Detall de la convocatòria
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Objectiu de la convocatòria
The ELA Research Foundation invites the international scientific community to submit innovative research applications in the field of genetic leukodystrophies and myelin repair. It is a way to promote a better understanding of leukodystrophies and the development of promising therapies. |
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Característiques principals
Funding can be requested for a research Project of for a fellowship (Post-doctoral fellow or PhD Student). ELIGIBLE RESEARCH TOPICS: Preclinical & clinical studies testing gene, cell, enzyme or pharmacological therapies Improved animal and cell models close to the human disease phenotype Studies on pathogenesis mechanisms in leukodystrophies will be considered only if they have a clear objective towards the development of therapeutic strategies (identifying novel and druggable targets, development & characterization of experimental models allowing drug screening), and/or are of exceptional and innovative quality, and are fundable for a maximum of 2 years. High-throughput screening for identification of biomarkers Study of natural history using clinical databases and biobanks Development of animal or cell models Studies of pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches *Such as adrenoleukodystrophy/adrenomyeloneuropathy, metachromatic leukodystrophy, Krabbe disease, Canavan disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease **Those with recently identified genes or with genes of unknown functions |
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Lloc de presentació
El personal de l'IMIM i PSMAR que necessiteu més informació adreceu-vos a: Servei de Recerca. C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88. 08003-Barcelona. Tel.: 93.316.05.76. Marta López: mlopez4@imim.es Ext.: 1576 Carol Barnwell: cbarnwell@imim.es Ext.: 1670 |
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Convocatòria (URL)
Call: http://ela-asso.com/en/study/launch-of-the-2014-call-for-research-proposals-of-the-ela-foundation/ Instructions and policies: http://ela-asso.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-Instructions-Policies.pdf |
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Requisits
Research grant: The Principal Investigator must have a faculty appointment (position equivalent to assistant profesor or CR1) in order to be eligible. |
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Dotació
Máximum € 100,000 per year |
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Durada
Máximum 3 years |
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| Fellowship Application |
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