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161 Funding opportunities for Genetics

 

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Alpha-1 Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 305 567 9888

Aims :The Alpha-1 Foundation is dedicated to providing the leadership and resources that will result in increased research, improved health, worldwide detection, and a cure for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
Bridge Grant
Closing Date :  21 September 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Pilot and Feasibility Grant
Closing Date :  21 September 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Grant
Closing Date :  21 September 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Research Grant
Closing Date :  21 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Scientific Meeting Sponsorship Grant
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Travel Grant to Present Alpha-1 Research
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Travel Grant to Receive Cross Training
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Alzheimer's Research Trust       Phone:  - 01223 843899

Aims :To combat dementia once and for all. They fund world-class scientific research to find ways to prevent, cure or treat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including vascular dementia, Lewy Body disease and fronto-temporal dementia.
Extension Grant
Closing Date :  29 April 2011   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Scientific Conference Grants
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Academy of Neurology
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 651 695 2717

Aims :To advance the art and science of neurology, and thereby promote the best possible care for patients with neurological disorders .
Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's and Related Diseases
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Physiological Society
Contact: - Executive Office           Phone:  - 001 301 634 7164

Aims :The American Physiological Society is devoted to fostering education, scientific research, and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences.
August Krogh Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Comparative and Evolutionary Section
Closing Date :  31 March 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  03 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology Section Research Recognition Award
Closing Date :  03 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology Section Scholander Award
Closing Date :  03 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology Section Travel Award
Closing Date :  03 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physiological Genomics
Closing Date :  16 January 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Amyloidosis Foundation       Phone:  - 001 248-922-9610

Aims :The goal is of the Amyloidosis Foundation is to raise money to support the research necessary to develop more effective means of diagnosis and treatment and, ultimately to cure or prevent this disease.
Junior Research Award
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Association for Clinical Cytogenetics
Contact: - Angela Douglas - ACC Chair           Phone:  - 0151 702 4294

Aims :The ACC is a specially authorised society for the advancement of science registered with the Registrar of Friendly Societies.
Travel Award Scheme
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Association of Genetic Technologists
Contact: - AGT Executive Office           Phone:  - 001 913 895-4605

Aims :The Association of Genetic Technologists, Inc. (AGT), founded in 1975, is a non-profit professional organization established to promote cooperation and exchange of information among those engaged in classical cytogenetics, molecular and biochemical genetics, and to stimulate interest in genetics as a career.
Outstanding Achievement Award Nominations
Closing Date :  31 December 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

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Barth Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
Contact: - Linda Stundis, Executive Director           Phone:  - 001 617 469 6769

Aims :To save lives through education, advances in treatment and pursuit of a cure for Barth syndrome.
Request for Research Proposals
Closing Date :  31 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Bayer AG       Phone:  - 00 49 214 301

Aims :To benefit people and improve their quality of life.
Early Career Investigator Award
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

BBSRC - (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council)       Phone:  - 01793 413200

Aims :To promote and support, by any means, high-quality basic, strategic and applied research and related postgraduate training relating to the understanding and exploitation of biological systems. To advance knowledge and technology (including the promotion and support of the exploitation of research outcomes), and provide trained scientists and engineers, which meet the needs of users and beneficiaries (including the agriculture, bio processing, chemical, food, healthcare, pharmaceutical and other biotechnological related industries), thereby contributing to the economic competitiveness of the United Kingdom and the quality of life. In relation to the Council's activities, and as the Council may see fit, to: - Generate public awareness - Communicate research outcomes - Encourage public engagement and dialogue - Disseminate knowledge
Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund
Closing Date :  06 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation
Contact: - Research Foundation, Inc. Office Manager           Phone:  - 001 409 832 0788

Aims :To undertake, promote, develop and carry on the search for the cause and a cure for benign essential blepharospasm and other related disorders and infirmities of the facial musculature.
Research Grant
Closing Date :  31 August 2011   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : Unspecified   

Biochemical Society
Contact: - Biochemical Society/Portland Press Ltd           Phone:  - 020 7685 2400

Aims :The Society seeks to accomplish its mission and charitable objectives in a variety of ways, including: - Publishing a range of high-quality journals including the Biochemical Journal and Biochemical Society Transactions - Organizing an excellent programme of scientific meetings - Organizing and supporting educational activities, including those relating to primary and secondary education and the public understanding of science - Providing grants and bursaries for scientists (including students) to attend scientific meetings in the UK and overseas - Promoting the importance of Cellular and Molecular Bioscience to the health and wealth of the nation, both to Government and other public agencies
Early Career Research Awards
Closing Date :  17 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society (RP Fighting Blindness)
Contact: - Honorary Secretary           Phone:  - 01280 821334

