The bidding guidelines for the 2022 Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration Open Funding are released as follows:

Funding research directions：

1. Formation mechanism of oral and maxillofacial developmental deformities

2. Repair and regeneration of oral and maxillofacial tissue defects

3. Regulatory mechanism of maxillofacial bone metabolism and modification

4. Research on oral diseases and general health

The above research directions have set up a total of 1 key program, 2 young talent programs, and several general programs.

Bidding instructions：

1.The submitted research programs are the open programs of the Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration, and the management of relevant programs, the use of funds, and the management of results shall be implemented in accordance with the Regulations of Hubei Province on the Administration of Open Fund of Key Laboratories.

2. Bidding personnel: Scientific research or clinical workers and graduate students engaged in basic and clinical research in the above-related fields at home and abroad. The age limit of the project leader is under 45 years old (born after January 1977), and those who have studied more than two provincial and ministerial projects, and who have undertaken uncompleted national or Hubei provincial projects will not be accepted. The applicant must be scientific research or clinical staff with an intermediate title or above and have a doctoral degree (if the application is a doctoral candidate, it must be recommended by 2 senior professional titles, including the supervisor, and the supervisor is responsible for supervising the implementation).

3. Funding amount and duration: 100,000 yuan for key projects, 50,000 yuan for young talent projects, 20,000 yuan for surface projects, and two years for project research.

4. Please refer to the "Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration Open Fund Application Form" (see annex) for the open fund bidding form, and the application form needs to be submitted in triplicate.

5. The topic shall be freely declared, and the Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Tissue Development and Regeneration shall organize an expert review and review by the Academic Committee and be approved by the director of the Key Laboratory. The evaluation results shall be issued by the director of the key laboratory and notified to the applicant by the office of the key laboratory. Upon receipt of the notification, the applicant who has received the grant shall submit a project implementation plan and a cooperative research agreement to the Institute. In the process of project implementation, the applicant submits a project progress report to the key laboratory once a year and submits a closing report at the end of the project.

6. The results achieved by the project researchers under the funding of the Open Project Fund shall be shared by the Key Laboratory and the unit where the subject researchers are located. The project leader is required to publish at least one research paper as the first author or the first corresponding author. The address of the first author or responsible corresponding author of the paper is clearly marked "Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration, Wuhan 430022", and in English "Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration, Wuhan 430022, China", The article should be related to the content of the open topic undertaken; At the same time, the "Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration Open Project Fund + Project Number" should be added to the article fund label.

7. Application deadline: October 26, 2022

8. Please send the above application form to hust_tang@hust.edu.cn within the specified time. The application form is mailed in triplicate to: No. 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei Province, Stomatological Medicine Center of Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, received by teacher Tang Qingming (subject to the date of postmark).

9. Laboratory correspondence address (application mailing address): No. 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei Province, Affiliated Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Dental Center, Zip Code: 430022.

10. Key Laboratory Office: Teacher Tang Qingming (Tel: 13554246478)