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November 9, 2009
CASE CCC IN THE NEWS University Hospitals Begins Trial to Test Vaccine for Triple Negative Breast ... Plain Dealer - November 9, 2009 A few months after that, oncologist Dr. Joseph Baar, who was awaiting word on funding for the trial, presented a research paper on triple negative breast ... New HPV Vaccine Might Stop Vulvar Cancer in its Tracks U.S. News & World Report - November 4, 2009 Right now, though, said Dr. Kristine Zanotti, a gynecologic oncologist with University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, "there are a lot of ... Jumping On Genetic Testing–The War of the SNPs Genetic Engineering News (press release) - Oct 16, 2009 Prostate cancer is illustrative of a fundamental conundrum; Eric A. Klein, MD, chairman of the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, writing in the ... KUDOS Samantha Morley, PhD, a postdoctoral trainee on the Cancer Biology Training Grant, was recognized with a two-year award from the American Institute for Cancer Research for her project, the Alpha Tocopherol Transfer Protein, Vitamin E, and Prostate Cancer. Case CCC Survivorship Pilot Grants were recently awarded to: • Mary Step, PhD- Comparison of Recurrent and Non-recurrent Cancer Patients' Needs and Well-being • Gary Deimling, PhD- Feasibility Research to Inform the Development of a Coping and Communication Support Intervention for Older Adult, Long-Term Cancer Survivors The following Cancer Center members were selected to receive Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) 2009 Pilot Project Grants: • Ruth Keri, PhD- Identification of Biomarkers of Bone Marrow Micrometastases in HER2 Positive Breast Cancer • Charles Kunos, MD, PhD- Mechanism of Secondary Resistance to Radiation, Cisplatin Plus Ribonucleotide Reductase Inhibitors • Nora Nock, PhD- Neurocognitive and Genetic Evaluation of Obese Endometrial Cancer Patients: A Feasibility Study • Luis Solchaga, PhD- Development of a Potency Assay for the Immunomodulatory Activity of Mesenchymal Stem Cells • David Wilson, PhD- Coronary Plaque Characterization with Vascular OCT Imaging MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Special Seminar in Metastatic Breast Cancer The Case CCC is pleased to present a special seminar in Metastatic Breast Cancer on Monday, November 23 at 4:00 pm in Wolstein Research Building 3-136. Dr. Jianming Ming, Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine, will present Members of the p160 SRC Family, the Crucial Players and Potential Targets in Breast Tumorigenesis and Metastasis. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS– American Society for Preventative Oncology The American Society for Preventative Oncology (ASPO) has released a Call for Abstracts in relation to their 34th Annual Meeting: New Developments in Cancer Prevention & Control, March 20-23, 2010 in Marriott North Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland. The 2010 ASPO meeting will feature four paper sessions in areas of survivorship, diet, tobacco, and epidemiology. Select abstracts will be chosen for oral presentations in these areas, as well as for poster presentations across the following topic areas: Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Screening, Chemoprevention, Nutrition, Behavioral Science, Tobacco, Biomarkers, Genetics, and Cancer Survivorship. The 16 highest ranking abstracts will be published in the February issue of "Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention". Deadline: November 18 For details, please click here. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES– AACR Postdoctoral Fellowships AACR-AstraZeneca Fellowship for Translational Lung Cancer Research Open to Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellows working at an academic, medical, or research institution who will be in the first 5 years of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects must relate directly to translational lung cancer research. Deadline: December 7 AACR Basic Cancer Research Fellowships: AACR Anna D. Barker Fellowship in Basic Cancer Research and AACR-Astellas USA Foundation Fellowships in Basic Cancer Research Open to Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellows working at an academic, medical, or research institution who will be in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects may be in any area of basic cancer research. Deadline: December 7 AACR Clinical and Translational Cancer Research Fellowships Open to Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellows working at an academic, medical, or research institution who will be in the first 5 years of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects may be in any area of clinical and/or translational cancer research. Deadline: December 7 AACR Judah Folkman Fellowship for Anti-Angiogenesis Research Open to Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellows with a medical degree or a combined M.D./Ph.D. working at an academic, medical, or research institution who will be in the first 5 years of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects are restricted to basic, clinical, translational or epidemiological projects that substantially advance the field of anti–angiogenesis research in cancer. Deadline: December 7 NCI CANCER BULLETIN Featured Article Pancreatic Cancer Report Urges Changes in Clinical Trials Cancer