Grant Opportunities for Researchers & Allied Health Professionals

Join NBDF’s Research Team for an exclusive look at upcoming grant opportunities for researchers and allied health professionals on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 2 PM EDT. This webinar will cover available funding, eligibility criteria, and tips for a successful application. Don’t miss this chance to advance your work and make an impact in the bleeding disorders community!
 

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Why You Should Attend: 

This conversation is for anyone in the bleeding disorders community—Lived Experience Experts (LEEs), families, chapter leaders, healthcare providers, industry partners, and advocates—who want to better understand the impact of natural disasters like the LA wildfires. Learn how emergencies affect access to care, preparedness strategies, and ways to support those in need.

The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) Wednesday Webinar Conversations bring the bleeding disorders community together for meaningful discussions on the topics that matter most. This free, one-hour virtual series (featuring a live 40-minute Zoom presentation followed by a 20-minute moderated Q&A) creates space for impactful conversations that affect everyone in our community. Join us at 2 PM EDT to stay informed, engaged, and connected.

Learn more: www.bleeding.org/events

 

Meet the Voices Behind the Conversation:



Maria E Santaella, PhD(c), MSN, RN-BC, CPHON® serves as the Vice President of Research Strategy at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation. In her current role, she actively shapes and executes the organization's research direction and provides strategic leadership and oversight to key initiatives such as the National Research Blueprint, Research Grants Program, and the implementation of Community Voices in Research (CVR) - a dynamic, community-powered registry, that captures the longitudinal experiences of individuals living with inheritable bleeding disorders and their non-affected relatives. Before assuming this pivotal role, Maria worked as a hemophilia nurse coordinator in a hemophilia treatment center. She brings a wealth of expertise to her current position with almost 3 decades of experience and a dual board certification in hemostasis and hematology/oncology nursing.
Maria E Santaella, PhD(c), MSN, RN-BC, CPHON®serves as the Vice President of ResearchStrategy at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation. In her current role, she actively shapesand executes the organization's research direction and providesstrategic leadership andoversight to key initiatives such as the NationalResearchBlueprint,ResearchGrants Program,and the implementation of Community Voices in Research (CVR)-a dynamic, community-powered registry, that captures the longitudinal experiences of individuals living withinheritable bleeding disorders and their non-affected relatives. Before assuming this pivotalrole, Maria worked asahemophilianursecoordinatorin ahemophiliatreatmentcenter. Shebrings a wealth of expertise to hercurrent position withalmost 3 decades ofexperience and adual board certification in hemostasis and hematology/oncology nursing.
Maria E Santaella, PhD(c), MSN, RN-BC, CPHON®serves as the Vice President of ResearchStrategy at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation. In her current role, she actively shapesand executes the organization's research direction and providesstrategic leadership andoversight to key initiatives such as the NationalResearchBlueprint,ResearchGrants Program,and the implementation of Community Voices in Research (CVR)-a dynamic, community-powered registry, that captures the longitudinal experiences of individuals living withinheritable bleeding disorders and their non-affected relatives. Before assuming this pivotalrole, Maria worked asahemophilianursecoordinatorin ahemophiliatreatmentcenter. Shebrings a wealth of expertise to hercurrent position withalmost 3 decades ofexperience and adual board certification in hemostasis and hematology/oncology nursing.

Halli Benasutti has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Washington, where she studied gene therapy and science communication. With over a decade of laboratory research and grant writing experience, Halli is the new Director of Research Grants at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF). She guides the NBDF Research Team’s grant applications and helps guide NBDF’s funding opportunities. Halli lives and thrives in the mountains of Colorado, where she skis, dances, and hikes with her dogs.