Detall de la convocatòria

Característiques

Característica
Objectiu de la convocatòria
The LCRF pilot grant program funds innovative projects across the full spectrum of basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, health services, early detection, disparities, and social determinants of health research.
Característiques principals
Research should be focused on one or more of the following topics:
  • Lung cancer biology
  • Prevention and screening for early detection
  • Identification of new biomarkers
  • Development of more effective and less toxic therapies including but not
  • limited to targeted and immune-therapies
  • Genetic and gene-environment interactions
  • Interactions and contributions of multiple factors (e.g. smoking, genetics, environment, societal factors) to disparities in lung cancer outcomes
  • Mechanisms of sensitivity and resistance to lung cancer therapies
  • Bioengineering approaches to understanding and/or treating lung cancer (i.e., theranostics, biomaterials, nanotechnology, controlled-drug release, and gene-therapy)
  • Supportive measures for people with lung cancer and their families
    • 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.: 93.316.04.00.
    Carol Barnwell: cbarnwell@imim.es Ext.: 1670
    Marta López: mlopez4@imim.es Ext.: 1576
    Convocatòria (URL)
    https://www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/research/funding-opportunities-2022/
    Informació addicional
    Applications must be submitted through a two-stage process:
  • A letter of intent (LOI): deadline April 30th
  • A full proposal(under invitation); deadline August 29th
    • Requisits
    Investigators must be affiliated with a non-profit academic or research institution and must be post-doctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early-career and mid-career investigators with less than ten years’ experience since their initial faculty appointment.
    Applicants from US-based and international institutions are eligible to apply and may hold any residency/citizenship status. Senior investigators with more than ten years’ experience since faculty appointment are generally not eligible for funding and are encouraged to mentor a junior team member through the application process. However, exceptions will be made for investigators with more than ten years’ experience in other disease areas or topics. Ineligible investigators with these or other special circumstances may request review by contacting the LCRF grants office before submitting an application.
    Dotació
    $150,000 for a period of two years (disbursed at $75,000 per year)
    Durada
    2 years
    Documentació
    https://proposalcentral.com/GrantOpportunities.asp?GMID=247

    Arxius

    Arxiu
    LCRF-GRANTRFP-PILOT-FY22-FINAL.pdf