Research & Grants

AA&MDSIF is committed to providing patients and their families with answers, support and hope. While each of our programs and services touches on all three, our research grants inspire the most hope.

AA&MDSIF is an international collaboration of medical researchers who are working together to find effective treatments and cures for bone marrow diseases. Learn about our services for healthcare professionals in this section.

AA&MDSIF Research Grants 

AA&MDSIF is pleased to help researchers advance the understanding and treatment of aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). For more than twenty years, the AA&MDSIF has provided financial support to research that leads to new insights into the causes of bone marrow failure and the development of new therapeutic approaches.

AA&MDSIF has provided over $3 million in research grants to over 45 researchers to advance the study of bone marrow failure. A list of recent grant recipients shows the range of research areas being addressed by these international investigators.

The guidelines and online application for the 2012 AA&MDSIF Research Grant Program are now available.  The application deadline is February 29, 2012.

AA&MDSIF Bone Marrow Failure Disease Scientific Symposia

The next symposium is scheduled for March 22-23, 2012 in Bethesda, Maryland. Sign up to receive updates and registration information.

The 2010 Bone Marrow Failure Disease Scientific Symposium featured an internationally respected group of panelists who discussed current areas of controversy, shared research results and proposed specific recommendations for the highest priority directions for research needed to advance the field.