Science and Research

Dioraphte supports scientific research in the field of neglected tropical skin diseases (international) and rare diseases (national).

We work exclusively with “calls for research proposals” that alternate every other year.

CFP-RD2026

– 2026 –

The fourth call for research proposals for rare disease research – CFP-RD2026 – closed on May 1, 2025. There were 84 pre-applications submitted and 14 full applications for the second round. On Rare Diseases Day February 28, 2026, Dioraphte informed seven centers of expertise in the Netherlands that their applications had been honored. The total amount involved is 2,935,000 euros. A summary of the selected studies is here.

CFP-NTD2025

– 2025 –

The 2025 call for research proposals on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) – CFP-NTD2025 – was closed on the 30th of June 2025. We received 43 stage one applications for the larger grants and 51 stage one applications for the smaller grants. Dioraphte informed five applicants that their application had been granted. The total amount involved was almost 2,700,000 euros. A summary of the five awards can be found here.

Examples of projects

Advisor

The e-mail address below is for questions, not for (pre-)applications.

Jasmijn Melse

jasmijnmelse@dioraphte.nl

Scientific advisors

Ype Elgersma

Erasmus MC Rotterdam
Advisor Rare Diseases

Bouke de Jong

Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Advisor Neglected Tropical Diseases

Mitali Chatterjee

Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Kolkata
Advisor Neglected Tropical Diseases

Isra Cruz

Instituto de Salud Carlos III Madrid
Advisor Neglected Tropical Diseases