CRF Research Grant
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The Cystinosis Research Foundation (CRF) Research Grant is a competitive award program supporting bench, clinical, and translational research directed at improving treatments or achieving a cure for cystinosis, a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the CTNS gene. CRF has funded 255 awards across 13 countries and has committed more than $73 million to cystinosis research since 20โฆ
Funds bench, clinical, and translational research into cystinosis and its complications โ including kidney disease, myopathy, neurological conditions, corneal involvement, and gene or stem cell therapy approaches โ with awards typically ranging from $75,000 to $400,000 over one to two years.
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