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Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications
The Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (MDF) is pleased to announce the 3rd annual program to support innovative research on myotonic dystrophy. On January 1, 2011, the MDF will award two postdoctoral research fellowships, each providing two years of support at $50,000 per fellowship, per year.
One of the goals of the MDF is to stimulate research that is closely aligned with its core mission: to lead and mobilize resources toward effective management, treatment and a cure for myotonic dystrophy through education, advocacy, and research.
The MDF announces the solicitation for fellowship applications and will consider proposals for clinical, basic or applied research in any of the following areas:
- Pathogenesis of myotonic dystrophy
- Studies of disease progression that are necessary steps toward therapeutic trials
- Best practices and clinical management of myotonic dystrophy
- Therapeutic and diagnostic development
Applicants must have received a PhD, MD, or DO degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. Research supported by this award must be carried out in the United States. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or foreign nationals with appropriate visa are eligible for these awards.
Deadline for Applications and How to Apply
Deadline:
All application materials must be sent in one envelope to the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation, 10016 Foothills Blvd., Suite 130, Roseville, CA 95747, and received no later than 5:00 pm Pacific Time on Friday, September 17, 2010. Funding will begin as early as January 1, 2011 and no later than April 15, 2011. In addition to the hardcopies submitted, please e-mail application and all related materials to info@myotonic.org.
How to Apply:
Download the 2011-2012 Postdoctoral Fellowship Application.
