Advancing Care and Research Through Clinical Scientist Development Grants

Hemophilia of Georgia (HoG) has a long-standing commitment to providing critical funding to help build a strong research community for the bleeding disorder population. In 2024, we provided $412,500.00 for Hemophilia Clinical Scientist Development Grants. Since 2003, HoG has directly funded physician researchers to conduct translational research on bleeding disorders and their complications. Each grant is for seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) per year, renewable for up to five years, and an additional seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500.00) for indirect costs. The grant requires an 80%-time commitment to bleeding disorder-related research.

Hemophilia of Georgia hopes to create the next generation of bleeding disorder researchers through this program. This funding will allow a physician who has completed research training to advance to the status of an independent investigator. Our goal is for the achievements of these scientists to improve the lives of people with bleeding disorders.

In 2024, we provided $412,500.00 for Hemophilia Clinical Scientist Development Grants, which has been given to five research scientists: Glaivy Batsuli, MD; Katherine Regling, DO; Megan C. Brown, MD, MSc; Patricia E. Zerra, MD; and Karen L. Zimowski, MD.

Receiving the HoG Clinical Scientist Development Grant has helped me pursue a career in clinical research by providing me the protected time, resources, and mentorship as an early career physician scientist. I am incredibly grateful for their support!”  -Katherine Regling, DO

“I am tremendously grateful and honored to be a recipient of Hemophilia of Georgia’s Clinical Scientist Development Grant. I can confidently say that the opportunity to have a laboratory-based research program focused on hemophilia wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support provided by HoG. The Clinical Scientist Development Grant came at a critical career juncture when I started to pursue my own research interests and was deciding whether to pursue a long-term academic career path in hemophilia research. Through HoG’s support, I have been able to grow as a scientist, a physician dedicated to the management of children with bleeding disorders, and as a mentor to future clinicians and researchers. I look forward to continuing to contribute to knowledge advancements in the hemophilia community.” -Glaivy Batsuli, MD

If you are interested in helping to make an impact in the area of research, one thing you can do is make a donation in support of research: hog.org/donate