Call for Applications: American Society of Transplantation Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant

Call for Applications: American Society of Transplantation Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant Applications must be submitted by Monday, September 15, 2014. The funding of any grant and total number of grants awarded by the AST is dependent on budgetary constraints in a given year. 2015 Clinical Science Research Priorities The AST has identified the following research priorities for 2015, and encourages investigators working within these areas to apply for funding by the AST: Reducing post-transplant complications Optimizing organ utilization (appropriate allocation and improving organ viability by interventions in the pre-transplant period including ex vivo conditioning) Preventing late graft failure – cellular and humoral chronic rejection, recurrent and de novo GN Improving the patient experience and addressing the challenges of therapy adherence This is a one- or two-year $50,000/year grant for Junior Faculty. The goal of the AST Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant is to promote the careers of young independent investigators within the first five years of their first faculty appointment (see eligibility criteria), by providing funds allowing them to expand on preliminary research findings that will become the basis for individual research or career development awards from the NIH, VA, or equivalent agencies. Clinical Science Grants cover two main categories: Clinical Trials and Clinical Outcomes. Clinical Trials: sh...
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