Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation

The Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation (CARF) seeks original, focused, and innovative research grant applications dealing with cicatricial alopecia (CICAL). Applications will be accepted from laboratories around the world. The proposed project must serve to further CARF's research goals, namely, to understand the pathogenesis of CICAL, an understanding that will lead to effective prevention and therapy. CARF will give priority to research proposals based on the following topics:

Role of lipids, and lipid metabolism, in normal hair follicle stem cell biology and cycling.
Role of PPAR gamma in the pathogenesis of CICAL.
Role of peroxisomes in hair follicle biology.
Role of environmental toxins in the pathogenesis of CICAL.
Function of sebaceous glands in normal hair follicle biology.
Mechanism of hair shaft egress from the terminal hair follicle.
Hair follicle regeneration in a site of tissue repair.

All applications for grant requests should clearly state research goals, rationale, brief background, and brief experimental protocol. The planned study may not exceed two years in duration. Included in the submission should be a discussion of anticipated results and their potential significance to understanding CICAL. CARF has a rolling submission deadline policy; the review committee will respond within two months of submission. Grants from $1,000 to $20,000 may be awarded.

How to Apply:

Please download the grant guidelines/application package and submit via email to sheila@carfintl.org
Applicants are requested to send one hard copy of the completed application by post, along with IRB and IACUC approval documentation to:
PO Box 64158
Los Angeles, CA 90064
USA
phone: 310-475-2419
fax: 310-475-4883

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