Astellas Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the Amy Strelzer Manasevit Research Program for the Study of Post-Transplant Complications

The Marrow Foundation^® and the National Marrow Donor Program^® (NMDP) are pleased to announce the availability of applications for the Astellas Post-Doctoral Fellowship under the auspices of the Amy Strelzer Manasevit Research Program for the Study of Post-Transplant Complications. This fellowship is directed toward physicians and scientists in training for careers in immunology and related disciplines, and is made possible through a generous grant from Astellas Pharma US, Inc. The Research Program is dedicated to the memory of Amy Strelzer Manasevit.

Requirements and Conditions One award will be made in the amount of $40,000 for one year's salary support. Payments will be made in two segments; upon receipt of grant and upon receipt of six month report. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree, M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent. This program is open to any individual in an approved U.S. fellowship program for training in hematology, oncology, immunology, transplantation or a related field. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, permanent residents or foreign citizens holding a valid U.S. visa. Proposals must describe research projects addressing immunological issues arising after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. The research must be a clinical investigation. Each proposal must be accompanied by a letter of support and sponsorship from the applicant's primary research mentor. The Astellas Fellow will be announced at the 2007 Tandem Bone Marrow Transplant Meetings (ASBMT and CIBMTR/ABMT) in Keystone, Colorado February 8-12, 2007 for the funding year July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. Applications are available in Word document format online and can be downloaded. Completed applications must be received on or before Friday, January 5, 2007

Direct requests for Applications Should be Submitted To:

Scott Westre, Contracts Representative
National Marrow Donor Program
3001 Broadway Street NE, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55413-1753
Phone: 612-627-8187
Fax: 612-362-3415

For Further Information Contact:

Roberta J. King, M.P.H.
Director, Research Operations
National Marrow Donor Program
3001 Broadway Street NE, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55413-1753
Phone: 612-627-5807
Fax: 612-627-5895