Funding-Facile Methods and Technologies for Synthesis of Biomedically Relevant Carbohydrates (U01); November 28, 2016

Agency

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is developed as a Common Fund initiative through the NIH Office of the NIH Director, Office of Strategic Coordination. The FOA will be administered by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) on behalf of the NIH.

Description

The Common Fund Program - Accelerating Translation of Glycoscience: Integration and Accessibility - aims to develop accessible and affordable new tools and technologies for studying carbohydrates that will allow biomedical researchers to significantly advance our understanding of the roles of these complex molecules in health and disease. This program will enable investigators who might not otherwise conduct research in the glycosciences, to undertake the study of carbohydrate structure and function.

In support of these aims, this FOA is intended to develop new approaches (catalytic methods, chemical/chemo-enzymatic methods, and technologies) to facilitate the rapid, robust, and affordable synthesis, and/or functionalization of bio-medically relevant glycans and glyco-conjugates representing 1) mammalian glycomes and 2) microbial glycans.

Activity Code: U01 Research Project – Cooperative Agreements

Announcement Number: RFA-RM-16-020

Closing Date: November 28, 2016

Link to Full Announcement

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-16-020.html