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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Case CCC Request for Pilot Project ApplicationsThe Case CCC is currently accepting applications for a "Multi-Investigator Grant Initiative to Promote the Basic Science Scientific Focus Group Areas of the Cancer Center". Awards of up to $50,000 for 1 year are available. Principal Investigators must be full-time members of the faculty at Case Western Reserve University or Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and members of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Application Deadline: May 27 To view the RFA, please click here. RFA, Instructions and Cover Sheet are also available on the Cancer Center homepage. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– NIH/Fogarty International Clinical Research FellowshipsThe NIH/Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars (FICRS) Support Center at Vanderbilt University/ Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is pleased to announce a new one year clinical research training program for US citizens or permanent residents in either post-residency clinical fellowships or in other health-related post-doctoral programs. The ICRF Program supports one year of mentored clinical research in a developing country setting. Definitions of developing counties are those designated by the World Bank as low income, lower middle, or upper middle income. Applicants for the fellowship must develop a collaborative research proposal with an eligible institution overseas. The proposed research must be clinical research related to:
The Fellowship is an opportunity designed to immerse medical professionals and health scientists in training in issues of global health and international collaboration. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the US. Application Deadline: April 30 For more information, please click here. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator AwardsThe Prostate Cancer Foundation is currently accepting applications for their new Young Investigator Awards. Highly innovative basic science programs will be carefully considered, but priority will be given to "bench to bedside" translational research proposals with the potential to deliver near term benefit to patients. Applicants need not be trained specifically in clinical prostate cancer research. However, successful applicants should be working in a research environment capable of supporting potentially high impact prostate cancer research. Access to and interaction with a clinical environment and translational prostate cancer physician-scientists is highly desirable. Application Deadline: April 16 For more information, please click here. CASE CCC MEMBER PUBLICATION– American Journal of GastroenterologyCongratulations to Cancer Center members Amitabh Chak, MD, Nathan Berger, MD, and Li Li, MD, PhD, whose article, "Carbohydrate Consumption and Esophageal Cancer: An Ecological Assessment" was published in the March 2008 issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. To view the abstract, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy: Realizing the PromiseSeptember 11-12 The Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute will be hosting a two-day, national symposium entitled Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy: Realizing the Promise. This meeting will host leaders in the field of cancer immunology and immunotherapy, include recent advances in both translational and clinical research, and should provide an exciting forum for discussion and debate on promising immunologic approaches to prevent and treat cancer. Registration is free, but seating is limited so be sure to register early! Abstracts are being accepted for the poster session. Deadline for abstract submission is July 15. For more information, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– AACR Conference: Cancer EpigeneticsMay 28-31 This AACR special conference on cancer epigenetics will assemble prominent investigators in the field to discuss recent advances in this rapidly moving area. Sessions will review mechanisms and recent advances in whole genome epigenetic analysis of cancer. Several sessions will examine specific clinical applications such as diagnostics and therapeutics, and workshops will discuss practical research and translational issues such as methods of whole genome epigenetic analysis and definition of hypermethylator phenotypes. Ample time has been reserved for discussion, oral presentation of selected submitted abstracts, and late breaking research. This conference will provide a unique forum to review the remarkable progress in this area over the past few years, and provide a glimpse of where the field is moving, with a strong emphasis on translational epigenetics research. Advance Registration Deadline: April 21 For details and registration information, please click here. |
EVENTS**All events are open to anyone interested in attending April 7Cancer Genetics/ Biology Journal Club Pathology Seminar Skeletal Research Center Seminar April 8April 9Grand Rounds cancelled April 10Taussig Cancer Center Core Curriculum Series Biochemistry Seminar Neurosciences Seminar Aging-Cancer Research Seminar April 11Cancer Center Seminar Series/ Blood Club cancelled Hematology/Oncology Fellows Taussig Cancer Center Grand Rounds more MARK YOUR CALENDARS:UPCOMING CANCER CENTER SYMPOSIUMS**For more information on these symposiums, please contact Christine Rhoads. Update on Cervical Cancer Prevention: New Technology, New Evidence, and New Recommendations Annual Update on Breast Cancer: Highlights of the National Meetings Head and Neck Conference |