Aims :Finding a treatment or cure for retinitis pigmentosa. They also pride themselves on providing high quality information about RP and a telephone helpline for those who need to know more or need help.
Research Grants
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Contact: - Secretary    

Aims :To promote and protect health for the public benefit in particular by: a) developing and maintaining good practice in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics by ensuring the highest professional standards of competence b) encouraging the advancement of scientific research and knowledge of its application in all aspects of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics and disseminating the useful results thereof
BSHI Meeting Bursaries
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Society for Human Genetics
Contact: - Mrs Ruth Cole, Executive Officer           Phone:  - 0121 627 2634

Aims :To advance the education of the public in the science of human genetics.
Travel Awards
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Single Payment   

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Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation       Phone:  - 001 202 496 5060

Aims :The CPIRF mission is to revolutionise the treatment of CP and related neurological conditions. CP is an excellent model for developing comprehensive treatment and educational strategies for many chronic neurological conditions.
Research Grant Programme
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Children's Gaucher Disease Research Fund
Contact: - Gregory and Deborah Macres           Phone:  - 001 916 797 3700

Aims :The Children's Gaucher ("go-shay") Research Fund is a non-profit organisation that raises funds to coordinate and support research aimed at finding a cure for Gaucher disease (Type 2 and Type 3) as well as providing support to families who have children who battle this disease.
Research Grants
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Chronic Disease Research Foundation
Contact: - Mrs Christel Barnetson, Chief Administrator           Phone:  - 020 7633 9790

Aims :To provide funds for researchers in studying the genetic basis of common chronic diseases of ageing.
Fellowships
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Project Grant
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Contact: - Office of Grants Management           Phone:  - 001 800 344 4823

Aims :To assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.
Clinical Research Awards
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Pilot and Feasibility Awards
Closing Date :  01 May 2011   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Danone Institute International
Contact: - Armelle Dardaine-Leopoli           Phone:  - 00 33 1 69 35 76 34

Aims :Their mission is to promote public health by developing and disseminating knowledge on the links between nutrition, diet and health. Another goal of the Danone Institutes is to link scientists involved in nutrition research with health and education professionals. Through these efforts, we aim to bring relevant scientific knowledge about diet to the attention of the general public.
Danone International Prize for Nutrition
Closing Date :  15 November 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : Single Payment   

Department of Defense
Contact: - Commander           Phone:  - 001 301 619 7071

Aims :The Department's mission is to provide hope by promoting innovative research, recognising untapped opportunities, creating partnerships, and guarding the public trust.
Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program - Concept Award
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Diabetes UK
Contact: - Research Department           Phone:  - 020 7424 1000

Aims :To improve the lives of people with diabetes and to work towards a future without diabetes. Their vision is: To set people free from the restrictions of diabetes; The highest quality care and information for all; An end to discrimination and ignorance; Universal understanding of diabetes and of Diabetes UK and; A world without diabetes.
Nick Hales Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  29 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 312 755 0198

Aims :Dedicated to serving the needs of persons affected with dystonia and their families. The mission of the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation is to advance research for more treatments and ultimately a cure; to promote awareness and education; and to support the needs and well being of affected individuals and families.
Research Grants
Closing Date :  15 December 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Forensic Science Society       Phone:  - 01423 506068

Aims :The main aim of the society is to encourage communication and collaboration by providing an arena in which forensic practitioners, researchers, academics and those working in related fields can congregate, communicate and invoke development of areas such as best practice, research, publication, quality and ethics in forensic casework.
FSSoc Scholarship
Closing Date :  31 January 2011   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Foundation for the Future       Phone:  - 001 425 451 1333

Aims :To increase and diffuse knowledge concerning the long-term future of humanity.
Kistler Prize
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : Single Payment   

Fraxa Research Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 978 462 1866

Aims :To accelerate progress toward effective treatments and ultimately a cure for Fragile X, by directly funding the most promising research.
FRAXA Postdoctoral Fellowships
Closing Date :  01 February 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

FRAXA Program Grants
Closing Date :  01 February 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Genetics Society (The)       Phone:  - 0131 200 6392

