NINDS Neuroscience Funding Announcements

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Muscle Disease Research

Funding Contact(s): John Porter, Ph.D.
Funding Categories: Channels, Synapses and Circuits

Brief Description:
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) are interested in supporting additional training fellowship opportunities in muscle disease research. Diseases for this program announcement include, but are not limited to muscular dystrophies such as Duchenne, myotonic and facioscapulohumeral; myotonias and disorders of muscle membranes such as malignant hyperthermia; muscle wasting disorders (e.g. sarcopenia); inflammatory myopathies; and electrolyte disorders.

NIH Guide: PA-05-052
Release Date: 2005-02-11
Expiration Date: 2008-01-08