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ABOUT THE CANCER CENTER
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) based at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a partnership organization supporting all cancer related research efforts at CWRU, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and the Cleveland Clinic. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Case CCC serves the cancer research and clinical needs of an urban manufacturing and rural agricultural region containing 3.8 million people in Northern Ohio.
HIGHLIGHTS
MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Case CCC Scientific Series
August 30, 2010
4-7 pm WRB 1413
All members of the Cancer Center community are invited to attend the next Case CCC Scientific Series to hear updates on research being conducted by the Basic Science of Cancer Group pilot projects. Details to follow.
Pilot Funding for Basic, Clinical, or Translational Human Tissue Based Cancer Research Projects
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center will provide seed money to foster collaborations and to promote and increase institution-wide capacity and competitiveness in basic, clinical or translational human tissue based research. Three awards of $50,000 and three awards at $20,000 apiece will be awarded to investigators who intend to gather preliminary data to be used in seeking future independently funded programs and support. Look for updates in the Cancer Center Newsletter.
Deadline: September 10, 2010
2010 Case CCC Scientific Retreat Poster Session Winners
The Case CCC Scientific Retreat featured 73 scientific poster presentations by Cancer Center students, trainees, postdocs and fellows. Congratulations to the top poster winners:
- Jason Molitoris (Mentor: Clark Distelhorst)
Glucocorticoids regulate Bim through the oncogenic microRNA cluster miR-17~92 - Byeongjun Park (Mentor: Jason Sohn)
Image Analysis System for Monitoring Treatment Progress - Kyung Song (Mentor: David Danielpour)
Dihydrotestosterone Selectively Reverses Smad3-mediated/TGF-β-induced Responses through Transcriptional Downregulation of Smad3 in Prostate Epithelial Cells - Reema Wahdan-Alaswad (Mentor: David Danielpour)
Insulin-like Growth Factor Suppresses Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling through Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 and 2 - Savina Aneja (Mentor: Kevin Cooper)
The use of local radiation therapy in the management of unilesional and oligolesional primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas - Hui Wang (Mentor: Andrew Rollins)
A pilot study: Imaging bladder and ureter with optical coherence tomography - Ana Ortiz (Mentor: Li Li)
Insulin Resistance, Central Obesity and Risk of Colorectal Adenomas
Copies of the Abstract Book are still available. Contact cmr4@case.edu to request a copy.
2011 Case CCC Scientific Retreat
Help us schedule the 2011 Case CCC Scientific Retreat. Please click here to take a short two-question survey and let us know the best time of year to hold the retreat. We appreciate your input!
Research Support for Junior Investigators from the ACS IRG
Pilot funding for cancer-related projects in basic, clinical, prevention and control, behavioral, health services and epidemiology.
Letter of Intent Deadline: Monday, July 26, 2010
Application Deadline: Monday, August 9, 2010
RFP | Letter of Intent** | Application Forms | Instructions | FAQs
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Funding Resources
The Case CCC Funding Resources page has links to the following important resources:
- Funding Agencies
- NCI Funding Opportunities
- Awards Requiring University Nomination
- Grant Writing Resources
- NIH Forms & Applications
- CWRU Commonly Requested Information (for application cover sheets and budgets)
Be sure to bookmark the links for easy future reference.
Associate Director for Basic Research Candidate Search
The Case CCC is currently accepting applications for the position of Associate Director for Basic Research. As we continue our search, we ask that people in the Cancer Center community encourage any qualified candidate to apply for the position. If you would like to nominate someone for the position, please contact Tracy Rehl (tracy.rehl@case.edu).
Click here to view the job description.
Message to Cancer Center Members
If you have a new grant, recently won an award, or have other newsworthy items, please let us know so we can publicize them in the newsletter and other media outlets. You deserve the accolades! Please send items to gillian.irwin@case.edu.
TREC Center
The Case Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Center is one of 4 NCI funded initiatives nationwide.
