We’re proud to announce two new Cooley’s Anemia Foundation Medical Research Fellowships and two renewal Medical Research Fellowships for the 2023-2024 grant cycle. The total amount of funding for the two research Fellowships is $200,000. These Fellowship recipients were assessed on the basis of the quality of the scientific content, the academic accomplishments and future […]
The Cooley’s Anemia Foundation is accepting applications for medical research grants and fellowships in areas related to thalassemia.
The Eleventh Cooley’s Anemia Symposium will bring together basic scientists, clinical investigators, and clinicians to review and discuss recent research for thalassemia syndromes.
CAF is pleased to announce one new Cooley’s Anemia Foundation Medical Research Fellowship and one renewal Fellowship have been awarded for the 2022-2023 grant cycle. The total amount of funding for the two research Fellowships is $100,000.
July 15, 2013 – What would motivate a person with thalassemia to make changes to improve adherence to therapy? Can metabolic substances in a person with thalassemia give a clue to how iron is loading in his/her heart? Would moving the fetal hemoglobin gene cause it to create more fetal hemoglobin? These are just some […]
April 30, 2013 – The medical journal Pediatric Blood and Cancer published online on April 23 a study entitled “The Palatability and Tolerability of Deferasirox Taken With Different Beverages or Food.” This is known to many in the thalassemia community as “the Exjade food study;” as the official title suggests, it looks at the option […]
April 3, 2013 – Over 150 national organizations and institutions will hold a Rally for Medical Research in Washington, D.C. on April 8. at 11:00 a.m.The purpose of the Rally is to publicly express support for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a national priority and raise awareness among the general public about the […]
February 22, 2013 – Funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is in serious jeopardy. Without congressional action, NIH will receive a $1.6 billion cut when sequestration begins on Friday, March 1. It is critical that all Representatives and Senators hear from patients about the impact that inadequate funding has on the development of […]
