The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center is pleased to announce the launch of the Isadore & Margaret Mezey Junior Investigator Travel Award competition.
The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center is committed to promoting the advancement of dementia research skills through the provision of training resources. This award will pay for travel expenses associated with participation in national or international conferences focusing on the latest discoveries in neurodegenerative research and clinical practices. Awardees will be junior investigators who have a keen interest in advancing their careers in the dementia field. Awardees will use the award for participation in annual meetings associated with major brain-related associations or societies, including but not limited to the American Neurological Association (ANA), Society for Neuroscience (SFN), American Academy of Neurology, and the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Up to two awards will be determined by a review committee.
An abstract, biosketch in NIH format, and career summary explaining how the Mezey Award would advance career development and goals as related to neurological diseases are due March 9, 2018. Applications should be submitted through the University of Michigan Medical School Office of Research’s Competition Space portal: https://umms.infoready4.com/#homePage.
If you have any questions regarding this application please contact Ari Bhaumik, arijit@med.umich.edu or Nancy Laracey, laracey@med.umich.edu.