Aims :The Genetics Society was founded in 1919 as the world's first society devoted to the study of the mechanisms of inheritance.
Genetics Society Medal Lecture
Closing Date :  03 December 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Heredity Fieldwork and Training Grants
Closing Date :  01 March 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Meetings Sponsorship
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Travel Grants for Junior Scientists
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Glaucoma Research Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 415 986 3162

Aims :To prevent vision loss from glaucoma by investing in innovative research, education, and support with the ultimate goal of finding a cure.
Pilot Project Program - Shaffer Fund for Innovative Glaucoma Research
Closing Date :  01 August 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 00 33 3 8821 5123

Aims :The HFSP supports novel, innovative and interdisciplinary basic research focused on the complex mechanisms of living organisms; topics range from molecular and cellular approaches to systems and cognitive neuroscience.
Career Development Award
Closing Date :  14 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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International Agency for Research on Cancer
Contact: - Dr R Montesano, Director           Phone:  - 0033 4 72 73 84 85

Aims :To co-ordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control.
Expertise Transfer Fellowship
Closing Date :  30 November 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Visiting Scientist Award
Closing Date :  30 November 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations on the Internet
Contact: - Donna Corbett, Alliance Coordinator           Phone:  - 01604 611 821

Aims :To provide a forum for support and the exchange of information between the worldwide associations.
The Prize4Life Biomarker Prize - Second Track
Closing Date :  15 May 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Jérôme Lejeune Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 00 33 1 44 49 73 30

Aims :To follow up the work to which Professor Jérôme Lejeune devoted his life : - Medical research into intelligence diseases and genetic diseases. - Care and treatment of patients, in particular those suffering from Trisomy 21 or other genetic anomalies, whose lives and dignity must be protected from the moment of conception until they die.
Research Funding
Closing Date :  23 September 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

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Keystone Symposia
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 970 262 1230

Aims :Keystone Symposia will serve as a catalyst for the advancement of biomedical and life sciences by connecting scientists within and across disciplines at conferences and workshops held at venues that create an environment conducive to information exchange, generation of new ideas, and acceleration of applications that benefit society.
Scholarships
Closing Date :  14 September 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Kids Kidney Research
Contact: - Mrs Julia Moross           Phone:  - 020 8878 3208

Aims :To support paediatric kidney research.
Research Grants
Closing Date :  31 December 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 020 7405 0101

Aims :Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research's life-saving research is focussed on finding causes, improving diagnosis and treatments, and running groundbreaking clinical trials for all blood cancer patients.
Gordon Piller PhD Studentships
Closing Date :  12 November 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : Unspecified   

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MRC - Medical Research Council       Phone:  - 020 7636 5422

Aims :To improve human health through world-class medical research. To achieve this, they support research across the biomedical spectrum, from fundamental lab-based science to clinical trials, and in all major disease areas.
MRC/Cystic Fibrosis Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Closing Date :  20 January 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/Wellchild Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Population Health Scientist Fellowship
Closing Date :  08 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : > 3 years   

Muscular Dystrophy Association
Contact: - Grants Manager - Research Department           Phone:  - 001 800 572 1717

Aims :The Muscular Dystrophy Association combats neuromuscular diseases through programmes of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional and public health education.
Development Grant
Closing Date :  15 December 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Research Grant
Closing Date :  15 December 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Myrovlytis Trust       Phone:  - 020 7193 8921

Aims :The Trust has two aims: To advance and promote research into medical and molecular genetics in order to better understand, diagnose, prevent, cure and relieve conditions caused by genetic disorders and/or diseases including but not limited to Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome and the free dissemination of the results of such research to the public; and to advance education of the public in medical and molecular genetics.
Travel Grants
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

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National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society
Contact: - Jane Skerrett           Phone:  - 020 8948 9117

Aims :Information and support to AS sufferers and advice on treatment.
Research Funding
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

National Parkinson Foundation       Phone:  - 1-800-327-4545

Aims :Since its inception more than 50 years ago, the National Parkinson Foundation has worked to address the unmet needs in Parkinson's care and treatment. In 2010 and beyond, NPF works every day to improve the quality of Parkinson's care through research, education and outreach. We believe by working together, we can improve the quality of care for every person diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Clinical Research and Intervention Investigator Awards
Closing Date :  10 December 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

National Rosacea Society       Phone:  - 001 847 382 8971

Aims :To improve the lives of people with rosacea by raising awareness, providing public health information and supporting medical research on this widespread but little-known disorder.
Research Grants
Closing Date :  15 February 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

