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Ellison Medical Foundation

Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Program in Aging

Program Summary

The Ellison Medical Foundation was established by Lawrence J. Ellison to support biomedical research on aging. The objective of The Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Program in Aging is to support new investigators of outstanding promise in the basic biological sciences relevant to understanding lifespan development processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. The award is intended to provide new faculty with support during the especially critical first three years of their independent research career.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: structural biology, molecular genetics, studies with model systems ranging from lower eukaryotes to humans, inquiries testing the relevance of simpler models to human aging, genetic epidemiology of aging, candidate longevity genes, aging in the immune system, host defense molecules in aging systems, mechanisms of free radical induced cell aging, mechanisms of aging in various differentiated cell populations, integrative physiology, gene/environment and gene/gene interactions, and new approaches to age-modulated disease mechanisms.

Eligibility

These awards are intended for investigators who are in the first three (3) years of their research career following their post-doctoral fellowship experience. For the 2010 competition, as of March 1, 2010, nominees must hold regular full time appointments (tenure or non-tenure) on the faculty of the sponsoring institution and they must not have been in such an appointment, at the sponsoring institution or other institution(s), for more than three years as of July 15, 2010, i.e. the appointment having been made no earlier than July 15, 2007. Time spent in clinical internships, post-doctoral training, residencies, or in work toward board certification does not count as part of the three-year limit.

The Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars may hold one other career development award from a private source concurrently for up to one year. The limitation is with regard to overlap of funding type, even in the absence of scientific overlap. Please check "Restrictions" on the sponsor's website for further information. 

The University of Iowa may nominate two candidates.

Internal Selection Procedure

The UI Office of the Vice President for Research has established an internal review procedure to select the UI nominees.  Applications will be reviewed according to the sponsor’s selection criteria.  Consideration will also be given to UI institutional strengths and strategic directions.  Potential applicants must submit, using the preselection link below, the following information:

1.    A two page CV

2.    A description of the proposed research.  It should have the following elements:

• A cover sheet with the project title, your name and department, and the title of the program you are responding to.
• A brief description of the proposed research (no more than five pages in length).  Additional pages may be added for references.
• Please be sure the project is identified on each page and number the pages.

The above materials must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2009.  The selected application must be submitted in accordance with the Foundation’s Thursday, February 25, 2010, deadline.

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