Re: Request for Applications - Retinal Degenerative Diseases -November 12, 2004 Deadline

["Wulff, Kathy" <kathy.wulff@usask.ca>]

 

The Foundation Fighting Blindness - Canada

Request for Applications - Retinal Degenerative Diseases - November 12, 2004 Deadline

Studentships - $21,000 per year for three years
Post Doctoral Fellowships - $35,000 per year for three years
Operating Grants - commensurate with needs and merit of proposal

The Foundation Fighting Blindness - Canada invites research proposals that will advance the understanding of the causes and improve the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and other retinal degenerative diseases (RDD). It gives highest priority to studies of clear and direct relevance to RDD, such as the genetics, molecular genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry and cell biology of human RDD and animal models, with special emphasis on the photoreceptors and pigmented epithelium (RPE). Recognizing, however, that the properties of the ocular cells and tissues most affected by these retinal degenerative diseases are often shared by other cells and tissues, the Foundation encourages all studies of high scientific merit that have significant promise of producing insight into pathogenetic and restorative mechanisms in RDD. The Foundation supports, and would support, rather general studies of high merit on the molecular and cellular biology of the retina, and novel diagnostic methods and instrumentation directly relevant to retinal degenerative disease. In case of doubt, interested parties may address inquiries, in advance, to the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board in the form of a Letter of Intent outlining the aims, methods, and anticipated benefits of the research to be proposed.

The FFB-C gives high priority to strengthening Canadian intellectual and technical resources for retinal degenerative disease research. It encourages new investigators, and investigators who are well established in other research areas, to direct or redirect their efforts towards retinal degenerative disease research, and it invites proposals to conduct pilot projects applying novel approaches to the study of RDDs. Preferences will be given to programmes that promote advanced research training, development of physical resources, and collaboration between geographically dispersed Canadian RDD research laboratories, as well as between RDD research laboratories in Canada and elsewhere.

Letters of Intent can be sent to:

> Robert S. Molday, Ph.D
> Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
> C/o 
>   The Foundation Fighting Blindness - Canada
> #703 - 60 St. Clair Avenue 
>   East
> Toronto, ON M4T 1N5

More more information & application forms visit: http://www.ffb.ca/grants_awards.php?hc=0