2007 TBI Grant
Prevention of Epilepsy After Traumatic Brain Injury
Application Deadline: October 31, 2006
CURE seeks proposals for investigator-initiated research of relevance to the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic epilepsy, including the cellular, molecular and systems-level understanding of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms; specific approaches to interdict the development of posttraumatic epilepsy; animal models of posttraumatic epilepsy; and investigations of the impact, natural history and epidemiology of posttraumatic epilepsy. Proposals selected for funding under this program must be scientifically meritorious and must be of relevance to the broad mission of the program. For the purposes of the program, posttraumatic epilepsy is defined as epilepsy related to traumatic brain injury. This area of research is particularly relevant to military personnel today, given the high incidence of traumatic brain injury in our soldiers in Iraq.
Awards will be funded to a maximum of $150,000 for a two or three-year project ($50,000 a year for three years or $75,000 a year for two years), to begin July 1, 2007. Early career investigators* are welcome to apply. International applicants welcome.
*Generally, early career investigators will be university faculty at the assistant professor level (or hold an equivalent position in a non-university research organization), and will be within seven years of completion of graduate, professional, or research/clinical fellowship training. In exceptional cases, scientists at the postdoctoral level may be eligible for this award.
The maximum request amount may be up to $150,000.
International applicants welcome.
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