NERC - (Natural Environment Research Council)       Phone:  - 01793 411500

Aims :The mission of the NERC is to gather and apply knowledge, create understanding and predict the behaviour of the natural environment and its resources, and communicate all aspects of their work.
NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility
Closing Date :  24 September 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

NERC Biomolecular Genetics Facility - Small Projects Competition
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Unspecified   

Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children       Phone:  - 01543 462777

Aims :Newlife gives practical support for disabled children throughout the UK, cares for the carers, funds medical research, creates awareness and campaigns for change
Full Grants
Closing Date :  08 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : Unspecified   

NIH - National Cancer Institute
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 800 422 6237

Aims :The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programmes with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.
Cancer Prevention Research Small Grant Program (R03)
Closing Date :  09 December 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Correlative Studies with Specimens from Multi-Site Trials (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : > 3 years   

Correlative Studies with Specimens from Multi-Site Trials (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Development, Application and Evaluation of Prediction Models for Cancer Risk and Prognosis (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Development, Application and Evaluation of Prediction Models for Cancer Risk and Prognosis (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Diet-Induced Changes in Inflammation as Determinants of Colon Cancer (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : > 3 years   

Diet-Induced Changes in Inflammation as Determinants of Colon Cancer (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Enhancing Tumoricidal Activity of Natural Killer (NK) Cells by Dietary Components (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : > 3 years   

Enhancing Tumoricidal Activity of Natural Killer (NK) Cells by Dietary Components (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Epigenetic Approaches in Cancer Epidemiology (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Epigenetic Approaches in Cancer Epidemiology (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Exfoliated Cells and Circulating DNA in Cancer Detection and Diagnosis (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology (R03)
Closing Date :  19 November 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Strategic Partnering to Evaluate Cancer Signatures [SPECS II] (U01)
Closing Date :  15 June 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Studies of Energy Balance and Cancer in Humans (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : > 3 years   

Studies of Energy Balance and Cancer in Humans (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Understanding the Effects of Emerging Cellular, Molecular and Genomic Technologies on Cancer ...
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Understanding the Effects of Emerging Cellular, Molecular, and Genomic Technologies on Cancer ...
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

NIH - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Contact: - NHLBI Health Information Center           Phone:  - 001 301 592 8573

Aims :The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national programme in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative responsibility for the NIH Woman's Health Initiative.
PFINDR: Phenotype Finder IN Data Resources (UH2/UH3)
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

NIH - National Human Genome Research Institute       Phone:  - 001 301 402 0911

Aims :To encompass a broad range of studies aimed at understanding the structure and function of the human genome and it's role in health and disease.
Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies – The $1000 Genome (R01)
Closing Date :  19 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies – The $1000 Genome (R21)
Closing Date :  19 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

NIH - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 800 370 2943

Aims :The NICHD was initially established to investigate the broad aspects of human development as a means of understanding developmental disabilities, including mental retardation, and the events that occur during pregnancy. Today, the Institute conducts and supports research on all stages of human development, from preconception to adulthood, to better understand the health of children, adults, families, and communities.
Innovative Therapies and Tools for Screenable Disorders in Newborns (R03)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

NIH - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 301 496 4261

Aims :The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to improve oral, dental and craniofacial health through research, research training, and the dissemination of health information.
Metagenomic Analyses of the Oral Microbiome (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : Unspecified   

NIH - National Institute of Mental Health
Contact: - Office of Communications           Phone:  - 001 866 615 6464

Aims :The NIMH mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioural disorders through research on mind, brain, and behaviour. The public health mandate demands that they harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment, and eventually, prevention of these disabling conditions that affect millions of Americans.
Epigenomic Modifications in Neurodevelopment (R01)
Closing Date :  20 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Epigenomic Modifications in Neurodevelopment (R21)
Closing Date :  20 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Neurodevelopment and Neuroendocrine Signaling in Adolescence: Relevance to Mental Health (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Neurodevelopment and Neuroendocrine Signaling in Adolescence: Relevance to Mental Health (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

NIH - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke       Phone:  - 001 301 496-5751

Aims :The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world.
NINDS Cooperative Program in Translational Research - Single-Component Research Projects (U01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : > 3 years   

NIH - National Institute on Aging       Phone:  - 001 301 496 1752

Aims :NIA’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research, and specifically, to support and conduct high-quality research on: Aging processes; Age-related diseases; Special problems and needs of the aged; Train and develop highly skilled research scientists from all population groups; Develop and maintain state-of-the-art resources to accelerate research progress; Disseminate information and communicate with the public and interested groups on health and research advances and on new directions for research
Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Secondary Analyses of Social and Behavioural Datasets in Aging (R03)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

