PTAC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award
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PTAC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award supports postdoctoral researchers pursuing mentored basic research to restore CFTR function or repair or replace the CFTR gene for variants underserved by existing modulators.
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Funder: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $75,000 in year one and $76,000 in year two; up to two years
Summary: Supports postdoctoral training and basic research aimed at restoring CFTR function or repairing or replacing the CFTR gene.
Key Information: Applicants must work in a U.S.-based laboratory at a nonprofit or academic institution.
Description
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation offers this fellowship through its Path to a Cure initiative to support postdoctoral training in cystic fibrosis (CF) research. It is intended to help fellows learn new research areas and methods, collect data, and move toward independent research careers. Projects should generate knowledge relevant to therapies for CFTR variants not served by existing small-molecule modulators.
The program focuses on foundational concepts, tools, and technologies that could restore CFTR protein function or repair or replace the defective gene. High-priority topics include airway cell populations, nonsense-mutation readthrough, gene insertion, targeted delivery of nucleic acid therapies, delivery of large gene-editing components, responses to genetic therapies, and preclinical efficacy and safety assays.
