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2009 APFED Junior Faculty HOPE Research Grant
The American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders
Announces...
Junior faculty $25,000 Research Grant
Eligibility: US medical school faculty with aggregate appointments of less than 5 years to support funding of eosinophil related research projects.
Application deadline for 2009 Award: November 1, 2008
Be a part of HOPE on the Horizon for Eosinophilic Disorders.
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Congratulations to Seema Aceves MD, PhD for being the first recipient of the APFED HOPE Junior faculty awards for her research "Tissue remodeling in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis: Influence on prognosis and response to corticosteroid therapy". Dr. Aceves is an adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Aceves will present her preliminary work at the APFED summer conference.
The HOPE Junior Faculty grants are for physician-scientists early in their career. These grants enable promising young researchers to initiate research studies in areas important to our community. If we meet our 2008 fundraising goals, we will be able to increase the award amounts in 2009. Congratulations again to Dr. Aceves and many thanks to our medical advisory board for reviewing the grant applications!
APFED Announces Trainee Travel Grants for Professional meetings
For more information see our summary on Travel Grants. You can also download this information in PDF format.
Submit Travel Grant application Online.
Applicants must provide the following:
• Acceptance Letter for Presentation
• Copy of letter from Program Director confirming status
• Copy of accepted abstract
• Brief description of applicant’s interest in eosinophilic disorders
• A paragraph on short-term and long-term career goals and plans
• Projected expenses with specific expense information/receipts/bills
• Completed Contact Information Sheet
Download the Reimbursement Form to submit your expenses (following approval).
Please address all inquiries regarding research grants via email.
APFED is pleased to announce our most recent recipient of the APFED Trainee Research Grant: Vince Mukkada M.D.
Dr. Mukkada is a 3rd Year Fellow in Pediatric Gastroenterology at The Children's Hospital of Denver. He is presenting a research project at the 2007 NASPGHAN meeting on eosinophil effects on intestinal barrier function entitled: Eosinophils Enhance Intestinal Epithelial Barrier.
Dr. Mukkada wrote in his grant application: “My interest in eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) came about initially through participating in the care of affected patients during my first year of fellowship at The Children’s Hospital of Denver. I saw a number of patients with esophageal strictures and/or food impactions due to eosinophilic esophagitis, and developed a strong interest in understanding the basic mechanisms leading to this finding. This interest has been furthered by my work in Dr. Glenn T. Furuta’s laboratory, where we are working on several basic science projects that seek to determine the role of the eosinophil in the GI tract, as well as clinical and translational projects involving patients with EGIDs.”
Congratulations Dr. Mukkada!
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