The Myelin Project announces the creation of the Augusto Odone Young Investigator Award. This Award is created to encourage promising young investigators to pursue a career in remyelination research. This Research Award will be co-funded by Oliver's Army and The Myelin Project.
This first Award is aimed at research of adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN).
Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder that is a form of Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), which occurs in young men. AMN and ALD are two distinct diseases arising from a mutation in the same gene (the ALD gene). Approximately 1/3 of the boys who carry the ALD gene will (if not treated with Lorenzo's oil) develop ALD and die within 1 to 5 years. The remaining 2/3 will develop AMD as young adults. About 1/2 to 2/3 of the mothers will develop AMN in middle age. So, while ALD has received a lot of publicity and been the subject of much rsearch, AMN research has been largely overlooked.
Maximum research award will be $150,000 per year for 2 years. An additional year will be possible with demonstration of satisfactory progress.
Preference will be given to projects that are translational/clinical in nature.
Details for submission will be available on April 1, 2009 on our web site
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