Rett Community Researchers:

We would also like to point out opportunities from the NIH guide.

From the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), there is a Program Announcement and two associated RFAs for the NIH-Industry Pilot Program: Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules. NCATS seeks to develop a therapeutics discovery pilot program that will explore new therapeutic uses for proprietary drug candidates (Agents) across a broad range of human diseases. The X02 pre-application is the first step in the application process for RFA-TR-12-004 and RFA-TR-12-005; applicants must read both of the companion Funding Opportunity Announcements.

An RO1 funding opportunity was also announced from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), which seeks research grant applications designed to develop innovative ways of understanding mental disorders through classifying patients in clinical studies on the basis of experimental research criteria rather than traditional diagnostic categories.

Finally, we would like to make you aware of an available webinar for “Alternative Funding for Drug Development through the NIH Blueprint for Neurotherapeutics” available through the Neurotechnology Industry Organization (NIO) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS), Office of Translational Research. The webinar on the NIH Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Program to be held Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 at 1:00 pm EST.

Jun 15 NIH Guide

A Pre-application for the NIH-Industry Pilot Program: Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules (X02) (PAR-12-203) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): August 14, 2012

Limited Competition for NIH-Industry Pilot Program: Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules (UH2/UH3) (RFA-TR-12-004) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): December 17, 2012

Limited Competition for NIH-Industry Pilot Program: Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules (UH3) (RFA-TR-12-005) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): December 17, 2012

Jun 29 NIH Guide

Dimensional Approaches to Research Classification in Psychiatric Disorders (R01) (RFA-MH-13-080) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt Date(s): October 22, 2012

A note from the families who attended Family Conference at the
7th World Rett Syndrome Congress to all Rett syndrome researchers.