[RASMB] Request for proposals

[Tom Laue]

Dear RASMBers-
Please let your fellow scientists know about this opportunity. A printer/web
friendly version is attached.
Thank you,
Tom Laue

Request for Proposals

The Biomolecular Interaction Technologies Center (BITC) at the University of
New Hampshire is soliciting research proposals for funding.

BITC is a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative
Research Center established to carry out research in coordination with
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. For general information about
BITC, its member companies, and a list of funded projects, go to the Web
site: www.bitc.unh.edu.

Research proposals should deal with methods based preferably on first
principles that can be used to quantitate the binding interaction between
molecular species, specifically protein-protein interactions (including
monoclonal antibodies), protein-nucleic acid interactions, small molecule
drug-protein interactions and drug-lipid interactions. The development of
new instruments or methods, or the refinement of existing equipment or
techniques, will be considered. The objective should be the use of the
instrument or method on a routine basis for either molecular screening or as
an analytical technique in research relevant to drug discovery or
development.

Areas of interest: 1) high-throughput binding assays; 2) more robust
software for data acquisition analysis; and 3) improved methods for
characterizing binding of membrane proteins. Technologies of particular
interest to pharmaceutical researchers include but are not restricted to:
atomic force microscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, total internal
reflection fluorescence spectroscopy, high-throughput calorimetry, surface
plasmon resonance, coupled wavelength plasmon resonance, analytical
electrophoresis, analytical ultracentrifugation, light scattering, circular
dichroism, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Researchers at academic institutions are eligible to apply. Proposals are
accepted from outside the U.S.; however, the principal investigator must be
a U.S. citizen and the research must be conducted within the U.S. Awards
range from $15,000 to $100,000 per year; project duration is typically two
years.

Submit a one-page preproposal via email as either an RTF or Word document,
or as a PDF. Preproposals must include a description of the project,
estimated cost, duration, and credentials of the principal investigator.
Preproposal submission deadlines: May 1 and November 1. Email to: Dr. Thomas
M. Laue, bitc.unh at unh.edu.


     Selected Invitation Proposal
      Preproposal  Preproposal To Submit Receipt Funding
      Receipt Dates  Review Full Proposal Dates Decision
      May 1  July August  October 1 January
      November 1  January February April 1 July



University of New Hampshire
46 College Road
Rudman 379
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: 603-862-2459
FAX:    603-862-0031
www.camis.unh.edu
www.bitc.unh.edu

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