Research Highlights Even With Very Small Breast Tumors, Studies Find HER2 Status Matters Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer Estimated for BRCA Families Lower Total Blood Cholesterol Levels Are Not Linked to Higher Cancer Risk Tests for Catching Cervical Precancers Show Equivalent Accuracy Nicotine Patch and Lozenge Combination Helps Smokers Quit for Longer Personalized Phone Counseling Helps Teens Quit Smoking Guest Director's Update: Dr. Cathy L. Backinger Entering a New Era in Tobacco Control Research FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– CSCRM Request for Proposals The Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (CSCRM) has issued an RFP for pilot projects for this coming year. The goal of this pilot funding is to to provide seed money for new research ideas with priority given to projects that bring new researchers into the stem cell arena or provide funding for a "new" research area (not additional support for an existing project). Projects must have a clinical and/or commercial direction though it may be more rudimentary than for a fully developed project. The "fourth" $50K slot will be divided among the CWRU/CCF/UH tech transfer offices (TTO) to apply to stem cell projects that the TTOs recommend would significantly be assisted (in the IP/commercialization effort) by a small increment of data. Deadline: November 23 The RFP will be posted on the CSCRM website this week. CASE CCC ON FACEBOOK AND LINKEDIN– Join Us! We are always trying to foster communication and collaboration across the cancer center community any way that we can. The Case CCC has set up a page on Facebook and LinkedIn, so please become a fan of us on Facebook or join our group on LinkedIn, and encourage others to do so as well. Please help us spread the word. We encourage you to post events, relevant news articles, items of discussion, etc… Your feedback is appreciated!	EVENTS *All events are open to anyone interested in attending November 9 Hem/Onc Research in Progress Seminar cancelled* Pathology Research Seminar Charles Parkos, MD, PhD Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University Topic: Pathobiology of Epithelial Inflammation 12:00 pm WRB 1-413 Sequencing Data Interest Group (SDIG) Shuying Sun, PhD Assistant Professor, General Medical Sciences (Oncology) CWRU/ UH Topic: SNP Detection for Massively Parallel Whole-Genome Resequencing 2:30 pm WRB 1-413 Physiology and Biophysics Seminar Erik Zuiderweg, PhD Professor, Biological Chemistry University of Michigan Topic: Allosterics in the Hsp70 Chaperone Proteins in Solution 4:00 pm SOM E501 Skeletal Research Center Seminar Zhimin Feng, PhD Instructor, Biological Sciences CWRU Topic: TBA 4:00 pm Millis 123 November 10 Immunology Seminar David Pascual, PhD Professor, Immunology and Infectious Disease Montana State University Topic: Apoptotic and IL-35 Immunotherapy for Autoimmunity 12:00 pm WRB 1-413 November 11 Grand Rounds Ted Parran, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine CWRU/ UH Topic: Keeping Up With the Changing World of CME 8:00 am Lerner Tower B-151 CSCRM Seminar Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Johns Hopkins University Topic: Translational Tissue Engineering: Harnessing the Basics of Stem Cells, Development, and Materials Science 4:15 pm WRB 1-413 November 12 Taussig Cancer Institute Core Curriculum Series Nathan Pennell, MD Associate Staff, Solid Tumor Oncology Cleveland Clinic Topic: Lung Cancer 12:00 pm R3-002 Cleveland Clinic Neurosciences Seminar Amy Lee, PhD Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics University of Iowa Topic: Regulation of Presynaptic Ca2+ Channels at Ribbon Synapses 12:10 pm BRB 105 November 13 Hematology/ Oncology Fellows Conference Shilen Patel, MD Fellow, Div. of Hem/Onc CWRU/ UH Topic: TBA 8:00 am Wearn 137 Taussig Cancer Institute Grand Rounds Karl Anderson, MD Associate Director, General Clinical Research Center University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Topic: Porphyrias: Current Diagnostic and Treatment Issues 8:00 am R3/002-003 Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Seminar Series/ Blood Club James Basilion, PhD Associate Professor, Radiology and Biomedical Engineering CWRU Topic: Intra-Operative Molecular Imaging for Real-Time Identification of Tumor Margins and Infiltrating Cells During Surgery 12:00 pm BRB 105 more For a complete listing of LRI seminars click here. UPCOMING CANCER CENTER SYMPOSIUMS & EVENTS Case CCC Scientific Series- TREC January 28, 2010 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm WRB 1-413 Speakers: Stephanie Doerner Cheryl Thompson, PhD Ofer Reizes, PhD Sanjay Patel, MD ADDITIONAL UPCOMING SEMINARS & EVENTS AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics November 15-19 John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston, MA Details AACR Seminar: Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research December 6-9 Houston, TX Details AACR Eighth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research December 6-9 Hilton Americas, Houston, TX Details 32nd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium December 10-13 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX Details AACR Seminar: Genetics and Biology of Brain Cancers December 13-15 Omni San Diego Hotel, San Diego, CA Details Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Clinical Trials Methodology Workshop January 9 -15, 2010 Scottsdale, AZ Details AACR-IASLC Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer: Prospects for Personalized Prevention and Therapy January 11-14, 2010 Loews Coronado Bay Resort, Coronado, CA Details AACR-JCA 8th Joint Conference on Cancer Genomics, Epigenomics, and the Development of Novel Therapeutics February 5-9, 2010 Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa, HI Details AACR 101st Annual Meeting April 17-21, 2010 Washington, DC Details
