Föreläsningar och seminarier Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) Call - Information and success story sharing seminar
The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) works tirelessly to accelerate promising research toward breakthroughs for people with Parkinson's. MJFF funding programs support basic, translational and clinical research from academia and industry. In addition to funding, awardees benefit from working with MJFF internal research staff and broad network of scientific and industry advisors.
Two example calls below:
- ASAP Collaborative Research Network
Objective:
The ASAP Collaborative Research Network, a program of the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative being implemented through The Michael J. Fox Foundation, seeks to support international, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research teams to address key knowledge gaps in the basic disease mechanisms that contribute to Parkinson’s development and progression.
Award Amount: Up to $9 million
Due Date: Pre-proposals Due: January 8, 2020
- Ken Griffin Alpha-synuclein Imaging Competition
Objective:
The Michael J. Fox Foundation has prioritized alpha-synuclein imaging as the most likely imaging approach to have an impact for therapeutic development. The goal of this $10-million funding program is to deliver a selective alpha-synuclein PET tracer for use in clinical studies.
Award Amount: Up to $8.5 million
Due Date: January 17, 2020
Success story sharing will be presented by Dr. Andrea Varrone, who has successfully received the grants from MJFF from various grant mechanisms.
This information seminar will take place on 22 November (Friday) between 11:30-13:00. Sandwiches will be provided.
Note: Please reply your attendance by 20 November 20 (Wednesday) to christine.chang@ki.se. Thank you!