Purpose
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to publicize a competition for Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Centers (MDSRCs). These Centers promote collaborative basic, translational and clinical research and provide important resources that can be used by the national muscular dystrophy research communities. The Centers also provide outstanding environments for the training of new researchers capable of addressing high priority research objectives in the muscular dystrophies. Center investigators are expected to participate in important community outreach efforts to increase awareness of their research activities in the patient and advocacy communities and to incorporate community perspectives into the conduct of patient-centered research.
Background
The Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2001 (the MD-CARE Act, Public Law 107-84) specified provisions for expanding and intensifying research on muscular dystrophy. One provision of the MD-CARE Act was that the NIH establish centers of excellence for research on muscular dystrophy. The Muscular Dystrophy centers program was subsequently developed in honor of Senator Paul D. Wellstone, a champion of muscular dystrophy research. Through open competitions and peer review of applications for awards, the participating NIH institutes established three Centers in 2003, three more in 2005 and have since maintained six active centers.
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Link for more information
For answers to common questions about the Wellstone Centers and this FOA, see: https://www.wellstonemdcenters.nih.gov/addl_links.htm
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