Hereditary Disease Foundation

Hereditary Disease Foundation Research Grants (Postdoctorate/Grant)
John J. Wasmuth Postdoctoral Fellowships (Postdoctorate/Fellowship)

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Hereditary Disease Foundation Research Grants (Postdoctorate/Grant)

Purpose: To support for research focusing on Huntington’s disease. Focus: Huntington’s disease. Qualif.: Applicants must be post-graduate level. Criteria: Applicants are reviewed by a triangle group. Consideration is relevance to treatments and cures for Huntington’s disease. Selected applicants will receive an application form for a full proposal.

Funds Avail.: $50,000. To Apply: Applicants must complete the one page letter of intent (available at the website)

consisting of contact information and summary of the proposed research (maximum of 500 words). Selected proposals are to receive an application form. Application requires an administrative contact, project summary, budgets, other current and pending support, biographical sketch, protection of human subjects, protection of animal subjects, and study proposal. Send application thru email in PDF at carljohnson@hdfoundation.org, and five copies sent to: Hereditary Disease Foundation, Attn: Carl D. Johnson, PhD 3960 Broadway, 6th Fl. New York, NY 10032 USA. Deadline: For application, February, June and October 15. Contact: Executive Director of Science, Carl D. Johnson, PhD. at carljohnson@hdfoundation.org.

John J. Wasmuth Postdoctoral Fellowships (Postdoctorate/Fellowship)

Purpose: To support for research focusing on Huntington’s disease. Focus: Huntington’s disease. Qualif.: Applicants must be post-graduate level. Criteria: Recipients are given based on the applications.

Funds Avail.: $40,500 - $56,000. To Apply: Applicants must complete the one page letter of intent (available at the website); applicant’s curriculum vitae and research sponsor; and two recommendation letters (one from the applicant’s sponsor). Send application thru email in PDF at carljohnson@hdfoundation.org, and five copies sent to: Hereditary Disease Foundation, Attn: Carl D. Johnson, PhD 3960 Broadway, 6th Fl. New York, NY 10032 USA. Deadline: February, June and October 15.

Remarks: Established in honor John J. Wasmuth, a member of the Huntington’s Disease Collaborative Research. Contact: Executive Director of Science, Carl D. Johnson, PhD. atcarljohnson@hdfoundation.org.