Call for Research Grant Applications
Cicatricial Alopecia

The Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation (CARF) is soliciting original, focused and innovative research applications dealing with cicatricial alopecia (CICAL). Applications will be accepted from around the world and must serve to further CARF's research goal toward safe, effective treatments, and eventual cure and prevention of cicatricial alopecia. CARF will give priority to research proposals on the following topics:

• Role of lipids in normal hair follicle cycling.
• Role of environmental toxins in the pathogenesis of CICAL in the mouse (specifically refer to the work by the Evans laboratory, Genes & Development 21:1895, 2007).
• Function of sebaceous gland in normal hair follicle biology.
• Mechanism of hair shaft egress from the terminal hair follicle.
• Role of PPAR gamma in the pathogenesis of a laboratory model
  of CICAL.
• Role of peroxisomes in hair follicle biology.

All applications for grant requests should clearly state research goals, rationale, brief background and brief experimental protocol. Study may not exceed 2 years in duration. Included in your submission should be a discussion of anticipated results and significance/relevance of these anticipated results. CARF has a rolling submission deadline policy; the review committee will respond within 2 months of submission. Generous awards of $5000 to $20,000 will be granted. Take the opportunity now to submit your innovative scientific exploration into hair research.

How to Apply:

• Please download the grant guidelines/application package and submit via email to sheila@carfintl.org
  
• Additionally, applicants must send one hard copy of the completed application by U.S. Post, along with IRB and IACUC approval documentation to:
  Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation
  PO Box 64158
  Los Angeles, CA 90064
  phone: (310) 475-2419
  fax: (310) 475-4883

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