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RFA 08-04: CIRM Bridges to Stem Cell Research Awards

Fulfilling the mission of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine – to promote rapid progress in stem cell research leading to treatments and cures for diseases and to the growth of a stem cell and regenerative medicine industry critical to future clinical applications – will require an expanding pool of professionals with specialized training, interests, and skills.

To strengthen the ranks of laboratory personnel trained in the most current techniques required by stem cell research labs, CIRM announces the “Bridges to Stem Cell Research Awards”.  These awards will fund undergraduate and Master’s level students engaged in stem cell research via internships and associated training activities.  These CIRM-supported research internships will be integrated with educational programs that provide comprehensive preparation in lecture and laboratory courses, facilitate internship placement, and advise and mentor students on research progress and career opportunities.

RFA 08-03: CIRM Research Training Program II
  • RFA 08-03: CIRM Research Training Program II [pdf]

The CIRM Research Training Program II will provide support for the training and development of scientists in California at the predoctoral, postdoctoral, and clinical fellow levels, who will contribute to the expansion of stem cell research. The growth of stem cell research in California will require the scientific training of individuals at all levels to create a cadre of scientists with the knowledge and skill to lead effective research programs.

RFA 08-02: CIRM Tools and Technologies Awards

The CIRM Tools and Technologies Awards will support the development and evaluation of innovative tools and technologies that will overcome current road blocks in basic, translational and/or clinical stem cell research.   Specifically, this RFA will support two types of technology development for stem cell research: (1) creation and design of novel tools and technologies; and (2) optimization, scale up or application of an existing tool or technology for which there is proof of concept.

RFA 08-01 CIRM New Faculty Awards II

The CIRM New Faculty Awards II will fund promising M.D. and Ph.D. scientists in the critical early stages of their careers as independent investigators establishing their own laboratories and research programs. CIRM intends to provide salary and research support for up to five years, creating a stable environment for these new faculty members to build innovative and robust stem cell research programs in the state of California.

RFA 07-05: CIRM New Cell Lines Awards

The CIRM New Cell Lines Awards will support the derivation and propagation of new lines of pluripotent human stem cells that will have important research and clinical application for understanding, diagnosing and treating serious injury and disease. CIRM intends to provide funding for qualified investigators to conduct research in California that will lead to the generation of new human embryonic stem cell lines and/or to the optimization of new, alternate methods for the derivation of pluripotent human cell lines.

RFA 07-04: CIRM Disease Team Planning Awards

The CIRM Disease Team Planning Award, the subject of this RFA (07-04), will support up to six months of planning and proposal development for the Disease Team Research Awards.  Disease Team Research Awards will be the subject of a subsequent RFA.

The Disease Team Initiative encourages novel team research models requiring active team management and emphasizing defined milestones in an effort to jump-start the development of therapies based on stem cells developed in the state of California. The Disease Team Planning Awards will enable a Principal Investigator to recruit a team, and to enlist that team to plan the content, management, and administration of a team-based research project.  The research award requirements will be described in a subsequent RFA.

RFA 07-03: CIRM Major Facilities Grant Program

This Major Facilities Grant Program will fund the establishment of CIRM facilities to support stem cell research programs that encompass all or part of the spectrum of research that will lead from discovery to development and testing of cures, therapies, diagnostics and technologies for the treatment of injury or disease. Part One of the application will address the breadth and depth of the stem cell research program at the applicant institution(s) seeking facilities funding, and the relationship of the proposed major facility to that program. If CIRM’s governing body, the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (ICOC), approves all or part of an institution's Part One application, then the institution(s) will be invited in Part Two of the application to apply for one of three levels of funding, and in that application to address the technical aspects of its building program, to explain how that the program aligns with CIRM's objectives, and why that program represents a good value for California taxpayers' investment.

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