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TDR Target Diseases: Malaria Schistosomiasis African Sleeping Sickness Chagas Disease

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

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TDR Target Diseases: Malaria Schistosomiasis African Sleeping Sickness Chagas Disease

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  1. 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)

  2. http://www.who.int/tdr US$ 40-50,000/year US$ 10-15,000/year RCS Plus

  3. Chose the Committee where the proposal will be submitted • Respect deadlines for submission of proposals • Carefully read the instructions • Two copies of the proposal

  4. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION • Evaluation points: • Originality • Relevance to disease control • Potential value to the field • Capacity building component • Adequacy of design methods

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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).

  11. 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)

  12. 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

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