NIH - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism       Phone:  - 001 301-443-3860

Aims :NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems.
Expanding and Personalizing Treatment Options for Alcohol Use Disorders (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

International Research Collaboration on Alcohol and Alcoholism (U01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

NIH - National Institutes of Health: Joint Proposals
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 301 496 4000

Aims :NIH is the steward of medical and behavioural research for the US Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behaviour of living systems and the applications of that knowledge to extend health life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
Advanced Technologies for Detection of Perturbation-Induced Cellular Signatures (U01)
Closing Date :  22 February 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Adverse Metabolic Side Effects of Second Generation Psychotropic Medications (R01)
Closing Date :  22 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Ancillary Studies to the ACCORD Clinical Trial or the ACCORD Follow-on Study (R01)
Closing Date :  28 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : Unspecified   

Basic and Clinical Studies of Congenital Urinary Tract Obstruction (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Basic and Preclinical Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Biomarkers of Infection-Associated Cancers (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (R21)
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Collaborative R01s for Clinical and Services Studies of Mental Disorders, AIDS and Alcohol Use (R01)
Closing Date :  05 November 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Computational Tool Development and Integrative Data Analysis for LINCS (U01)
Closing Date :  22 February 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Decision Making in Cancer: Single-Event Decisions (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : > 3 years   

Diet, Epigenetic Events, and Cancer Prevention (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Drug Discovery for Nervous System Disorders (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Drug Discovery for Nervous System Disorders (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Enhancing Zebrafish Research with Research Tools and Techniques (R01)
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Epigenomics of Human Health and Disease (R01)
Closing Date :  29 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Erythropoiesis: Components and Mechanisms (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Genetic and Genomic Analysis of Xenopus (R01)
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Genetic and Genomic Analysis of Xenopus (R03)
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Genetic and Genomic Analysis of Xenopus (R21)
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Genetic Screens to Enhance Zebrafish Research (R01)
Closing Date :  24 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Genetic Susceptibility & Variability of Human Structural Birth Defects (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Human Pluripotent Stem Cell (hPSC) Research Using Non-Embryonic Sources (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Human Pluripotent Stem Cell (hPSC) Research Using Non-Embryonic Sources (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Identification and Characterization of Molecular Targets Within the mTOR Pathway (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Innovation in Molecular Imaging Probes (R01)
Closing Date :  21 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology (R01)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Innovative Therapies and Tools for Screenable Disorders in Newborns (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Innovative Therapies and Tools for Screenable Disorders in Newborns (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Investigational Nutrigenetic Studies for Cancer Prevention (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Investigational Nutrigenetic Studies for Cancer Prevention (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Investigations on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Mechanisms of Functional Recovery After Stroke (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : Unspecified   

Mouse Models Containing Human Alleles: Novel Tools to Study Brain Function (R21/R33)
Closing Date :  28 January 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Predictive Multiscale Models of the Physiome in Health and Disease (R01)
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Prioritizing Molecular Targets for Cancer Prevention with Nutritional Combinations (R01)
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Stem Cells and Cancer (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Understanding and Treating Generalised and Focal Dystonias (R21)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Unique Interactions Between Tobacco Use and HIV/AIDS (R01)
Closing Date :  07 January 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Viral and Host Genetic Factors Regulating HIV-Associated CNS Disease (R01)
Closing Date :  06 January 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Viral and Host Genetic Factors Regulating HIV-Associated CNS Disease (R21)
Closing Date :  06 January 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Vulvodynia - Systematic Epidemiologic, Etiologic or Therapeutic Studies (R21)
Closing Date :  21 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

North West Cancer Research Fund
Contact: - Mrs Sandra Brown, Finance and Communications Manager           Phone:  - 0151 709 2919

Aims :To provide grants to support fundamental research, in the North West of England and North and Mid-Wales, into the causes of cancers and the mechanisms by which cancers arise and exert their effects.
Project Grants
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 301 947 0083

Aims :To improve the quality of life for individuals affected by OI through research to find treatments and a cure, education, awareness, and mutual support.
Michael Geisman Research Fellowships
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

Seed Grants for Basic Research
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Seed Grants for Clinical Research
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Parkinson’s UK
Contact: - Michelle Bendix           Phone:  - 020 7931 8080

Aims :To find a cure, and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson's.
PhD Studentships
Closing Date :  28 August 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation       Phone:  - 001 340 775 4430

