Support Our Research
Sources of Funding
The Hagerman laboratory has enjoyed continuous funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the past twenty-seven years. Current or recent funding by NIH has involved the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS), the National Institute of Aging (NIA), and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR.
Current or recent non-federal funding has involved the National Fragile X Foundation, the National Ataxia Foundation, and the American Federation for Aging Research.
Private gift funding has also involved generous support from families who wish to support FXTAS and/or fragile X research.
How funding supports research
Medical research is intrinsically expensive, with the major portion of the research budget for personnel typically exceeding 80% of the total research budget. Research is also generally modular; that is, a specific research effort (for example, identification of a specific therapeutic target for FXTAS) may involve several researchers (~$50,000/yr/researcher) who consume research materials (~$20,000/yr/researcher). Therefore, for a laboratory with 10-15 people, the annual research need may exceed $1M.
Private gift funding is generally the most powerful source of research dollars, since it can be used to pursue new discoveries or innovations on a much more rapid time scale than is possible with federal research dollars. In the Hagerman lab, private funds are not used for faculty salaries, for transportation, or for any expenses not directly related to the research effort.
For individuals wishing to contribute to our research effort, please contact us.
