Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research (DHFMR) Announces Grants for Two Teams of Collaborative Researchers from Middle East Region; Two Research Fellowship Awards Also Announced [PRESS RELEASE]
2008 DHFMR SCIENCE WRITERS & JOURNALISTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: The program, held at Harvard Medical School, from May 11 to May 16 was conducted by Dubai Harvard Foundation in association with the Harvard Medical School's Office of Public Affairs provided the attendees with the opportunity to increase the depth and breadth of their reporting on health care, medical innovation and scientific research(report).
March
Second annual Science Writers & Journalists Fellowship Program: Dubai Healthcare City, a member of Tatweer, and The Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research in collaboration with Dubai Press Club, announced the opening of the application process for the second annual Science Writers & Journalists Fellowship Program. The program is open to early-to-mid-career print and broadcast journalists in the Gulf region covering healthcare, medical or science issues (Detailed information about the program| Application form in word document | PDF). For more information about the program, please write to Ms. Nagham Kaouk, at nagham.kaouk@hmsdc.dhcc.ae
[Application deadline was April 4, 2008].
January-February
Call for Letters of Intent: DHFMR RESEARCH AWARDS 2008. The deadline for submission of the Letter of Intent was Monday, March 31, 2008.
The Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research Announced its First Collaborative Research Center and Research Fellowship Awards Recipients (report).
The first Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research Young Investigators Conference: Strategy for Science was held on Thursday, January 4, 2007, from 10:00am to 4:00pm in the Godolphin Ballroom at the Emirates Towers in Dubai, UAE.
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REPORT on the proceedings
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The first annual Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical
Research Symposium, Today's
Science, Tomorrow's Cures, was held on Sunday,
March 26th, 2006, in Dubai, UAE.
Applications from clinical investigators at theinstructor or assistant professor level are being solicited for the Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award. The purpose of the Award is to provide support and protected time for mentored research to junior faculty members working in any disease area as they begin their careers as independent clinical researchers.
Harvard Medical School may nominate up to three candidates. In order to choose the nominees who will represent Harvard, an internal review will be conducted. For additional information please visit http://medapps.med.harvard.edu/fellowships/.
Applications must be submitted online for internal review no later than October 14, 2008 at 5:00PM.
Identifying Autism Loci and Genes by Tracing Recent Shared Ancestry Eric M. Morrow,1,2,3,4,5* Seung-Yun Yoo,1,2,4,5* Steven W. Flavell,5,6 Tae-Kyung Kim,5,6 Yingxi Lin,5,6 Robert Sean Hill,1,2,4,5 Nahit M. Mukaddes,7 Soher Balkhy,8 Generoso Gascon,8,9 Asif Hashmi,10 Samira Al-Saad,11 Janice Ware,5,12 Robert M. Joseph,5,13 Rachel Greenblatt,1,2 Danielle Gleason,1,2 Julia A. Ertelt,1,2 Kira A. Apse,1,2,5 Adria Bodell,1,2 Jennifer N. Partlow,1,2 Brenda Barry,1,2 Hui Yao,1 Kyriacos Markianos,1 Russell J. Ferland,14 Michael E. Greenberg,5,6 Christopher A. Walsh1,2,4,5
Monday, May 19, 2008:Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtoor Drives Medical Research by Committing Funds to Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research: Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtoor, Chairman of Al Habtoor Group has contributed AED18.35 million (US$5 million) to the Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research (DHFMR) to support its efforts to raise the bar of healthcare excellence in the Arab world. The contribution will make Al Habtoor a founder member of the Dubai Harvard Foundation (News article).
DHFMR Seed Grant Program 2008: The DHFMR Seed Grant Program will make awards available to collaborative research initiatives that are in the conceptual or early stages of development. These awards are intended to encourage and support collaborations between HMS research centers or labs and their counterparts in the Middle East region at the beginning phase of their research partnership (link to Seed Grant page).
Address change of Foundatin's Boston Office: As of Friday April 18, 2008, the Boston office of the Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research will be located at our new premises at Harvard Medical School. Our new address, telephone and fax will be:
Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research
401 Park Drive, Suite 22
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Phone: +1 617 998 8859
Fax: +1 617 384 8487
Our Dubai office will remain at the same address. Please make a note of it for your future communications with us. Thank you!
Second annual Science Writers Fellowship Program: Dubai Healthcare City, a member of Tatweer, and The Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research in collaboration with Dubai Press Club, announced the opening of the application process for the second annual Science Writers Fellowship Program. The program is open to early-to-mid-career print and broadcast journalists in the Gulf region covering healthcare, medical or science issues (Detailed information about the program| Application form in word document | PDF). For more information about the program, please write to Ms. Nagham Kaouk, at nagham.kaouk@hmsdc.dhcc.ae. [Application deadline was April 4, 2008].
January-February
Call for Letters of Intent: DHFMR RESEARCH AWARDS 2008. The deadline for submission of the Letter of Intent was Monday, March 31, 2008.
The Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research Announced its First Collaborative Research Center and Research Fellowship Awards Recipients (report).
REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFP) UPDATE: Details concerning the formation of collaborative research programs with laboratories of Harvard Medical School, the Research Fellowship Awards, the formal Request for Application (RFA) process are now available online.
