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Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Program
Internal Deadline: September 8, 2008
The Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease award program provides $500,000 over a period of five years ($100,000 per year). The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for accomplished investigators still early in their careers to study the pathogenesis of infectious disease at its most fundamental level -- the points where human and microbial systems connect. The program supports research that sheds light on the fundamentals that affect the outcomes of this encounter: how colonization, infection, commensalism and other relationships play out at levels ranging from molecular interactions to systemic ones. BWF is particularly interested in work focused on the host, as well as host-pathogen studies originating in viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasite systems. Studies supported by the program may have their roots in the pathogen, but the focus of the work should be on the interplay of host and microbe. Research on under-studied infectious diseases, including pathogenic fungi, protozoan and metazoan diseases, and emerging infections is especially of interest.
Candidates will generally have a M.D., D.V.M., or Ph.D. degree. Candidates must:
(1) have an established record of independent research and hold a tenure-track position as an assistant professor or equivalent (at the time of application) and
(2) be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada at the time of application.
The UM can nominate two candidates. (To encourage applications from veterinarians, institutions that nominate a researcher who holds the D.V.M. will be allowed three nominations.)
The Fund's deadline is November 3, 2008. For consideration as the institutional nominee, submit the following electronically in a single PDF format:
- a 3-page research splan
- NIH formatted biosketch
- a nominating letter from the department chair.
Submit all internal applications electronically to: limitedsubmissions@umich.edu.
We acknowledge receipt of all electronic submissions. If you do not receive a response from us by the end of the next business day, please call us at 734-763-4086. Contact Kathryn Ridner at 734-763-4086 or (kridner@umich.edu) with any questions. Complete details and application guidelines can be found on the BW Fund web at (http://www.bwfund.org/programs/infectious_disease/index.html).
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