Request for Applications: Center for Orphan Disease Research and Therapy Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Related to Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

Request for Applications: Center for Orphan Disease Research and Therapy Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Related to Congenital Muscular Dystrophy The CODRT Postdoctoral Fellowship provides a one‐year grant of $35,000 to support the salary of a Fellow while working on a mentored project related to a CODRT-funded disease. Eligibility At the time of application, the applicant must possess a Ph.D., M.D., or V.M.D. and should not have completed more than 5 years of postdoctoral research. At the time of award, the applicant must not be simultaneously serving an internship or residency. Applicants must work for a non-profit institution or foundation, and may not have a faculty appointment. There are no citizenship requirements for this program. Overview of Science: Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (CMD) are a group of genetically inherited multi-system disorder with symptom onset at birth and progressive muscle weakness, respiratory insufficiency, contractures and scoliosis. Failure to thrive, cardiac arrhythmias, subclinical cardiomyopathy and seizures may complicate disease course. The purpose of this RFA is to evaluate underlying disease mechanisms that might prove to be targetable by drugs or an intervention. The funding will be used to generate preliminary data of sufficient quality to evaluate the plausibility of additional preclinical testing. The timeline for the RFA/grant program is as follows: Time Lines: RFA Release Posted: August 1, 20...

Source: ScanGrants feed - September 3, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Center for Orphan Disease Research and Therapy University of Pennsylvania Source Type: funding