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PCMR NEWS
03/25/2008
Grant Opportunity
Dear Clinicians and Scientists,
The Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF) is pleased to announce the availability of one year research grants for
studies focused on pediatric cardiomyopathy. The purpose of the award is to advance knowledge of the basic mechanism of
the disease and to develop more accurate diagnostic methods and improved therapies for children affected with
cardiomyopathy. Please visit CCF's website www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org
for more information and to view past grant awards.
REQUEST FOR RESEARCH APPLICATIONS ON PEDIATRIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
(Dilated, Hypertrophic, Restrictive or Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy)
Description of Opportunity:
The Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF) is inviting investigator-initiated research proposals for innovative
basic, clinical, or translational studies relevant to the cause, diagnosis, or treatment of cardiomyopathy in children
under the age of 18 years. CCF's grant program is designed to provide seed funding to investigators for the testing of
initial hypotheses and collecting of preliminary data to help secure long-term funding by the NIH and/or other major
granting institutions.
Funding & Award Duration:
Funding is available in the range of US$25,000 to US$50,000 for one year of total direct costs. For grant renewals,
CCF funding is limited to two years (consecutive or otherwise) of support.
Eligibility Requirements:
Principal investigator must hold an MD, PhD or equivalent degree and reside in the United States or Canada. The
investigator must have a faculty appointment at an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution and have the proven ability
to pursue independent research as evidenced in publications in peer-review journals.
Application Deadline & Review Process:
Grant award decisions are made through a careful and detailed peer-review process led by CCF's Medical Advisors and
reviewed by CCF's Board of Directors. Scientific excellence and relevance to primary forms of pediatric cardiomyopathy
are the main criteria for selecting research projects to support. Visit
www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org/site/grants.php for grant
guidelines and application forms.
The application submission deadline is Friday, September 5, 2008 with final award decisions to be made by January 2009.
Contact Details:
Lisa Yue, Executive Director
Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation
PO Box 547
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel: 866-808-CURE (2873), ext 901
E-mail: lyue@childrenscardiomyopathy.org
09/26/2007
Presentations Available
The presentations from the Conference on Idiopathic and Primary Cardiomyopathy in Children:
Research Directions and Strategies that took place in Bethesda, MD, in January 2007 are now available to
view online. http://www.pediatrics.med.miami.edu/x431.xml
11/10/2004
The presentations and abstracts from the AHA conference are up on the Recent Publications
page.
9/28/2004 - AHA Conference
There will be three PCMR presentations at the American Heart Association Conference in November.
- Impaired Functional Status in Children with Cardiomyopathy:
A Report from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy
Registry
Lynn Sleeper, ScD
November 7, 9:30AM
- Outcome Predictors of Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Steven Lipshultz, MD
November 8, 10:30AM
- Etiology-Specific Outcome in Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Steve Colan, MD
November 8, 2:00PM
Publications page updated.
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