PTAC Postdoc-to-Faculty Transition Award
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PTAC Postdoc-to-Faculty Transition Award supports postdoctoral CF researchers, funding basic science and mentored training as they develop CF therapies and move toward independent faculty careers.
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Funder: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Full application) | May 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: Phase I: up to $84,000 annually for eligible applicants; Phase II: up to $110,000 annually; up to five years combined
Summary: Supports postdoctoral researchers developing CF-related basic science projects as they transition to independent faculty careers.
Key Information: Applicants must be in their first four years of postdoctoral fellowship at a nonprofit or academic institution.
Description
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Path to a Cure initiative supports research that could lead to therapies restoring CFTR protein function or repairing or replacing the defective CFTR gene. Its Postdoc-to-Faculty Transition Award supports researchers during their CF fellowship and as they establish independent research programs. The initiative places particular emphasis on needs unmet by currently approved CFTR modulators.
Projects should develop foundational concepts, strategies, tools, methods, or technologies relevant to CF therapies. Areas of interest include airway cell populations and CFTR restoration; gene insertion and delivery; immune responses to genetic therapies; and preclinical assays of efficacy and safety. The award combines mentored research training with a separately reviewed independent-research phase.
