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                <p class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_MsoNormal">From the Office
                  of Foundation Relations (<a
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                <p class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_MsoNormal">Below you will
                  find information on a call for letters of intent for
                  Autism Speaks' Postdoctoral Fellowships in
                  Translational Research.</p>
                <p class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_MsoNormal">Please forward
                  to anyone who might be interested.</p>
                <div><b><i>Note:<span>&nbsp;</span>The Office of Foundation
                      Relations would be pleased to provide assistance
                      to anyone applying for a grant from this program.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>It
                      would also be helpful for us to know if someone
                      has applied, whether or not we assist him/her.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Thank
                      you!</i></b></div>
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                <div><b>Deadline: December 12, 2012, 8:00 p.m. EST</b></div>
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        <div><b>Note: This grant will not cover indirect costs -- it
            will incur underrecovery.<br>
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          <div>The goal of the Postdoctoral Fellowships program is to
            support well-qualified postdoctoral scientists pursuing
            training in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) translational
            research. &nbsp;The program is open to applicants from public of
            private institutions working in preclinical or clinical
            research arenas. &nbsp;Successful applicants will detail a
            project that bridges basic laboratory research and
            behavioral or biomedical clinical research, and a training
            plan that includes mentoring in both basic and clinical
            research environments. &nbsp;Projects must have the fundamental
            translational research aim at accelerating the conversion of
            basic scientific discoveries into novel and more effective
            methods or products used to diagnose, prevent, or treat ASD.
            &nbsp;"Bench-to-bedside" approaches that delineate a path from
            preclinical models of ASD to well-defined patient
            populations, and "back-translational" projects that enrich
            the skill sets of behaviorists and clinicians through basic
            research on ASD biology and mechanisms of therapeutic
            intervention are encouraged. &nbsp;The results should have the
            potential to lead to or facilitate preclinical or clinical
            trails to improve outcomes for people with ASD.</div>
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          <div>The following four areas of research are of the highest
            interest for the Translational Postdoctoral Fellowship
            Program:</div>
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              <li>Biomarker Discovery</li>
              <li>Outcome Measure Development</li>
              <li>Preclinical Target Validation</li>
              <li>Experimental Therapeutics</li>
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          <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
          <div>The number of fellowships Autism Speaks will award will
            be determined by its available financial resources and the
            fit of the proposed research within the Autism Speaks
            portfolio. &nbsp;Each award will be for a period of two years and
            will include a competitive stipend, and a $10,000 annual
            allowance for professional conference travel, research costs
            and supplies, and/or fringe benefits. &nbsp;Indirect costs are
            not allowed. &nbsp;Stipend ranges can be found below. &nbsp;The second
            year stipend will be raised to the next level.</div>
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          <div>The postdoctoral fellowship stipend level will be
            determined by the number of years of postdoctoral experience
            at the time of the award to a maximum of $61,600 per year.
            &nbsp;Fellows are permitted to obtain additional awards or grants
            to cover research expenses only. &nbsp;Fellows may not hold any
            other award or grant that supplements their stipend.</div>
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          <div>0 years of experience = $39,300</div>
          <div>1 year of experience = $41,400</div>
          <div>2 years of experience = $44,400</div>
          <div>3 years of experience = $46,100</div>
          <div>4 years of experience = $47,900</div>
          <div>5 years of experience = $49,900</div>
          <div>6 years of experience = $51,600</div>
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          <div><u>Eligibility</u></div>
          <div>Postdoctoral Fellows must hold an M.D., Ph.D, or
            equivalent terminal degree, and cannot have more than 5
            years of postdoctoral experience at the commencement of the
            award. &nbsp;The selected postdoctoral fellow must spend at least
            80% of his/her professional time engaged exclusively on the
            fellowship research activities for the duration of the
            award. &nbsp;The fellow may not simultaneously serve in an
            internship or residency, hold a tenure-track faculty
            appointment, or hold another named fellowship award during
            the support period. &nbsp;Postdoctoral training in the laboratory
            where the applicant received his/her graduate degree will
            not be reviewed.</div>
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                    <div>Visit the Autism Speaks&nbsp;website for complete
                      program information and application procedures:&nbsp;<a
href="http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants-program/open-grants-how-apply">http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants-program/open-grants-how-apply</a>.</div>
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