Aims :Honours and encourages educational excellence, social justice and scientific achievements that better the human condition.
Genetics Prize
Closing Date :  15 December 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : Single Payment   

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Raynaud's and Scleroderma Association
Contact: - Anne H Mawdsley MBE           Phone:  - 01270 872776

Aims :The Association's aims are to: Create a greater awareness of Raynaud's and scleroderma; Offer support, advice, and information to sufferers and their families; Put patients in touch with each other in order to exchange ideas and information; Assist in the welfare of the chronically sick, and those with disabilities resulting from Raynaud's and scleroderma; Raise funds to further research into these conditions and to disseminate the results of such research; Produce publications about Reynaud's and Scleroderma.
Programme Grants
Closing Date :  31 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Royal Society of Medicine
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 020 7290 2900

Aims :To provide a broad range of educational activities and opportunities for doctors, dentists, and veterinary surgeons, including students of these disciplines; and allied health-care professionals. To promote an exchange of information and ideas on the science, practice and organisation of medicine, both within the health professions and with responsible and informed public opinion.
Medical Genetics Section - The Alan Emery Prize
Closing Date :  04 March 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

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Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Foundation

Aims :Their mission is to: * Advocate and support research towards a cure and improve medical management of symptoms * Educate the medical community and general public about Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome * Provide emotional support to patients and their families * Link families through medical/family conferences to share experiences and ideas * Disseminate current medical information * Support an International and National Patient Registry and International Medical Conferences
Funding for Research
Closing Date :  12 March 2011   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery       Phone:  - 001 978-927-8330

Aims :"The purpose of the Society is to advance the art and science of vascular surgery; to provide a forum for vascular surgeons, and to improve the delivery of health care in vascular disease."
Allastair Karmody Poster Competition
Closing Date :  12 September 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Society for General Microbiology
Contact: - Grants Office           Phone:  - 0118 988 1800

Aims :To advance the art and science of microbiology.
Fred Griffith Review Lecture
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (CurePSP)       Phone:  - 001 410 785 7004

Aims :To increase awareness of PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy) and CBD (corticobasal degeneration), fund research toward a cure and prevention, educate healthcare professionals, and provide support, education and hope for persons and families with PSP and CBD.
Research Grants
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Society for the Study of Human Biology
Contact: - Paula Griffiths, Secretary           Phone:  - 01509-228486

Aims :The Society for the Study of Human Biology (SSHB) is a learned society whose objectives are the general advancement and promotion of research in the biology of human populations in all its branches, including human variability and genetics, human adaptability and ecology, and human evolution.
Postgraduate Student Travel Prize
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Unspecified   

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Tourette Syndrome Association       Phone:  - 001 718 224 2999

Aims :To identify the cause of, find the cure for and control the effects of Tourette Syndrome.
Tourette Syndrome Research Awards
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Tuberous Sclerosis Association
Contact: - Diane Sanson, Head of Administration           Phone:  - 0121 445 6970

Aims :To support people with tuberous sclerosis and their families or carers; to promote education, publicity and information to increase awareness and understanding; to encourage and sponsor research into the causes and management of tuberous sclerosis.
Research Grant
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

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United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation       Phone:  - 001 412 793 8077

Aims :To promote research and education for the diagnosis, treatment and cure of mitochondrial disorders and to provide support to affected individuals and families.
UMDF Research Grant Program
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Wellcome Trust
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 020 7611 8888

Aims :To foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health. The broad mission allows the Trust to respond flexibly to medical needs and scientific opportunities. They also tackle immediate priorities, their independence and long-term perspective enable us to support research that will benefit future generations.
Research Career Development Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Science
Closing Date :  20 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF International )       Phone:  - 020-73434200

Aims :Today the World Cancer Research Fund global network continues: - Funding research on the relationship of nutrition, physical activity and weight management to cancer risk. - Interpreting the accumulated scientific literature in the field. - Educating people about choices they can make to reduce their chances of developing cancer.
Investigator Initiated Grants
Closing Date :  11 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Regional Seed Grants (France, the Netherlands, Hong Kong and the UK)
Closing Date :  11 October 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Yves Cotrel Foundation
Contact: - Ms Nora Muller-Conte - Secretariat           Phone:  - 00 33 1 44 41 44 47

Aims :The Foundation aims to coordinate, sustain and promote - at both national and international levels - health research, more particularly in spinal diseases.
Research Programme
Closing Date :  31 March 2011   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

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