LAM Research Funding
The LAM Foundation is the largest funder of LAM research, outside the National Institutes of Health, committing the majority of the $13 million raised to support 83 research projects for the study of LAM. In the first five years of funding LAM research, LAM Foundation scientists reported three major discoveries, including evidence that LAM is genetic, the identification of a LAM gene, and a molecular explanation for abnormal smooth muscle cell growth in LAM. This data resulted in the identification of potential therapy for LAM called sirolimus, or rapamycin, which is currently being tested through clinical trials.
LAM Foundation research awards include Post Doctoral Fellowships, Established Investigator Awards, and Pilot Project Awards. Scientists who wish to apply for LAM research funding must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). LOIs are reviewed by the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) for scientific merit and alignment with The LAM Foundation mission. SAB invitations to submit full proposals are extended to applicants whose LOI proposals are considered competitive, but invitations are not a prerequisite for submission. Full proposals should be completed online and sent electronically to jchappell@thelamfoundation.org.
LAM Foundation Research Funding Deadlines
- LOIs must be submitted by July 30th
- SAB invitations extended to applicants by August 15th
- Full proposals must be submitted by September 30th
- Applicants notified by December 1st
- Funding begins in January of the following year
Application Forms and Additional Research Award Information
Click here for Letter of Intent Form
Click here for Application Form
Click here for Description of Awards
Click here for Terms and Conditions
Click here for LAM Foundation Policy on Indirect Costs
Click here for additional funding opportunities:
http://med.stanford.edu/rmg/funding/damon_innovation.html
To learn more about LAM Foundation research awards contact:
Francis X. McCormack, MD
Chairman, LAM Foundation Scientific Board
Director, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Department of Medicine
MSB Room 6053 231 Albert Sabin Way
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0564
P: 513-558-4831
F: 513-558-4858
Email: frank.mccormack@uc.edu
Other ways to get involved:
- Raise awareness of LAM in the scientific community
- Encourage other scientists to go to our website to learn more about how to apply for research funding
- Write your congressman to promote increased federal funding for research, treatment and educational programming for LAM
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