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS– Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is accepting nominations for the Clinical Scientist Development Award. This award provides grants to junior physician-scientists to facilitate their transition to independent clinical research careers. Each U.S. accredited, degree-granting institution, "which would encompass for that institution all affiliated graduate schools, related hospitals and research institutes", may nominate up to two candidates. Nomination Deadline: November 17 Proposal Deadline: December 22 For more information, please click here. FACULTY CANDIDATE SEARCH– Associate Director for Basic Research 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.	NIH EXTRAMURAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS The application cycle for the NIH extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) ends December 1. The extramural LRPs often allow scientific investigators to remain in the research workforce, achieve research independence, and focus their efforts on advancing the health of the nation without having to worry about their student loan debt. The extramural LRPs include Clinical Research, Pediatric Research, Health Disparities Research, Contraception and Infertility Research, and Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds. Applicants must possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the Contraception and Infertility Research LRP); be a US citizen, national, or permanent resident; devote 20 hours or more per week to conducting qualified research funded by a university, nonprofit organization, or federal, state, or local government entity; and have qualified educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of their institutional base salary. For details, please click here.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
DOD BCRP Concept Award Proposal Deadline: November 12 Komen Postdoctoral Fellowship Research (PDF) Grants Full Application Deadline: November 17 Komen Post-Baccalaureate Training in Disparities Research (PBT-DR) Grants Full Application Deadline: November 17 AACR-Colorectal Cancer Coalition Fellows Grant, in memory of Lisa Dubow: Deadline: November 18 AACR-FNAB Fellows Grant for Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research: Deadline: November 18 DoD BCRP Era of Hope Scholar Awards: Pre-Application Deadline: November 18 Application Deadline: December 2 DoD BCRP Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards: Pre-Application Deadline: November 18 Application Deadline: December 2 DOD Lung Cancer Research Program Clinical Fellow Research Award Pre-Application Deadline: November 19 Application Deadline: December 3 DOD Lung Cancer Research Program Collaborative Translational Research Award Pre-Application Deadline: November 19 Application Deadline: December 3 DOD Lung Cancer Research Program Lung Cancer Promising Clinician Research Award Pre-Application Deadline: November 19 Application Deadline: December 3 DoD BCRP Era of Hope Scholar Awards: Application Deadline: December 2 DoD BCRP Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards: Application Deadline: December 2 Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research Kimmel Scholar Award Deadline: December 2 Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research Kimmel Translational Science Award Deadline: December 2	DOD OCRP Ovarian Cancer Academy Dean Award Proposal Deadline: December 2 ASCO Improving Cancer Care Grant Improving Cancer Care Grant (ICCG) Full Application Deadline: December 3 DOD Lung Cancer Research Program Clinical Fellow Research Award Application Deadline: December 3 DOD Lung Cancer Research Program Collaborative Translational Research Award Application Deadline: December 3 DOD Lung Cancer Research Program Lung Cancer Promising Clinician Research Award Application Deadline: December 3 DOD PRCRP Synergistic Idea Awards Proposal Deadline: December 9 DOD PRCRP Collaborative Translational Science Awards Proposal Deadline: December 9 DOD PRCRP Idea Awards Proposal Deadline: December 9 DOD PRCRP Mentor-Predoctoral Fellow Research Awards Proposal Deadline: December 9 DOD PRCRP New Investigator Awards Proposal Deadline: December 9 International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Deadline: January 14, 2010 AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards - Special Conferences Deadline varies NCI Short-Term Scientist Exchange Program Deadline: Open James S. McDonnell Foundation Deadline: Open
NIH Bulletin – Notices and Funding Opportunities Administrative Supplements for Disseminating Evidence-based Computer-tailored Cancer Control Interventions (NOT-CA-10-003) NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements to Support Core Consolidation (NOT-RR-10-001) State and Community Tobacco Control Policy and Media Research (U01) (RFA-CA-10-008)
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