Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research

Sponsor: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Award: Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research
Amount/Duration: $750,000 ($150,000 per year x 5 years)
Number of Projects Awarded: 7
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2005

Description: The program’s goal is to foster the development and productivity of established independent physician-scientists who will strengthen translational research, through their own studies as well as by mentoring physician-scientist trainees. BWF is interested particularly in supporting investigators who will bring novel ideas and new approaches to translational research. Translational studies for this application may involve these areas: etiology, pathogenesis and mechanisms of disease (particularly studies with direct application to disease prevention and treatment); clinical knowledge, improved diagnosis (including development of new biomarkers, diagnostic methods or devices), natural history of disease, and biomedical informatics; or disease management (including therapeutics aimed at molecular targets), molecular epidemiology, and limited small-scale clinical trials involving novel approaches or interventions that provide evidence for effectiveness of therapy.

Eligibility: Tenure-track Assistant (late stage) or Associate Professors with an appointment or joint appointment in a subspecialty of clinical medicine (M.D. or M.D.-Ph.D.) and independent research career. (Non-M.D. degree in exceptional circumstances)

Additional Information: http://www.bwfund.org/brochures/2006 Trans brochure.pdf  (PDF)

Nominations Process: Two nominations are permitted per institution (four if a woman and a minority candidate are nominated). Potential applicants should send electronically a preliminary proposal 1-2 pages in length plus a curriculum vitae to Mark Paller (palle001@umn.edu), assistant vice president for research, AHC, before 7 July, 2005. A committee of faculty members will screen applications/nominations and select the finalists.