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NYSCF Innovator Awards for Early Career Investigators

The New York Stem Cell Foundation is offering a total of $24.5M in funding to up to 17 investigators to launch their own laboratories.

Due date for applications: August 27, 2010

NYSCF invites applications from early career investigators to cultivate research that will explore the therapeutic potential of stem cells derived from humans and model organisms. The main goal of this initiative is to foster truly innovative research with the probability for transforming the field of stem cell research, and advance the understanding and eventual use of stem cells for the treatment of human disease. In addition to providing funding, NYSCF would partner with the investigator to advance translational goals of the research, and would act as aggregator in packaging intellectual property, from multiple sources if applicable, to make it available to an industry partner who would develop it.

The award provides a maximum of $300K ($100K for salary for a Principal Investigator/Junior Faculty and $200K in discretionary funding) per annum for a period of up to five years. The award does not provide institutional overhead.

Successful applicants will be based in or have access to the NYSCF laboratory and resources and will have the opportunity to present at the annual NYSCF conference. However, it is not a requirement to work in the NYSCF laboratory or in New York. To be eligible, candidates must:

  • Have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: M.D., Ph.D.
  • Have completed Post-doctoral training
  • Hold a tenure track or similar position or have accepted such a position
  • Be within 5 years of starting as a tenure track professor or of initially holding a comparable position
  • Have demonstrated ability to independently supervise staff and research
  • Have a publication record containing articles that are innovative and high impact
  • Have demonstrated or strategized true innovation for translation of basic sciences to a clinical setting;
  • If applicable, demonstrate an appropriate working environment and availability of resources
  • Be based within the United States
  • Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. legal resident or a foreign applicant with appropriate visa documentation, as required by U.S. Immigration, valid for the course of the award.

The applications should include:

  • A research proposal of not more than five pages (in 12-point type)
  • The candidate’s curriculum vitae, not to exceed three pages
  • A one-page summary of the candidate’s research accomplishments
  • A list of the candidate’s five most significant publications
  • Three references from mentors and/or institutions
  • Details of other support

The research proposal should contain a summary, specific aims and goals, experimental design, timeline, significance and relevance to the translation to the clinic. For applications using human embryonic stem cells or human tissue, the candidate must obtain appropriate Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (ESCRO) or human subjects research approvals in advance of the award start date.

Please submit applications by email before 5:00 PM (EST) on August 27th, 2010 to investigators@nyscf.org. Applications should be sent as one electronic file (pdf) with components in the order listed above. Finalists will be contacted in September and announced in October 2010.

For further information please contact Kristin Smith ksmith@nyscf.org or 212-787-4111 ext. 115

Read the NYSCF Press Release (.PDF)
View the Request for Application (.PDF)

 

See the Potential Postdoctoral Fellowship

Canada’s Stem Cell Network and Pfizer Regenerative Medicine are offering an elite fellowship program to recruit the very best and brightest postdoctorates in the field. The position consists of two years in one of Canada’s leading academic stem cell research laboratories, and one year at Pfizer Regenerative Medicine in either of their UK or US-based facilities. Application deadline is May 22, 2010. Visit www.seethepotential.ca for more information.


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