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The BTCA 2020 program cycle awardees are listed here. We anticipate publishing the RFP for the next cycle of Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards in early 2021. PDF of this RFP Full proposal template (Word doc) Budget template (Excel) Request for Proposals Release date: November 12, 2019 Pre...

Applicants may contact the HMS Senior Director, Translational Research, Dr. Ifat Rubin-Bejerano ( ifat_rubin-bejerano@hms.harvard.edu), with questions about the submission, review and selection process for pre-proposals, or any general questions about the program.

PDF of this FAQ Q: Can I get guidance on writing the pre-proposal? A: Yes, we encourage you to contact us, so that we can help you draft a milestone-based research plan with go/no-go decision points. Please contact the Senior Director, Translational Research at ifat_rubin-bejerano@hms.harvard.edu. Q...

Therapeutic gene editing of ELANE for severe congenital neutropenia Daniel Bauer, MD, PhD (Boston Children’s Hospital) Selectin inhibitors for prevention of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism Elliot Chaikof, MD, PhD (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) A novel therapy to achieve insulin...

Identifying small-molecule therapies for telomere diseases Suneet Agarwal , MD, PhD (HMS Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital) Gene therapy for congenital deafness and blindness David Corey , PhD (Bertarelli Professor of Translational Medical Science, Blavatnik Institute...

Here you will find information about the Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Award program, application guidelines, and the link to the application portal. Applicants may contact the HMS Director of Translational Research Programs, Dr. Ifat Rubin-Bejerano ( ifat_rubin-bejerano_i-hub@hms.harvard.edu)...

2021 RFP (PDF) 2020 RFP (PDF)

2022 BTCA Award Recipients β-Carboline GABAA partial-PAMs for essential tremor and related disordersKevin Hodgetts (Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital) Targeting R-loop and mRNA dependent repair pathway in cancer therapyLi Lan (Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital)...