Grants
Applications will be made by invitation only, based on investigator-submitted letters of intent. The letter of intent should not exceed one page in length and should include:
- The name of the principal investigator and a brief description of the investigator’s qualifications to undertake the project. The principal investigator should have faculty status or equivalent.
- The type of award should be indicated –Research Project or Pilot Project
- A brief description of the project to be proposed, emphasizing the relevance to VHL disease. The description should include a brief background, hypothesis, specific aims, and description of the significance of the proposed research for the field of VHL research, and/or the impact on the care of VHL patients. Investigators describing projects without clear relevance will not be invited to submit an application.
Questions and LOI’s should be emailed to research@vhl.org.
2023 Research Grant Dates and Deadlines:
August 18, 2023: Grant Invitation Emailed
October 6, 2023: Letter of Intent Deadline
January 12, 2024: Application Deadline
February 23, 2024: Grant Application Review Session
April 8, 2024: Grantee Announcement & Earliest Project Start Date
Past Recipients of VHLA’s Competitive Research Grants
Dr. Samra Turajlic, Francis Crick Institute (UK)
Dr. Mei Yee Koh, University of Utah (US)
Dr. Reut Halperin, ENTIRE Research Center (Israel)
John Chappell, PhD, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion
Alessandro Larcher, MD, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Patricia Dahia MD, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Alice Soragni, PhD, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Eric Jonasch, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Amit Tirosh, MD, Sheba Medical Center
David Zagzag, MD, PHD, NYU Langone Medical Center
Bettie Gardie PhD, INSERM (Institut national de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale)
Anna Matynia, PhD, Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles
Barbara A. Mysona PhD, Augusta University
Othon Iliopoulos, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital
Raymond Kim, MD, PhD University of Toronto
Haifeng Yang PhD, Thomas Jefferson University
Ruhee Dure, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
Dhaval Patel, MD, NIH, National Cancer Institute
Michael B. Gorin, MD, PhD, University of California
Raymond Kim, MD, PhD, University of Toronto
Ian Frew, PhD, University of Zurich, Switzerland
A.N.A. van der Horst-Schrivers, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen in The Netherlands
Othon Iliopoulos, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Daniel Segal, PhD, Tel Aviv University
Eamonn R. Maher, MD, FRCP, University of Birmingham
Haifeng Yang, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
Brenda Petrella, PhD, Dartmouth Medical School
Rachel Giles, PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht
Thera P. Links, MD, PhD, University Medical Centre Groningen
Thera P. Links, MD, PhD, University Medical Centre Groningen
James Handa, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Rupal Bhatt, MD, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Armin Pause, PhD, McGill Universit
Bin Teh, MD, PhD, Van Andel Institute
Donald Bellgrau, PhD, University of Colorado, Denver
Donald Bellgrau, PhD, University of Colorado, Denver
George V. Thomas, MD, Oregon Health and Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute
Robert Weiss, MD, University of California
Susanne Schlisio, PhD, Ludwig Institute for Cancer
W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina
Shufen Chen, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina
Ian Frew, PhD, University of Zurich
Andrea Ruxandra-Schmitzer, PhD, University of Montreal
Judith Frydman, PhD, Stanford University
Judith Frydman, PhD, Stanford University
Michael Zimmer, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Daniel J. George, MD, Duke University Medical Center
Daniel J. George, MD, Duke University Medical Center
Tien Hsu, PhD, Boston University Medical Center
Pierre Jacomet, MD, Catholic University Medical Center
Maria Czyzyk-Krzeska, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati
Robert J. Duronio, PhD, University of North Carolina
Maria Czyzyk-Krzeska, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati
Robert J. Duronio, PhD, University of North Carolina
Shahriar Koochekpour, MD, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Ehud Gazit, PhD, Tel Aviv University
Maria Czyzyk-Krzeska, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati
Shahriar Koochekpour, MD, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
James R. Gnarra, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
James R. Gnarra, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Robert D. Burk, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University