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NEI Clinical and Postdoctoral Fellowships is a program from the National Eye Institute (NEI) that funds clinicians and PhD-level investigators to pursue advanced training in vision research within NEI's Intramural Research Program in Bethesda, Maryland. The program offers opportunities across NEI's research labs and branches for both clinical and basic science postdoctoral training.
Eligible applicants include clinical fellows (typically MD-level physicians) and research postdoctoral fellows (PhD-level scientists) with an interest in vision and eye health research. Stipends and funding vary by fellowship type and experience level.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Clinicians and Ph. D. level investigators. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) is sponsored by National Eye Institute (NEI). This award provides support for promising doctoral candidates who are committed to a career in health-related research and who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators. NEI participates in this program to support training in vision health, including research experiences in areas relevant to retinal degeneration.
Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) is sponsored by National Eye Institute (NEI). This fellowship supports promising postdoctoral researchers who are committed to a career in health-related research. The NEI encourages applications from individuals with backgrounds in neuroscience, data science, computer science, artificial intelligence, engineering, and epidemiology to further NEI's mission in biology and diseases of the eye.
Computational Approaches in Fundamental Neuroscience is sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) (National Institutes of Health). This program promotes the integration of computational approaches, including machine learning and AI algorithms, into fundamental neuroscience research. It encourages rigorous, hypothesis-driven multidisciplinary research to investigate molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying brain function in health and disease across the lifespan, relevant to cognitive, affective, and social domains.
-Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to develop, standardize, and validate new and innovative assays, integrated strategies, or batteries of assays that determine or predict specific organ toxicities (e.g., ocular, dermal, hematotoxicity, cardiotoxicity, gastrointestinal toxicity, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, olfactory loss, bladder toxicity, neurotoxicity, pulmonary toxicity, endocrine toxicity, and pancreatic beta cell toxicity), resulting from both acute and chronic exposures to various chemicals, environmental pollutants, biologics and therapeutic molecules or drugs. In addition, this FOA encourages the development, standardization, and validation of new models of arthritis, convulsion, infection and shock. New approaches for high throughput toxicity screening that involves the use of molecular endpoints, computer modeling, proteomics, genomics and epigenomics and the development of virtual tissues are also encouraged as are development of 3-dimensional organ models for toxicity evaluation. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the SBIR (R43/R44) grant mechanisms for Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track applications and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-09-007, which encourages applications under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) (R41/R42) grant mechanisms. Funding Opportunity Number: PA-09-006. Assistance Listing: 93.113,93.173,93.361,93.389,93.837,93.846,93.847,93.848,93.849,93.859,93.867. Funding Instrument: G. Category: ED,ENV,FN,HL.
Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), invites Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) cooperative agreement applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to develop new, or to improve existing application(s) of nanotechnology-based therapeutics or/and in vivo diagnostics. This FOA will specifically support pre-clinical optimization and testing of these cancer-relevant nanotechnology applications against the intended cancer type. The proposed projects must be milestone-driven and must be clearly directed toward development of an ultimate commercial product. The outcomes are expected to advance the discovery and pre-clinical optimization phase so that an Investigational New Drug (IND) or Investigational Device Exemptions (IDE) application could be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the end or shortly after completion of the Phase II project period. To facilitate these steps, the NCI will assist the awardees in various ways, including the support through the NCI-sponsored Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory. This FOA will NOT support basic research projects, studies on disease mechanisms, and clinical trials. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the SBIR (U43/U44) cooperative agreement mechanisms for Phase I and Phase II applications. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-10-286. Assistance Listing: 93.393,93.394,93.395,93.396. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ED,HL. Award Amount: Up to $150K per award.