Research Funding Strategy
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In 2014, the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation Board reviewed its research funding strategy and has produced a new strategic plan for research.
Account was taken of the needs of our Membership; current knowledge in the field of Niemann-Pick Disease; the funding strategies of other NPD organizations; and the advice and expertise of the members of the NNPDF's Scientific Advisory Board.
As a result we are pleased to announce that the NNPDF will fund Pre-Doctoral, Post-Doctoral and Early career investigator fellowships in all areas of promise - basic, translational and clinical research- with regards to Niemann Pick Disease.
The NNPDF strives to enable promising new researchers to make a career in the field of Niemann-Pick Disease, thus providing for a new generation of scientists to accelerate the pace of NPD research.
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Our current level of funding enables us to fund research fellowships to improve the understanding of the biology and pathogenesis of Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (Peter G. Pentchev Fellowship) and Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD; i.e. Types A and B Niemann-Pick Disease ~ Edward H. Schuchman Fellowship).
Thanks to the hard work of our member families raising money in their communities, and the generosity of many individual and corporate donors, the NNPDF has directed over $5.2 million to Niemann-Pick Disease research since 1992.
The NNPDF Board is determined to ensure that research funds are well spent and to provide funding that is most likely to accelerate finding an effective therapy or cure for all types of Niemann-Pick Disease.
The Canadian Chapter of the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation (CCNNPDF) is a sister chapter to the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation (NNPDF) (U.S.) and receives administrative support from the NNPDF. Money raised through the CCNNPDF is invested in Niemann-Pick Disease research through the NNPDF's research program with guidance from the NNPDF's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), Board of Directors, and Research Committee. This partnership helps eliminate redundancy and maximizes the impact of research dollars. (Tammy Vaughan, chair of the CCNNPDF, serves as secretary of the NNPDF, and is on the NNPDF's Research Committee.)
Application Process ~ Peter G. Pentchev Fellowship
Research Fellowship for the Study of NPC
- Peter G. Pentchev Research Fellowship - General Information
- Peter G. Pentchev Research Fellowship - Application
Application Process ~ Edward H. Schuchman Fellowship
Research Fellowship for the Study of ASMD
(Types A and B Niemann-Pick Disease)
- Edward H. Schuchman Research Fellowship - General Information
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Edward H. Schuchman Research Fellowship - Application
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