Call for Letters of Intent: Autism Speaks' Postdoctoral Fellowships in Translational Research

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

 From the Office of Foundation Relations (http://web.mit.edu/ofr/)

Below you will find information on a call for letters of intent for 
Autism Speaks' Postdoctoral Fellowships in Translational Research.

Please forward to anyone who might be interested.

*/Note:The Office of Foundation Relations would be pleased to provide 
assistance to anyone applying for a grant from this program.It would 
also be helpful for us to know if someone has applied, whether or not we 
assist him/her.Thank you!/*

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*Deadline: December 12, 2012, 8:00 p.m. EST*
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*Note: This grant will not cover indirect costs -- it will incur 
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The goal of the Postdoctoral Fellowships program is to support 
well-qualified postdoctoral scientists pursuing training in autism 
spectrum disorders (ASD) translational research.  The program is open to 
applicants from public of private institutions working in preclinical or 
clinical research arenas.  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.  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.  "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.  The results should have the potential to lead to or 
facilitate preclinical or clinical trails to improve outcomes for people 
with ASD.

The following four areas of research are of the highest interest for the 
Translational Postdoctoral Fellowship Program:

 1. Biomarker Discovery
 2. Outcome Measure Development
 3. Preclinical Target Validation
 4. Experimental Therapeutics

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.  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.  Indirect costs are not allowed. 
  Stipend ranges can be found below.  The second year stipend will be 
raised to the next level.

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.  Fellows are permitted to obtain additional 
awards or grants to cover research expenses only.  Fellows may not hold 
any other award or grant that supplements their stipend.

0 years of experience = $39,300
1 year of experience = $41,400
2 years of experience = $44,400
3 years of experience = $46,100
4 years of experience = $47,900
5 years of experience = $49,900
6 years of experience = $51,600

_Eligibility_
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.  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.  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.  Postdoctoral training in the 
laboratory where the applicant received his/her graduate degree will not 
be reviewed.

Visit the Autism Speaks website for complete program information and 
application procedures: 
http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants-program/open-grants-how-apply.



Angela Frey
Development Associate
Office of Foundation Relations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

600 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone:  617.253.3829
Fax:  617.258.8800
E-mail: a <mailto:afrey at mit.edu>frey at mit.edu <mailto:afrey at mit.edu>
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