Since the nominations are limited to one for a neurobiologist and one for a cognitive scientist, the Office of the Vice President for Research will coordinate the process. The Fund has had a longstanding interest in the problem of mentally handicapped children with emotional disturbances. It is focusing on investigations of the underlying developmental disabilities by neurobiologists and by cognitive scientists. By supporting the best basic research into the processes that are impaired in the developmentally disabled, the Fund aims to foster a better scientific understanding of the origin of these disabilities and thereby provide the foundation for new approaches to their prevention and treatment. In 2001 John Merck Scholars will be chosen from the ranks of the most promising assistant professors currently working, or planning to work, in neurobiological and cognitive sciences relating to the biology of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, including developmental studies of cognition, perception, language, reading, learning, and motor performance.
Tenured individuals are ineligible .
If you have any questions, please call Teresa Neby Lind at 625-2356.