothrop Street, STE B-400 PUH, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (412) 647-0958 or via email at gersztenpc@upmc.edu. RESEARCH FUNDING: Apfelbaum Award spine $15,000 Kline Award peripheral nerve $15,000 Larson Award spine or peripheral nerve $30,000 The AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves has established three Research Grants. Depending upon the quality of the award submissions, there may be one award in each category annually. These awards are intended for primary investigators with proposed research requiring national level funding, to support the preparation of grant proposals and external consultations and to assist in the development of the proposal, planning meetings, and the collection of pilot data. Work that can be completed without such support (such as literature review and preliminary protocol design) should be completed before applying for these awards. The format of the proposal should follow that of the NIH grant package. The applicants should clearly define their specific aims, include a pertinent literature review, describe the proposed methodology and plan for analysis of data. This part of the proposal should not exceed 10 double-spaced pages. A detailed budget and budget justification should also be included. The budget should not include salary support for the primary investigator or co-investigators. Institutional indirect costs are also not to be met using the awards. Application details for research grants may be downloaded here. For further information and submission of forms, please contact: Peter C. Gerszten, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Physicians, 200 Lothrop Street, STE B-400 PUH, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (412) 647-0958 or via email at gersztenpc@upmc.edu. SPINE CLINICAL TRIAL PROPOSAL AND FELLOWSHIP AWARD: Spine Clinical Trial Proposal - $500 Spine Clinical Fellowship Award - $50,000 The AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves is pleased to announce the creation of a clinical trials fellowship award to promote clinical trials in spine. Neurosurgical residents/ fellows/ junior faculty are eligible to submit proposals ($500). Only junior faculty are eligible for the Fellowship Award ($50,000). The objective of this Fellowship is to foster the spirit of team-building necessary for executing multi-center studies, which are critically needed in neurosurgery in general, and spinal surgery in particular. Please send all proposals and questions to Zoher Ghogawala, MD by email at zoher.ghogawala@yale.edu. OUTCOMES COMMITTEE AWARD: The Outcomes Committee Award is presented annually by the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves to a neurosurgical resident or BC/BE neurosurgeon in North America who authors an outstanding abstract presenting the results of a clinical investigation in the area of spine or peripheral nerve disorders, that demonstrates sound methodological design and includes evaluation of patient-oriented outcomes as the primary endpoint. The recipient of the award will be selected by the members of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Outcomes Committee. The award is gift from The David and Jean Wallace Fund. The recipient will receive a $2,000 honorarium to help cover the expenses of attendance at the Joint Section annual meeting. Abstracts to be considered should be identified on the annual meeting abstract submission form and submitted prior to the deadline. Deadline: same as abstract submission deadline. RESIDENT AWARDS: The Mayfield Awards are presented annually by the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves to the neurosurgical residents or BC/BE fellows in North American training who author the outstanding manuscripts detailing a laboratory or clinical investigation in the area of spinal or peripheral nerve disorders. This award is also applicable to individuals in DO training programs. The manuscript for this award is presented by attaching to the related abstract in the call for abstract process. Two awards are available, one for clinical research and one for basic science research. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 cash award and an honorarium up to $2,000 to cover the expenses of attendance at the annual meeting of the Section. Abstracts to be considered for the Mayfield Award should be identified as such on the annual meeting abstract submission form and submitted prior to deadline. For further information and submission of forms, please contact: Peter C. Gerszten, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Physicians, 200 Lothrop Street, STE B-400 PUH, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (412) 647-0958 or via email at gersztenpc@upmc.edu. Deadline: same as abstract submission deadline.
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Research Grant Program
Through its annual research program, the RLS Foundation honors promising scientists whose work addresses the goals of the Foundation. The RLS Foundation encourages grant applications for basic and clinical research studies of restless legs syndrome (RLS). Basic science leading to a better understanding of RLS, innovative approaches, interdisciplinary studies, and support of promising postdoctoral candidates is given funding priority.
