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August 10, 2009 |
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR–New Initiatives for the Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterI would like to follow up on a number of topics that emerged from our July 10-11 retreat. At individual sessions and during the executive session that followed, the Cancer Center leadership reviewed a number of opportunities to prioritize over the next few months. I would like to share this list with you. Recruitment of the Associate Director for Basic Research Drug Discovery and Development There are also active shared resources at a number of other cancer centers. The centers we are currently discussing potential for collaborations with Drs. John Lazo at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center, Andre Gudkov at Roswell Cancer Institute, Milton Brown at Georgetown, as well as expanding a current collaboration led by Sandy Markowitz with the drug high throughput screening facility at UT Southwestern. We are also investigating a potential interaction with the drug screening program at the University of Cincinnati. We will shortly provide contact information for the core facilities at each of these institutions. Meanwhile, we plan to expand our capabilities in cell based screening efforts, currently ongoing in Dr. David Wald's laboratory and in the Small Molecule Screening Core at Lerner Research Institute. Multi-investigator research efforts If you are interested in these topical areas, please contact the group leader! Biorepository Stan Gerson, MD |
EVENTS**All events are open to anyone interested in attending August 10August 11August 12Grand Rounds August 13Physiology & Biophysics Seminar August 14Hematology/ Oncology Fellows Seminar more UPCOMING CANCER CENTER SYMPOSIUMS & EVENTSManagement of Lung Cancer in the Emphysema Patient: From Surgery to Cyberknife and Beyond Paradigms in Lymphoma Management: A Case Based Approach Breast Cancer Retreat Case CCC Scientific Series **For more information on these symposiums, please contact Christine Rhoads. ADDITIONAL UPCOMING SEMINARS & EVENTSMSC2009: The Regenerative Medicine and Adult Stem Cell Therapy Conference ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium International Association for Comparative Research on Leukemia and Related Diseases (IACRLRD) Symposium XXIV Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Clinical Trials Methodology Workshop |
NEW MEMBERS CORNERPlease join us in welcoming the following new members of the Case CCC: Anne L. Flamm, JD Zheng-Rong Lu, PhD Neal Meropol, MD Cheryl Thompson, PhD ARTICLE OF INTERESTTo Fight Cancer, Know the Enemy REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS– Pilot Grant Funding for Cancer Survivorship Related ResearchAs part of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Survivorship Research Initiative, the goal of this RFP is to foster collaborations, and to promote and increase institution-wide capacity and competitiveness in comprehensive and transdisciplinary survivorship research in the areas of basic, clinical, prevention & control, psychosocial, behavioral, health services/outcomes, and epidemiology. Multi-investigator efforts are encouraged. Deadline: August 17 For more details and to view instructions, please click here. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Clinical Investigator Development ProgramThe Center for Cancer Research (CCR) announces a 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 Please click here for more information. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Acceleration Grant Opportunities in Cellular Molecular Imaging of Cancer, Cancer Biology, TherapeuticsAcceleration funding is available for investigative interdisciplinary teams with broad expertise in cancer biology, molecular imaging/imaging, pharmacology, genetics for opportunities to explore aspects of cancer biology with non-invasive imaging technologies. This funding is designed to specifically provide the resources to fully develop ongoing projects for inclusion in ICMIC application, and is open to eligible faculty members with cancer focused funded research Selected projects that will be used as the basis for a Summer 2010 P50 In-vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center (ICMIC) grant and other future independent grants. Deadline: September 15 Contact Marianne Sperk at Marianne.sperk@case.edu for more information and application instructions. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Clinical Research Scholar Career Development Training ProgramThe Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Training Program seeks outstanding candidates to fill 5 Clinical Research (CR) Scholar positions available in July 2010. The training program is funded by the NIH and it is a component of the Cleveland Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative. This innovative program is a collaboration involving CWRU, Cleveland Clinic, UH and MetroHealth. 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. Interested applicants should contact Beth Spyke at spykeb@ccf.org or click here for further information and application instructions. Deadline: October 23 |
MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Breast Cancer Metastasis Faculty CandidateThe Case CCC is pleased to announce two Breast Cancer Metastasis Faculty Candidate symposiums: August 17 August 26 MARK YOUR CALENDARS– 2009 Case CCC Breast Cancer RetreatThe Case Comprehensive Cancer Center is planning a one-day Breast Cancer Research Retreat for October 5 at the Sheep Barn, and is inviting all members of the Cancer Center community to attend. Please contact Retreat Co-Directors, Ruth Keri, PhD or Mark Jackson, PhD with any questions. If you are interested in attending but have not yet registered, please email Gillian Irwin (gillian.irwin@case.edu) ASAP. FUNDING OPPORTUNUTY– World Cancer Research Fund InternationalWorld Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) International is now inviting applications for grants worldwide to fund research into the effects of food, nutrition and physical activity on cancer. Preference will be given to applications that have direct relevance to human cancer - consider diets or foods as a whole and/or use whole body systems, and use foods or dietary constituents in physiological amounts. Deadline: October 5 For more information, please click here. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Avon Foundation Breast Care FundThe Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund (AFBCF) is accepting applications for 2010 funding. The mission of the AFBCF is to link medically underserved women to breast health education and screening services. Medically underserved women need targeted, customized approaches to enable them to obtain regular mammograms and clinical breast exams. Successful programs have: culturally-competent educational strategies; dedicated staff with specialized language and communications skills; and participation from members of the targeted community who can reach women where they live, work and worship, and who offer personalized assistance to women for whom it is often difficult to access health care. Application Deadline: August 28 For more information, please click here. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please email gillian.irwin@case.edu ASAP, as only one application per institution is allowed. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Case Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics SymposiumThe Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics is proud to present the symposium, "Understanding Protein Complexes, Networks and the Interactome", on Monday, October 19. This event will be held in the Wolstein Research Building Auditorium 1413. For this symposium, the Center has invited speakers from distinguished institutions to discuss current developments and applications of computational and wet-lab approaches toward interactome mapping. Further information on the symposium program schedule will be available within the next few weeks. Registration is free. To register, please send your name and institution/department to CPB-Registration@case.edu. |
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
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AACR–National Brain Tumor Society Fellowship, in memory of Bonnie Brooks |
DOD Lung Cancer Research Program Clinical Fellow Research Award |
NIH Bulletin – Notices and Funding OpportunitiesInnovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology (R01) (PAR-09-218) |
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