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SUMMARY:Simons Foundation | Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Biological Conver
 gence and Genetic Therapies
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220818
DTSTAMP:20260530T085334Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim: The mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Init
 iative (SFARI) is to improve the understanding\, diagnosis and treatment o
 f autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by funding innovative research of the hi
 ghest quality and relevance.\n\nGrants awarded through this request for ap
 plications (RFA) are intended to advance our understanding of the genetic 
 basis of ASD and the molecular and cellular consequences of genetic risk\,
  and to provide a foundation for the development of treatments for select 
 genetically defined forms of the condition. SFARI seeks proposals in three
  different areas\, with the common goal of identifying new possibilities f
 or intervention:\n\n	Integrative Analyses of Multi-omic ASD Data\n	Functio
 nal Analysis of Associated Variants\n	Genetic Therapies\n\n\nTo enhance su
 pport of projects all along the continuum of translation\, SFARI now offer
 s three tracks within this RFA solicitation:\n\n	The Explorer track is app
 ropriate for early-stage projects where establishing feasibility and proof
 -of-concept are the most relevant outcomes of the grant period.\n	The Expa
 nsion track is appropriate for more mature projects with evidence of feasi
 bility and preliminary validity.\n	The Collaboration track is appropriate 
 for multi-lab collaborative projects.\n\n\nDuration:      Explorer tra
 ck – 24 months\nExpansion track – 36 months\nCollaboration track – 3
 6 months\n\nFunding:       Explorer track – $400\,000\nExpansion t
 rack – $1\,500\,000\nCollaboration track - $750\,000\n\nEligibility: All
  applicants and key collaborators must hold a Ph.D.\, M.D. or equivalent d
 egree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college\, univers
 ity\, medical school or other research facility. Applications may be submi
 tted by domestic and foreign nonprofit organizations\; public and private 
 institutions\, such as colleges\, universities\, hospitals\, laboratories\
 , and units of state and local government\; and eligible agencies of the f
 ederal government. There are no citizenship or country requirements.\n\nHo
 w to Apply: All interested grant applicants must submit their applications
  online through proposalCENTRAL. To begin\, log in as an applicant\, navig
 ate to the grant opportunities tab\, select Simons Foundation from the ’
 Filter by Grant Maker’ drop-down list. You will then see the list of cur
 rent Simons Foundation grant opportunities and will be able to select ‘G
 enomics: Pathways to Biological Convergence and Genetic Therapies’.\n\nI
 f EPFL will serve as your host institution\, please use the following inst
 itution name in proposalCENTRAL: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausann
 e EPFL. A signature page and tax status information are required for this 
 submission\; contact the Research Office for guidance as early as possible
 .\n\nDeadline:      18 August 2022\n\nFurther information\n\n\n	More i
 nformation about the program is available here.\n	The application portal p
 roposalCENTRAL can be found here.\n	For any other questions\, or to comple
 te the signature page\, please contact the Research Office.\n\n\n 
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