NCI Cancer BulletinFeatured Article Cancer Research Highlights Director's Highlight MARK YOUR CALENDAR– AACR Annual Meeting 2008The Case CCC has 62 members participating in 57 presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting scheduled for April 12-16 in San Diego, CA. In addition, Dr. Balazs Halmos is Chairperson of the Minisymposium, Molecular Markers for Cancer Diagnosis and Determination of Patient Outcomes on April 15. To view the Meeting Program, please click here. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– V FoundationThe Case CCC has been invited to submit ONE application for the V Foundation Translational Grant. The purpose of this grant is to develop novel approaches to the prevention, detection and treatment of human cancer that requires collaboration of investigators from both the lab and the clinic. If you are interested in applying, please submit abstract, biosketch and budget to Gillian Irwin (gmi@case.edu) by Tuesday, April 15. The full application of the selected team is due to the V Foundation by June 16. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– TRECThe Case Center for Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center invite investigators to submit developmental projects in the area of nutrition, energetics, energy balance, obesity, physical activity and cancer. These projects should provide an avenue for introducing and integrating new investigators and innovative technologies, methodologies, and/or research in the TREC infrastructure. Pilot projects can be funded though a maximum of $50,000 per year, direct cost and should be planned to lead to independent research funding preferably of the NIH R01 type. Please send original application via e-mail to lcc3@case.edu by Thursday, May 1. To view the RFA, please click here. To view the Application Facepage, please click here. CASE CCC 2008 RETREATThe Case CCC 2008 Retreat is scheduled for July 11-12 at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio. The 235-acre resort has many features, including an 18-hole golf course, charter fishing on a Lake Erie marina, restaurants, shops, indoor/outdoor pools, exercise room and tennis courts. Nearby is Cedar Point, wineries, the Lake Erie Islands, and Maritime Museums. Details and an agenda will be circulated soon. RACE FOR THE PLACE- Join Our Team!The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has created a team for the Race for the Place, a fundraiser that benefits The Gathering Place in Beachwood, Ohio. For those of you that are not familiar with the Gathering Place, it is a support center providing programs and services free of charge for individuals and families touched by cancer. Each year, the first Sunday in June (June 1, 2008) is National Cancer Survivors' Day. On this day, The Gathering Place hosts a 5K / 1 Mile event called Race for the Place. This event helps to raise the money that allows The Gathering Place to offer all of their services free of charge. If you want to join the Case CCC team, please click here or email gillian.irwin@case.edu. Family and friends are also welcome to join our team! It really is a great experience for everyone who is involved. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– NIH Symposium: Challenges & Promise of Cell-Based TherapiesMay 6, 2008 Mark your calendars for the upcoming NIH Symposium: Challenges & Promise of Cell-Based Therapies on May 6. A small group of outstanding scientists will discuss productive new directions for research in regenerative medicine and highlight the state-of-the-science, notable milestones, and general impediments to cell-based therapies. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from and network with some of the best experts in the field of regenerative medicine. Please register by April 18, 2008, as a large number of attendees is expected and seating is limited. There is a $30 registration fee to attend. For more information and to register, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS–AACR Accelerating Anticancer Agent Development and Validation WorkshopJune 18-20, 2008 This is a postgraduate workshop for clinical and translational investigations focused on strategic planning to develop and validate new anticancer and cancer prevention agents and pathways. This is an intensive and interactive workshop in how to design effective strategies– from clinical trial initiative, to enabling trials, to pivotal efficacy trials– to develop new anticancer and prevention agents, taught by a distinguished faculty from across the academic, industry, consumer, and government (FDA) sectors. For more information, click here. |
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIESDOD BCRP Idea Award |
NIH Bulletin – Notices and Funding OpportunitiesCorrelative Studies with Specimens from Multi-Site Trials (R21) (PA-08-133) Correlative Studies with Specimens from Multi-Site Trials (R01) (PA-08-134) |
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