Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
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Sponsor/Award: RARE DISEASES NETWORK - CATALYST GRANT - 2015 GRANTS

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Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
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Description: A clinician who has discovered a new gene as the cause of a rare disease submits a Connection Application to the Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC). If approved, CAC sends the human gene to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and bioinformatics core, which will attempt to match a new disease gene to as many model organism researchers as possible, based on the genes that model organism researchers have self-declared in the Registry. The SAC will then invite model organism researchers to submit a 2-page proposal to study the gene (receipt deadline within a week or two). Invitees will have one week to respond to an invitation, and then must apply for the next grant deadline. Submissions can be submitted on either the first or third Fridays of the month. Decisions will be made in one week, at the next SAC conference call (second and fourth Fridays of the month). Up to four projects will be funded from each Connection application. Recommendations for establishing a connection between a model systems investigator will be reviewed with the clinician and accepted or not. Following a successful connection, the model organism lab will be connected to the clinician scientist and receive $25,000 to seed immediate collaborative experiments.

Application Details: There is no deadline. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
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