The Mitochondrial Research Guild Small Grants Program

In 2007 we launched our small grants program. The purpose of this program is to finance applied or clinical research projects focusing on mitochondrial dysfunction and disease. The grants are open to investigators within the Seattle Children's/University of Washington healthcare system. We hope that through this "seed money", both new and experienced investigators in mitochondrial disease can launch research that will advance the field and someday lead to a cure.

Please watch this site for information on our 2009-2010 Grant Program, to be posted in March 2009.

For more information, please contact either:
Program Administrator, Dianne Rios, ScD at mitogrants@verizon.net
Scientific Program Officer, Russell Saneto, D.O., PhD at russ.saneto@seattlechildrens.org

2008-2009 Small Grant Recipients

We are pleased to announce that we awarded 4 small grants during our 2008-2009 Grant Cycle. The following investigators and research projects were funded in the amount of $25,000 each:

• Dr. Valerie Vasta: "Variant Detection in Mitochondrial Defects by Multiplex Gene Resequencing Technology"
• Dr. Margaret Sedensky: "Suppression of Mitochondrial Defects"
• Dr. Phillip Morgan: "Mitochondrial Defects Alter Propofol Sensitivity"
• Dr. Richard Palmiter: "Neuropathology in Mouse Model of Mitochondrial Dysfunction"

2007-2008 Small Grant Recipients

Our first small grants were awarded in 2007, with 3 small grants of $25,000 each. These research projects produced promising results that are now driving additional research and publications. The 2007 grant recipients and projects were:

• Dr. Kenneth Schenkman: "Optical Measure of Mitochondrial Function"
• Dr. Jeffrey Ojemann: "Imaging of Cerebellar Function in Mitochondrial Disorders"
• Dr. Richard Morrison: "p53-Dependent Regulation of Mitochondrial Structure and Function"

For additional information on how you can help please contact Jill Herczog at j.herczog@verizon.net or Ashley Farrington at a.farrington2@verizon.net.