MRC: Partnership grant - molecular and cellular medicine

11/01/2024

01/05/2024

The Medical Research Councilare looking to fund new partnerships between diverse groups of researchers in molecular and cellular medicine. We fund partnerships working to transform our understanding of molecular and cellular medicine. Partnership grants are expected to support these research areas, although research itself is not supported through this route. The molecular and cellular medicine board (MCMB) funds research into basic biological mechanisms or technologies relevant to human health and disease. We aim to increase understanding of: - the structure and function of molecules and complexes - the cellular environment during development and mature states - how biological systems respond to challenges (for example, drugs and toxins) and diseases. We will fund partnerships between diverse groups of researchers. Funding is available for between 1 and 5 years.

Research focused on specific organ systems or diseases (with the exception of cancer and haematology) is normally supported through our other research boards. We are looking to fund research in areas including, but not limited to: - cell biology - structural biology and biophysics - molecular and functional genetics, epigenetics, genomics - developmental and stem cell biology (excluding neurobiology) - regenerative medicine - molecular haematology - development of new tools and technologies relevant to MCMB remit, such as: - nanotechnology - chemical biology - synthetic biology - medical bioinformatics, including: - biostatistics - computational biology - systems biology - cancer - toxicology and adverse health effects of environmental exposures - pharmacology.

Eligibility Note To be eligible to apply for this opportunity you must: be a researcher employed by an eligible research organisation have at least a postgraduate degree, although we expect most applicants to have a PhD or medical degree be looking to create a novel partnership between a diverse group of researchers have plans to establish new, high-value collaborative activities or capabilities that should add value high-quality scientific programmes that are already supported by MRC funded projects and other funders show that you will direct the proposed partnership project and be actively engaged in the work ensure that researchers invited to participate as co-investigators contribute to the academic leadership of the partnership show that you will be able to manage the funding awarded on behalf of MRC, to ensure that the objectives of the partnership are fully delivered focus your application within the science area molecular and cellular medicine You are encouraged to include 1 or more industry partners as project partners in your application.