The Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program (NTAP) is now accepting applications for the Francis S. Collins Scholars Program in Neurofibromatosis Clinical and Translational Research. The Collins Scholars program brings together a community of exceptionally well-trained clinician scientists who will be leaders in the field of NF1 research.
Explicitly designed to attract talent of the highest order to the field of NF1 research and to foster life-long commitment to this syndrome, the program invests in its scholars by providing formal training in the discipline of clinical translational science, the time to develop the skills appropriate for their research, exposure to translational research programs in government, academic, and industry environments and training in the care of patients with NF1.
The program seeks to attract and train the most talented and promising clinician scientists to conduct patient-focused research in NF1. NTAP is hopeful to receive applications from candidates around the world across all disciplines of medicine with an interest in NF1. Details about eligibility can be found on the full announcement.
The deadline for grant submission is March 23, 2015. For more information about NTAP please visit www.n-tap.org.
