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Welcome to the OBGYN Research Opportunities page. This page is to provide visitors with helpful information on research funding and opportunities. If further assistance is needed as far as information on HIPAA training or IRB instructions, or assistance with literature reviews, proposal writing, or iRIS submission, and information on the following research opportunities and funding, please contact: Michelle Garcia, Medical Research Assistant, OBGYN, phone 5-6611 ext 253 or email at kamie.garcia@ttuhsc.edu.
Also, if there are any specific research ideas that you may have in mind but have not found funding for, please e-mail me. I can assist with funding searches and can enlist the help of various departments and other organizations to find grants.
- Seed Grants
- Grand Challenges in Global Health
- American Diabetes Association
- March of Dimes
- National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
- NIH Grants
- Loan Repayment Programs
Seed grants that have become available for Texas Tech University HSC-El Paso:
- SOM Seed Grant for Research. Applications due March 1, 2004 . For a copy of the application, please contact Sandra Betancourt.
- Applications are currently being accepted through February 6, 2004 , for the Clinical Research Seed Grant Program. This program is specifically for the El Paso campus. Investigators planning to conduct pilot studies with the intention of obtaining subsequent external funding for their research are encouraged to apply. Applications and guidelines can be obtained from Myrna Arvizo, Office of Research Development, 783-6211 x223.
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Other Research Opportunities:
- The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the first 14 scientific challenges that will be the focus of the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. Grant proposals for research on these critical scientific and technological problems that, if solved, could lead to important advances against diseases of the developing world are sought. Letters of Intent are due January 9, 2004 . For additional information: http://www.grandchallengesgh.org/proposals.aspx?SecID=263.
- The American Diabetes Association Research Program supports basic and clinical diabetes research aimed at preventing, treating, and curing diabetes. The diabetes research projects we support cover the spectrum from islet cell biology and transplantation techniques, to studies in education and behavioral issues. Past grants have included awards on gestational diabetes research. There are several types of grants and different deadlines: http://www.diabetes.org/professional/research/research.jsp.
- Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program-The Clinical Research LRP is a vital component of our nation's efforts to attract health professionals to careers in clinical research. In exchange for a two-year commitment to your clinical research career, NIH will repay up to $35,000 per year of your qualified educational debt, pay an additional 39% of the repayments to cover your Federal taxes, and may reimburse state taxes that result from these payments. In FY 2003 NIH broadened eligibility to all doctoral-level clinical researchers with nonprofit or US government (Federal, state or local) funding. To participate, you must be a U.S. citizen (or U.S. national or permanent resident) and have a M.D., Ph.D., Psy.D., Pharm. D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M. , D.C. , N.D., or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited institution. You must conduct clinical research for 50% of your time (at least 20 hours weekly) for two years. Also, the research must not be prohibited by Federal law or NIH policy. http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/lrp-clinical.htm.
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- The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation defines a birth defect as any abnormality of structure or function, whether inherited, or acquired in utero and presenting in infancy and childhood. Deviations from reproductive health of women and men as an underlying basis of birth defects, i.e., preconceptual events, perinatal course and premature births, are appropriate subjects for research support. The ultimate aim of research supported by the MOD is prevention of birth defects. Grants are awarded to qualified institutions to support research on birth defects. http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/685_2160.asp.
- The National Institute of Child Health & Human Development has grants available in several areas with different application deadlines, some coming up very soon. The following is a list of grants that a Request for Application can be made for:
Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Programs
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: February 23, 2004
Application Receipt Date: March 23, 2004
Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction Research
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: May 14, 2004
Application Receipt Date: June 14, 2004
Infrastructure for Data Sharing and Archiving
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: December 15, 2003
Application Receipt Date: January 15, 2004
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers 2004
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: November 19, 2003
Application Receipt Date: December 19, 2003 - In this PA, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) encourage research on women's mental health in relation to pregnancy and the postpartum period. As illustrated by a few highly publicized cases, the consequences of severe untreated postpartum depression and psychosis can be devastating for individuals, families, and communities. This PA encourages research on perinatal mood and other mental disorders in four areas: (1) clinical course, epidemiology and risk factors; (2) basic and clinical neuroscience; and (3) interventions; and (4) services. Research is encouraged both on perinatal non-psychotic mood disorders and on psychotic disorders. Applications are being accepted through 2006. http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-135.html.
- REDUCING PRETERM & LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN MINORITY FAMILIES
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) invite applications to encourage collaborative multidisciplinary biobehavioral research that can elucidate the mechanisms underlying disparities in pregnancy outcomes as well as interventions to reduce such disparities. The disparity in pregnancy outcomes among minorities is largely due to preterm delivery (PTD) and low birth weight (LBW), which disproportionately affect these populations. While these problems occur across populations , and there are most likely commonalities among all groups, their greater incidence among minorities makes research with these groups particularly important. Deadline for applications will be next spring. For more information: http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-027.html - Participating Institutes and Centers (ICs) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) invite applications for R01 awards to support Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRPs) for basic, applied, and translational multi- disciplinary research that addresses important biological or medical research problems. In the context of this program, a partnership is a multi- disciplinary research team that applies an integrative, systems approach to develop knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, or treat disease or to understand health and behavior. The partnership must include appropriate bioengineering or allied quantitative sciences in combination with biomedical and/or clinical components. The Principal Investigator (PI) also serves as the project manager and must be capable of leading the proposed effort.New and competing renewal applications submitted in response to this program announcement will be accepted on January 21, 2004; August 20, 2004; January 20, 2005; August 19, 2005; January 20, 2006; and August 22, 2006 . These are the dates that applications must be received at the NIH. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-04-023.html.
- The Contraception and Infertility LRP is a vital component of our nation's efforts to attract health professionals to careers in contraception and infertility research. In exchange for a two-year commitment to your research career, NIH will repay up to $35,000 per year of your qualified repayable educational debt, pay an additional 39% of the repayments to cover your Federal taxes, and may reimburse state taxes that may result from these payments. For more information: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/lrp-contra.htm.
- The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation defines a birth defect as any abnormality of structure or function, whether inherited, or acquired in utero and presenting in infancy and childhood. Deviations from reproductive health of women and men as an underlying basis of birth defects, i.e., preconceptual events, perinatal course and premature births, are appropriate subjects for research support. The ultimate aim of research supported by the MOD is prevention of birth defects. Grants are awarded to qualified institutions to support research on birth defects. http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/685_2160.asp.
- The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the first 14 scientific challenges that will be the focus of the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. Grant proposals for research on these critical scientific and technological problems that, if solved, could lead to important advances against diseases of the developing world are sought. Letters of Intent are due January 9, 2004 . For additional information: http://www.grandchallengesgh.org/proposals.aspx?SecID=263.