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August 18, 2008 | |
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Training Program Clinical Research ScholarsThe Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Training Program seeks outstanding candidates to fill 5 Clinical Research (CR) Scholar positions available in July 2009. The training program is funded by NIH and it is a component of the Cleveland Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative. This innovative program is a collaboration involving CWRU, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland, MetroHealth Medical Center, and the Cleveland VA Medical Center. Each CR Scholar will embark on a 4-year program of intensive training in multidisciplinary team-based patient-oriented research, combining a novel educational program with mentored research experiences. Applications will be accepted between July 1, 2008 and November 4, 2008. For further details and application instructions, please click here. STAND UP TO CANCER – Call for IdeasAACR invites members of the cancer community to contribute to a groundbreaking effort to accelerate progress against cancer and directly impact patient care. Recently, AACR announced its role in providing scientific leadership, expert peer review, and grants administration to Stand Up To Cancer, an unprecedented collaboration among the major television networks, entertainment industry executives, celebrities, and prominent leaders in cancer research and patient advocacy. This exciting new initiative seeks to raise significant philanthropic dollars to fund research that will positively impact cancer patient care and prevention and to increase public awareness about the value of cancer research. AACR is managing the blue ribbon scientific review of this innovative research program and will assure its integrity. The Scientific Advisory Committee is chaired by Dr. Phillip A. Sharp and co-chaired by Drs. Arnold J. Levine and Brian Druker. The main objective is to identify and fund "SU2C Dream Team" translational research projects. The number of Dream Teams to be formed will depend upon the total amount of funds raised through SU2C. Based on the scope of each Dream Team project, total support for each Team may reach up to $20 million for 3 years. The AACR is asking you to join this collaborative effort and contribute ideas to help shape the groundbreaking SU2C Dream Team translational research model. In issuing this call, AACR is not accepting research proposal for grant funding. Rather, they are inviting ideas for SU2C Dream Team translational research projects. For information, please click here. On Friday, September 5 from 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, ABC, CBS, and NBC will donate one hour of prime time for a simulcast, one-hour nationally televised fundraising event, uniting the nation as we "Stand Up To Cancer". As an official partner in this new and exciting initiative for cancer research, all funds raised through the event will be channeled through AACR. Note from Dr. Gerson: FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– NCI Clinical Investigator Development ProgramThe Center for Cancer Research (CCR) announces a new training opportunity for physicians interested in dedicating their careers to clinical oncology research. The Clinical Investigator Development Program will link eligible clinicians to a vibrant, multidisciplinary research community of more than 250 talented CCR intramural scientists conducting cutting-edge research on the campuses of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda and Frederick, Maryland. The CCR is nationally recognized as a premier training ground for clinical research, which is conducted in the state-of-the-art Clinical Research Center. Application Deadline: October 15 For more information, please click here. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– ACS Ohio Division Pilot GrantsThe American Cancer Society is currently accepting applications for the American Cancer Society's Ohio Division Supported Research Pilot Grants, which includes the former Cuyahoga Pilots. The intent of these grants is to encourage beginning investigators in Ohio to submit proposals supporting clinical research or laboratory corollary studies of clinical research, epidemiologic research, cancer control, and behavioral research that have the potential to lead to future national funding. Applications must be postmarked by September 29. For details, please click here. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– ACS Pilot and Exploratory Projects in Palliative Care of Cancer Patients and Their FamiliesThe American Cancer Society (ACS) is currently accepting applications for Pilot and Exploratory Projects in Palliative Care of Cancer Patients and Their Families. This RFA provides funding for investigators performing pilot and exploratory research studies whose purpose is to test interventions, develop research methodologies, and explore novel areas of research in palliative care of cancer patients and their families. A condition of funding is a clearly defined plan as to how the investigator will use the results of the project to develop larger, extramurally funded research projects. Application Deadline: October 15 For more information, please click here. ATTENTION CANCER CENTER MEMBERS– Case CCC Retreat SurveyWe would appreciate you taking a short survey about the Cancer Center retreat. We will use your feedback to plan next year's retreat. To take the survey, please click here. All members are encouraged to take the survey, whether or not they attended. We appreciate you taking the time to give us feedback, and are looking forward to next year! FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Quantitative Imaging for Evaluation of Responses to Cancer Therapies (U01)The Cancer Imagine Program of NCI announces a new funding opportunity entitled "Quantitative Imaging for Evaluation of Responses to Cancer Therapies (U01)". This cooperative agreement mechanism (PAR-08-225) is designed to promote research in quantitative imaging of tumor response to cancer therapies in clinical trial settings, with the overall goal of facilitating clinical decision making. To view the announcement, please click here. The first date for receipt of applications under this announcement will be October 5, 2008. The Cancer Center would like to organize a response to this announcement. If you are interested, please contact cancer@case.edu as soon as possible. MARK YOUR CALENDARS & CALL FOR ABSTRACTS– ECOG Young Investigator's SymposiumNovember 16 The purpose of this annual symposium is to engage promising young clinical investigators in cooperative group clinical research. Individuals who meet the criteria are invited to submit an abstract for presentation at the fall ECOG meeting, which will take place November 14-16 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The symposium will tentatively take place between 8:30-11:00 AM on November 16. Abstracts should be emailed or faxed no later than October 10. For details, please click here. |
