Choroideremia Research Foundation with Fight For Sight
| Funding Partner | Choroideremia Research Foundation |
| Grants |
Grant-In-Aid
Summer Student Fellowship
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Grant Summary
Together with Fight For Sight, Choroideremia Research Foundation is co-sponsoring both a Grant-In-Aid and a Summer Student Fellowship.
Our objective is finding a cure or effective treatment for choroideremia.
Accomplishing this goal relies on:
- Research that provides essential resources and knowledge for the field (e.g. model systems, understanding genetic underpinnings, annotated patient specimens)
- Innovative research that opens new pathways for diagnosis and drug discovery
- Promising projects that are less likely to get traditional funding such as:
- Seed funding for hypothesis-generating projects
- High quality projects proposed by young investigators
- Foundational projects with an important but long-term payoff
Mission Statement
The Choroideremia Research Foundation's mission is to raise funds in support of scientific research leading to a treatment or cure of choroideremia, a hereditary retinal-degenerative disease that causes blindness; to educate people affected by the disease; and to inform the public.