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June 11, 2012 |
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CASE CCC IN THE NEWS5 cancers men should worry about -- and what they can do Cleveland Clinic, 5 other institutions create MDS Clinical Research ... Prevalence, predictors of interval colorectal cancer ID'd Improper Vaccine Storage Not Good for Children HIPEC: Advancing Survivorship for GYN Cancer Patients 'Chemo Brain' Impairment Can Be Measured, Small Cleveland Clinic Study Indicates FUNDING OPPORTUNITIESGI SPORE Scholars Training ProgramThe Case GI SPORE will fund two new Research Scholars in the upcoming academic year, 2012-2013. Support at the level of $50,000/year for 2 years will be provided by funds from the NCI and the CWRU SOM through the Case GI SPORE. This program is designed to support research training leading to independent careers in translational GI Cancer research. Awardees are expected to devote 70% effort to research and training, will conduct a mentored research program in the laboratory or program of one of the SPORE Investigators and have an assigned mentoring team. Applicants must be US citizens. They must have a faculty appointment at the time the scholarship begins or be in the senior year of a training program with a department commitment to a faculty appointment during the first scholarship year. Opportunity is available to faculty members at CWRU, Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth Medical Center, UHCMC or Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. Deadline: June 29 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant AwardsThe Case CCC, with funds from its American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (IRG), will provide seed money to foster cancer research by junior faculty who have no current national grant support of their own. Investigators in the Case School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine as well as in other schools and colleges in the University are eligible. Grants, not to exceed $30,000 direct costs, will be awarded to investigators who intend to gather preliminary data to be used in seeking future and independently funded programs. Letter of Intent Deadline: July 9 DOD Lung Cancer Research Program Concept AwardApplications for the Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Concept Award are being solicited by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Defense Health Program. The goal of the FY12 LCRP is to eradicate deaths from lung cancer to better the health and welfare of the military and the American public. The LCRP Concept Award mechanism supports the exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory that addresses an important problem relevant to lung cancer. Pre-Application Deadline: August 9 Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Advanced Practice Conference ScholarshipThe Oncology Nursing Society Foundation is accepting applications for the Advanced Practice Conference Scholarship. The purpose of this award is to support a professional nurse who has demonstrated innovation in responding to challenges in practice, that has made a difference for the patient/family, institution and/or fellow healthcare professionals. Deadline: September 1 | EVENTS
**All events are open to anyone interested in attending June 11June 12Cancer Biology Fellow Seminar NCRM Lunch and Learn June 13Hematology and Oncology Division Research Conference Cell Death Regulation Program Meeting June 14Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Seminar June 15Hematology/Oncology Fellows will resume in July. Cancer Center Seminar Series will resume in September. Taussig Cancer Institute Grand Rounds Cancer Center Research in Progress
UPCOMING CANCER CENTER SYMPOSIUMS & EVENTSNational GvHD Health Symposium ADDITIONAL UPCOMING SEMINARS & EVENTSNinth International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology Biennial Science of Global Prostate Cancer Disparities conference Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing 2013 |
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
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Caring for Carcinoid Foundation-AACR Grant for Carcinoid Tumor and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Research |
International Myeloma Foundation Brian D. Novis Senior Research Award |
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NIH BULLETIN – Notices and Funding OpportunitiesThe Role of Microbial Metabolites in Cancer Prevention and Etiology (U01)(PAR-11-152) Research on Malignancies in the Context of HIV/AIDS (R01)(PA-10-290) Research on Malignancies in the Context of HIV/AIDS (R21)(PA-10-291) Community Clinical Oncology Program Groups (U10)(RFA-CA-12-007) Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program Groups (U10)(RFA-CA-12-008) Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R21)(PAR-12-197) Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R01)(PAR-12-198) |
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