The RLS Foundation encourages grant applications for basic and clinical research studies of restless legs syndrome (RLS). Areas in need of further research include, but are not limited to: Epidemiology: Ascertain the prevalence and incidence of RLS, including:
Percentage of seriously affected individuals Racial, gender, or geographic variations Percentage of genetic versus other causes Age of onset Degree of association with comorbidities (such as ESRD, pregnancy, lumbosacral disease, Parkinson’s disease, and ADHD) Neurophysiology Identify neurophysiologic correlates in individuals with RLS and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), those with RLS and no PLMD, and those with PLMD and no RLS Investigate the sensorimotor physiology associated with RLS symptoms Dopamine: Investigate the dopaminergic regulation of movement and determine the receptors most associated with RLS Genetics: Develop strategies for identifying the genes responsible for RLS Iron: Examine the role of iron metabolism in RLS Treatment models: Evaluate drug effects on RLS in vitro, using an animal model, or with advanced technology (i.e., MRI, PET scan) Circadian rhythm: Identify, quantify, and correlate the role of circadian rhythms in RLS Postdoctoral candidates: Support of the work of promising postdoctoral candidates or fellows working under the direction of established investigators on topics of potential relevance to RLS Application Process: Initial contact should be through a letter of intent, containing the following: a one-page abstract of the proposed project, including its clearly stated relevance in addressing one or both of the RLS Foundation’s goals of finding a cure and developing effective treatments; a copy of the principal investigator’s NIH-style bio-bibliography; and a tentative budget as well as a list of other sources of funding. Basic science leading to a better understanding of RLS, innovative approaches, interdisciplinary studies, and support of promising postdoctoral candidates will be given priority. The Foundation will fund three to five grants of $20,000 to $35,000 each for one year with a potential for renewal of support for an additional year. The Foundation will not fund indirect costs. Payments will be made directly to the principal investigator’s institution.
The RLS Foundation Contact us LEGAL NAME: Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, Inc ADDRESS: 1610 14th St NW Suite 300 / Rochester, MN 55901 PHONE: 507-287-6465 INFO LINE: 877-INFO RLS FAX: 507-287-6312 EMAIL: rlsfoundation@rls.org WEBSITE: www.rls.org TAX STATUS: 501 (c)(3)
Neuroscience "We believe that a Neuroscience Prize is not only a timely addition to a field with the potential to dominate the century, but that in focusing on understanding this magnificent structure we call the brain, we will shine light on a field that has much to contribute for at least the next hundred years." Peter Gruber, Chairman The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation The Neuroscience Prize honors leading scientists for distinguished contributions in the fields of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system. The Prize, established in 2004, is an unrestricted cash award of $500,000, a gold medal inscribed with the recipient's name, and a citation describing the achievement for which the recipient is being honored. It is awarded each year to a person or persons chosen by a distinguished advisory board of neuroscience experts from nominations that are received from around the world.
The Neuroscience Prize Nomination Criteria Who may submit a nomination? Nominations for the Neuroscience Prize are invited annually and may be submitted by individuals, organizations, and institutions that are active in or have an appreciation for contemporary neuroscience research and study. Who may be nominated? Individuals from anywhere in the world who have conducted highly distinguished research in the field of the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nervous system What the nomination must include: Please note that all nominations materials must be submitted in English a completed nomination form a current curriculum vitae WITHOUT a full list of publications Format The official nomination form should be filled out and submitted online, or e-mailed to nominations@gruberprizes.org If necessary, the form may be printed and faxed or mailed, but electronic submissions are strongly preferred. Deadline Nominations for the 2009 Neuroscience Prize close December 15, 2008. For instructions and to access the official nomination form, see How To Nominate For additional information contact The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation Phone: 212-247-8484 ext. 204 Fax: 212-247-8549 Email: nominations@gruberprizes.org
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