The Meso Foundation (formerly known as MARF) is dedicated to ending the suffering caused by mesothelioma.The Foundation's research grant program offers grants to all levels and degrees of scientists.
2022 Areas of Interest:
- Novel therapies for mesothelioma for both pleural and peritoneal, especially targeted therapies, combination immunotherapy, cellular therapy, and virotherapy.
- Health-related quality of life assessment incorporating the social determinants of health (SDOH) specific to mesothelioma patient care, side effect management, mental health care impact on patient and/or caregiver outcomes, and other related topics.
- Novel strategies for screening and early detection.
- Novel strategies for risk assessment and prognosis stratification.
- Immune mediated complications of immunotherapy in mesothelioma (monitoring, early detection, and management).
- Improving personalization of therapies (gender and racial differences, targeted therapies, and predictive biomarkers).
- Mechanisms of treatment resistance/failure.
- Mesothelioma biology and etiology (disease-defining molecular pathways, cellular biology, and/or tumor microenvironment).
Funding: $50,000 per year
Duration: 2 year
Research Authority due date: 25.10.23 2.11.23
LOI (required) due date: 10.11.23
Full proposal due date: TBD