Transcript Lecture Slides

TDR
Target Diseases:
•Malaria
•Schistosomiasis
•African Sleeping Sickness
•Chagas Disease
•Lymphatic filariasis
•Onchocerciasis
•Leishmaniasis
•Leprosy
•Tuberculosis
•Dengue Fever
Objectives:
•CONTROL OF THE TROPICAL DISEASES
(Diagnosis, Vaccine and Drug Development)
•RESEARCH STRENGTHENING
(Training and Support to Institutions)
http://www.who.int/tdr
US$
40-50,000/year
US$
10-15,000/year
RCS Plus
•Chose the Committee where the proposal
will be submitted
•Respect deadlines for submission of
proposals
•Carefully read the instructions
•Two copies of the proposal
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Evaluation points:
•Originality
•Relevance to disease control
•Potential value to the field
•Capacity building component
•Adequacy of design methods
PROPOSAL
• Attractive to the readers/reviewers
•Direct
•Simple sentences
•Short
TITLE
•Leave to the end
•Maximum 120 characters
•Name of the parasite or disease
•No abrreviations
FOUR TOTAL PAGES
1. Objectives and Rationale
•Clear objectives (Not too many )OR
•Hypotheses to be tested OR
•Questions to be answered
Remember the priorities of the scientific
committee
(IMPROVEMENT OF DISEAES CONTROL)
Presentation of the problem
•State the present status of knowledge
•Brief survey of relevant literature
•Outline or illustrate preliminary results
2. Experimental Design and Methods
•Methodology (General description with no details)
•Statistical methods
•Number of samples to be studied
•Chronogram (estimated duration of the each step)
3. Ethical considerations (If necessary)
4. Critical Assessments of the taken approach
•Possible limitations in reaching the objectives
5. References
•Leave to the end
•100 words
•Indicate the objectives
•Why the project should be undertaken
•rather than what is to be done
Principal Investigator
Legal Entity
Institute, University, Ministry
BUDGET DETAILS
List, funds requested and justification
•Personnel (ONLY RESEARCH PERSONNEL)
1- Principal Investigator
NO SALARY
2,3,4- Co-investigators SALARY ALLOWED
5,6- Trainees/fellows
•Supplies laboratory reagents, glassware, plastics,
sofwares
•Equipment minor equipments (US$ 1,000);
major equipment (>US$ 1,000)
•Animals; Patient Costs
•Travel - local transportation; field research; NO
ATTENDANCE AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
THE BUDGET MUST BE SIGNED BY THE PI
AND THE CHIEF OF THE FINANCIAL OFFICE
PROJECT LINKS AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES
1- Collaboration with other Scientits and
Research Institutions
Give the names and institutional affiliations
Indicate the need for such collaboration
ATTACH LETTERS OF CONFIRMATION
ATTACH CVs
2- Links with other TDR research projects
(if any).
CURRICULUM VITAE
(one page for EACH investigator)
• Name address, etc
•Degrees (subject, university, year)
•Posts hels (type of post, Institution, year)
•Publications
(LIST FIVE PUBLICATIONS OVER THE
LAST FIVE YEARS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT OF THE PROPOSAL)
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
Official forms
No space limitations
Essential for continued financial support
FINAL REPORT
Official forms
No space limitations
Essential for future support to other
proposals
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Signed by the PI and the Institution Chief
Financial Officer