EVENTS**All events are open to anyone interested in attending August 18Hematology/Oncology Research in Progress Seminar August 19Taussig Cancer Institute Core Curriculum Series August 20Grand Rounds Developmental Therapeutics Program Core Committee August 21Taussig Cancer Institute Core Curriculum Series August 22Hematology/Oncology Fellows Seminar more MARK YOUR CALENDARS:UPCOMING CANCER CENTER SYMPOSIUMS**For more information on these symposiums, please contact Christine Rhoads. Family-Centered Care Head and Neck Conference ONCOLOGY CONGRESSSeptember 25-28 The Oncology Congress engages you in productive peer-to-peer discussions about cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment options, giving you the practical knowledge, tools, and insight needed to improve care and quality of life for your patients today. The Case CCC has partnered with the Oncology Congress to offer a discounted registration rate for Case CCC members: $395 for physicians and $195 for nurses and physician assistants. To register, please click here, and use priority code COE8. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– NanoMedicine Summit 2008September 25-26 The 2008 Cleveland NanoMedicine Summit, is the anchor event for Nano Week in Cleveland (in its fifth year) and will be co-hosted by NorTech's Nano-Network, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Case Western Reserve University. This conference has been incredibly successful in the past (as evidenced by national media attention and feedback from attendees) by bringing together scientists, clinicians, business professionals, investors and others to learn, discuss and interact under the umbrella of nanomedicine. The 2008 Summit will focus on the use of nanoparticles for diagnostics and therapeutics. Session highlights include: Many Cancer Center members are involved in this Summit. Drs. James Basilion, Vinod Labhasetwar, and Maciej Zborowski are on the Organizing Committee, and the following members are scheduled to speak: Drs. Stanton Gerson, Clemens Burda, Agata Exner, Vinod Labhasetwar, Horst von Recum, Pam Davis, Mark Cooper, and Thomas Budd. For more information, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– AACR Centennial SymposiumOctober 27-28 The AACR Centennial Symposium: The Future of Cancer Research: Science and Patient Impact will focus on the latest and future advances in cancer research, technologies, and techniques. This forward-looking centennial symposium will also be honoring the long history that the AACR has had with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Advance Registration Deadline: September 15 For details, please click here. |
MARK YOUR CALENDARS– 61st Annual Symposium on Cancer Research: Systems Biology of CancerOctober 30-November 1 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is pleased to host the 61st Annual Symposium on Cancer Research: Systems Biology of Cancer. This symposium will bring together internationally-recognized scientists from academia, industry, regulatory agencies, and patient advocates to describe and discuss state-of-the art information about how systems biology is transforming cancer research. This symposium is directed towards scientists, scientists-in-training, physicians, physicians-in-training, students, and fellows interested in integrating large molecular data sets to generate information relevant to understanding the mechanism of cancer growth and ultimately diagnosing and treating it. For details, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Biomedical Informatics Without Borders: Enabling Collaboration to Strengthen Research and CareSeptember 2-3 The NCI cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) initiative and the NCRI Informatics Initiative are working jointly to harness the power of advances in biomedicine through collaboration. Please plan on attending Biomedical Informatics Without Borders: Enabling Collaboration to Strengthen Research and Care, to hear exciting presentations about how multinational collaborations are playing an important role in facilitating more connected and efficient research for diseases like cancer, and why such collaboration is critical to improving basic and critical research to speed the delivery of treatments and cures to patients. Admission is free. For more information and to register, please click here. Online registration closed August 9, but onsite registration will be available. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– AFAR Conference on Cancer and AgingOctober 6-7 The American Federation on Aging Research (AFAR) is pleased to present Aging and Cancer: Two Sides of the Same Coin?, October 6-7 in New York. This two-day conference will explore fundamental aspects of aging and cancer processes and their interactions. Speakers will examine: genetic and epigenetic changes, environmental influences, and host factors such as oxidative stress and cell death. The evolutionary, cellular and molecular relationships among aging, tumor suppressor mechanisms and the development of cancer as well as the interactions of normal aging cells, stem cells and differences in the manifestation of cancer in young and old will also be discussed. Speakers will report on topics such as telomere biology; nuclear processes such as DNA damage, repair, replication, recombination and transcription; and relevant aspects of mitochondrial structure and function. The goal will be to elucidate genetic and epigenetic alterations that lead to aging and cancer phenotypes. For more information, please click here. |
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
AACR Stand Up to Cancer |
NIH Bulletin – Notices and Funding OpportunitiesImpact of Health Communication Strategies on Dietary Behaviors (R01) (PA-08-239) Impact of Health Communication Strategies on Dietary Behaviors (R21) (PA-08-240) Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development (R01) (PA-08-241) Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development (R03) (PA-08-242) Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology (R03) (PAR-08-237) |
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