DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Idea Development Award
Funds an early, unproven idea about bone marrow failure disease, even without preliminary data behind it.
Bone marrow failure diseases are rare enough that a good idea often outruns the data available to support it. This award exists so an idea does not have to wait for proof it cannot yet generate.
It funds innovative, high-impact approaches toward understanding and eventually curing bone marrow failure diseases, grounded in scientifically sound reasoning rather than an established track record. Pre…
Early-stage, scientifically sound ideas in bone marrow failure disease research, open to both Established and Early-Career Investigators, reviewed separately against career-appropriate criteria, and not requiring preliminary data.
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