Translational Research in Eating Disorders

The sponsors offer support for the development of translational research studies that will increase our scientific understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of eating disorders. This program will use the NIH Research Project (R01) award mechanism.

Deadline(s): 02/05/2007
06/05/2007


NICHD is particularly interested in applications that propose the
following types of research: studies that address behavioral,
cognitive, developmental, and psychosocial aspects of eating disorders
in youth and young adults; studies that deal with nutrition, growth,
and bone density; preventive interventions and effective treatments in
both subclinical and clinical populations of youth and young adults
with eating disorders; and studies examining the relationships between
eating disorders and other health risk behaviors such as substance
abuse, self-injurious behavior, and suicide.