Birt-Hogg-Dubé Pilot Funding Opportunity
The LAM Foundation's Birt-Hogg-Dubé Pilot Funding Opportunity supports innovative research to improve understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of BHD syndrome, with a focus on pulmonary manifestations.
Funder: The LAM Foundation
Due Dates: June 30, 2026 (LOI) | September 15, 2026 (Full proposal)
Funding Amounts: One award of up to $50,000 for a one-year pilot project
Summary: Supports innovative research on Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome to improve diagnosis and treatment, with emphasis on hypothesis-generating or hypothesis-testing pilot studies.
Key Information: LOI is required; only one LOI per lab/group; all submissions via bhdsubmissions@bhdproposals.org
Description
This funding opportunity, offered by The Robert & Christina Silberman Charitable Trust in partnership with The LAM Foundation, is designed to advance scientific and clinical research on Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome—a rare genetic disorder with overlapping features with LAM. The program seeks innovative pilot projects that generate new hypotheses or test novel approaches, particularly those with potential to clarify diagnosis, improve patient care, or lead to new treatments for BHD and related conditions. All BHD-related research topics will be considered, with priority given to projects addressing pulmonary manifestations.
