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NEWS FLASH

July 9, 2007

We are very excited to announce that the Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) is partnering with the Huntington Study Group (HSG) to provide one or two substantial awards to ‘test experimental treatments that show promise of providing demonstrable symptomatic benefit for the cognitive (intellectual), motor, behavioral or weight maintenance problems facing patients with manifest HD.  It is anticipated that such research will provoke interest among commercial entities to further develop the treatment for HD’.

A Request for Proposals detailing the timeline and requirements is below for download.  Important deadlines are listed below.  Completed applications received by the deadline will be reviewed by a committee of experienced scientists and clinicians jointly appointed by the HSG and HSC.

Deadlines:
Optional letter of intent due:  Aug. 15, 2007
Deadline for full proposals:  Nov. 1, 2007

We hope that both the HD Researchers and the HD community share our enthusiasm for this RFP initiative, and we look forward to receipt of many interesting proposals!

Request for Proposals


NEWS AND ARTICLES

News Release - Cure found for HD in mice (June 2006) *Adobe Acrobat File

CMMT News Release - Cure found for HD in mice (June 2006) *Adobe Acrobat File

Media Backgrounder - Cure found for HD in mice (June 2006) *Adobe Acrobat File

HSQ Communique - Cure found for HD in mice, En Francais (June 2006) *Adobe Acrobat File

Huntington Society Awards Research Grants (March 2004)

From Cloning the Gene to Finding a Cure (October 2003)

Science and Research Panel (October 2003)

Running interference: it's not all about the DNA (June 2003)

Three New Research Projects Under Way,
Thanks to HSC Research Grants (March 2003)

NAVIGATOR Coalition Program Awards Grant (December 2002)

Science & Research Forum (November 2002)

Bile acid inhibits cell death in Huntington (July 2002)

The Akt Pathway (June 2002)

Stem Cells (June 2002)

New NAVIGATOR Coalition grant awarded (March 2002)

Cystamine shown to have positive effect in HD mice (February 2002)

CARE-HD Study Results ... Frequently asked Questions (July 2001)

A new strategy for fighting HD? (March 2001)

How big is the HD population? (March 2001)