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The annual meeting of the Garrod Association will be held in
Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Please mark the date on your calenders.  More information to follow.

What’s New

Revised Guidelines for Gaucher Disease (V9; August 2011)

Clinical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship

Canadian MPS Society’s 2012 Research Grants – Request for Applications

admin - Tuesday, 8 November 2011 02:48

Please see attached applications for the Canadian MPS Society’s 2012 Research Grants

Information is also available at:
http://www.mpssociety.ca/page/research%20grants%20-%20requests%20for%20applications.aspx

2012-1: Research into MPS disease

This grant will be for $50,000.00 over one year, with a funding decision to be announced March 31, 2012. Priority will be given to research into types of MPS other than MPS II and MPS IV B (see below for MPS II and MPS IV B grants).

Click here to download the application package.  Application deadline is February 15, 2012.

2012-2: Research into MPS II disease (Hunter syndrome):

This grant will be for $100,000.00 over two years ($50,000.00 per year), with a funding decision to be announced March 30, 2012.  Application deadline is February 29, 2012.

Click here to download the application package. Application deadline is February 29, 2012.

2012-4: Research into MPS IV B disease (Morquio B syndrome):

This grant will be for $50,000.00 over one year, with a funding decision to be announced March 30, 2012. Application deadline is February 29, 2012.

Click here to download the application package.  Application deadline is February 29, 2012.

SSIEM Academy, 23rd-24th November, 2011

admin - Thursday, 23 June 2011 01:57

VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam The Netherlands
Applications are open to clinicians and laboratory scientists training in
inherited metabolic disease. The application process is online and is
available on the SSIEM website from 9th May to 30th June, 2011.
Details can be obtained at:        http://www.ssiem.org/ssiemacademy/

Programmes
Joint Clinicians & Laboratory Scientists
Neurotransmitters
Selected Case Discussions submitted by delegates

Clinicians
Glycogen Storage Disorders Part 1
Glycogen Storage Disorders Part 2
Seizures due to inborn errors

Laboratory Scientists
Glycogen Storage Disorders
CDG syndromes
Mitochondrial Disease

Canadian MPS Society’s 2011 Research Grants – Request for Applications

admin - Wednesday, 15 December 2010 04:24

Dear Garrod members

The Canadian MPS Society is pleased to request applications for two 2011 research grants: its $50,000 2011-2 research grant for research into MPS II disease (Hunter syndrome); and its $40,000 2011-4 research grant for research into MPS IV B disease (Morquio B syndrome).

2011-2: Research into MPS II disease (Hunter syndrome):
This grant will be for $50,00.00 over one year, with a funding decision to be announced March 30, 2011.

Canadian MPS Society 2011-2 Research Grant RFA 10 20 10

2011-4: Research into MPS IV B disease (Morquio B syndrome):
This grant will be for $40,00.00 over one year, with a funding decision to be announced March 30, 2011.

Canadian MPS Society 2011-4 Research Grant RFA FINAL (2)

More information can be found by clicking on the following link and visiting the research page of the website
http://www.mpssociety.ca

Thank you

Pranesh Chakraborty