​​​​​​​Calling all researchers, faculty members, senior postdoctoral trainees, and research associates, Soft Bones Inc., The US Hypophosphatasia Foundation, is now accepting applications for the 2025 Annual Maher Family Research Grant.

We are interested in promoting the development of innovative research by new and established investigators by offering a $25,000 seed grant for research that is directly related to hypophosphatasia.

Previous grant winners include:

• Steven Mumm, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine
• Luke Mortensen, PhD, University of Georgia
• Brian Foster, PhD, The Ohio State University
• Kathryn Dahir, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Dobrawa Napierala, PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
• Dana Gaddy, PhD, Texas A&M University
• Flavia Amadeu de Oliveira, PhD, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
• Fatma F. Mohamed, PhD, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
• Nan Hatch, DMD, PhD. University of Michigan School of Dentistry
• Claire Stenhouse, PhD, Penn State University
• Valeria Guglielmi, PhD Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For complete grant details, please review our flyer and download the grant application. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2025. ​​​​​​​

For questions, please contact Denise Goodbar, Executive Director at Soft Bones Inc., at (973) 723-0549 or denise@softbones.org.

Please share this announcement with others who might be interested in applying.

Sincerely,

Soft Bones, Inc., The US Hypophosphatasia Foundation​​​​​​​