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December 3, 2012
CASE CCC IN THE NEWS Survival Outcomes Unchanged After Second-line Treatment with Pemetrexed Plus Carboplatin HemOnc Today - Nov 30, 2012 Perspective by Patrick C. Ma... Temsirolimus/Bevacizumab Not Superior to Standard Treatment With Interferon/Bevacizumab in mRCC OncLive - Nov 29, 2012 ... as temsirolimus/ bevacizumab] remain investigational," said lead author Brian Rini, MD, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Ohio. Philips Healthcare, University Hospitals Partner for Cuyahoga County Medical Mart Venture Plain Dealer - Nov 26, 2012 UH has the only prototype in operation, said Dr. Pablo Ros, chairman of the hospital's radiology department, and only about 10 patients have ... Point/Counterpoint: Rivaroxaban Expected to Have 'Huge Impact' on Management of DVT, PE HemOnc Today - Nov 25, 2012 Keith McCrae, MD, is a member of the staff in hematologic oncology and blood disorders at Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute. ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Qin Elected as AAAS Fellow Dr. Jun Qin was recently named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Qin was elected by his peers as an AAAS Fellow in recognition of exemplary contributions to the field of cell signaling. AACR Brochure Highlights Case CCC Research The cover of the American Association for Cancer Research brochure of Scientific Conferences in 2012-2013 featured an image of research conducted by researchers at CWRU/UH: Susan M. Burden-Gulley, Mohammed Q. Qutaish, Kristin E. Sullivant, Hong Lu, Jing Wang, Sonya E.L. Craig, James P. Basilion, David L. Wilson, and Susann M. Brady-Kalnay. The image was taken from their publication Novel cryo-imaging of the glioma tumor microenvironment reveals migration and dispersal pathways in vivid three-dimensional detail. Cancer Res 71:5932-5940, 2011. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES/AWARDS American Association for Cancer Research The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is accepting applications for the following opportunities: The AACR Basic Cancer Research Fellowships are open to postdoctoral and clinical research fellows working at an academic, medical, or research institution who will be in the first, second, or third year of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. The research proposed for funding may be in any area of basic cancer research. The fellowships provide one-year grants of $45,000 to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on mentored basic cancer research. A partial amount of the funds may be designated for non-personnel research expenses, such as equipment and research/laboratory supplies. Deadline: December 20 The AACR-Millennium Fellowship in Lymphoma Research represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct lymphoma-based research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to lymphoma. Deadline: January 7, 2013 The AACR-Millennium Fellowship in Prostate Cancer Research represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct prostate cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to prostate cancer. Deadline: January 7, 2013 MARK YOUR CALENDARS Webinar: Ensuring Equal Access to Cancer Research: How Does Bias Play a Role in Who is Offered Clinical Trial Participation? Registration is open for Ensuring Equal Access to Cancer Research: How Does Bias Play a Role in Who is Offered Clinical Trial Participation?, a webinar to be held on Tuesday, December 11 from 1-2:30 pm in BRB 105. Presented by the Education Network in Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT), speakers include Terrance Albrecht, PhD and Carma Bylund, PhD. So You Want To Do Comparative Effectiveness Research? The Nuts and Bolts of CER Registration is open for So You Want To Do Comparative Effectiveness Research? The Nuts and Bolts of CER, to be held Friday, December 14 in the WRB Auditorium. This half-day symposium will help heighten the understanding of comparative effectiveness research (CER), identify strategies to evaluate competing treatments and highlight the various research design methods available to perform CER. The course will be taught at an introductory level and is designed to provide resources for investigators to pursue future research projects. There is $25 registration fee, though this fee is waived for trainees, scholars, and K awardees. NCI CANCER BULLETIN SPECIAL ISSUE November 27, 2012: The Science Behind Cancer Screening Commentary Guest Commentary by Dr. Otis Brawley: The Benefits and Harms of Cancer Screening A Conversation with Dr. Virginia Moyer, Chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Features Crunching Numbers: What Cancer Screening Statistics Really Tell Us Using an Ocean of Data, Researchers Model Real-Life Benefits of Cancer Screening After Landmark Study, Exploring Questions about Lung Cancer Screening Building a Better Cancer Screening Process All That Glitters: A Glimpse into the Future of Cancer Screening Selected Resources: Cancer Screening Multimedia Inside NCI: Dr. Barry Kramer on Cancer Screening Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Cancer Screening Infographic: Benefits and Harms of PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer News Decades of Data Point to Overdiagnosis from Breast Cancer Screening After Negative Colonoscopy, Rescreening with Other Tests May Be Effective Longer Delays in Breast Cancer Treatment May Affect Survival Fusion Gene Linked to Rare Form of Childhood Leukemia Alternative Type of Brachytherapy Proves Effective in Mice Updates HHS Update CDC Update Notes	EVENTS December 3 Immunology Invited Speaker Seminar Series Bernd Schröppel, MD Assistant Professor, Nephrology Mount Sinai Topic: Autophagic Activity is Required for Transplantation Tolerance 9 am NE1-205 Cleveland Clinic Pathology Research Seminar Series Heide Ford, PhD Associate Professor, Pharmacology University of Colorado Topic: Developmental Transcription Factors and Cancer Metastasis. New Potential Targets for Therapy? 12 pm WRB 1-413 Physiology and Biophysics Seminar Yibin Wang, PhD Director, Div. of Molecular Medicine Vice Chair, Anesthesiology Research Professor, Anesthesiology, Physiology and Medicine University of California–Los Angeles Topic: From Molecules to Systems Biology for Cardiac Development and Diseases 4 pm SOM/Robbins Building, E-501 December 4 Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds Ande Bao, PhD Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Texas Topic: Nanotechnology-Based Focused Cancer Radiation Therapy 8:10 am Lerner Tower B-181 Immunology Seminar Series Igor Brodsky, PhD Assistant Professor, Pathobiology University of Pennsylvania Topic: Control of Host Inflammatory Responses by Bacterial Metabolism 12 pm WRB 1-413 Medicine Grand Rounds Ajay Sood, MD Associate Professor, Div. of Clinical and Molecular Endocrinology CWRU/UH Topic: New Management Strategies for Diabetes Mellitus: Medications and Beyond 12 pm Kulas Auditorium, Lakeside 5th Fl. December 5 Hematology and Oncology Division Research Conference Deepjot Singh, MD Assistant Professor, Div. of Hem/Onc CWRU/UH Topic: Management of Gastric Cancer 8 am Lerner B-151 December 6 December 7 Cancer Center Research in Progress canceled Hematology/Oncology Fellows Conference/Curriculum Series Taussig Cancer Institute Grand Rounds canceled Cancer Center Seminar Series Ruth Keri, PhD Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Pharmacology CWRU Topic: Regulation of Breast Cancer Phenotypes 12 pm BRB 105 Case CCC Calendar LRI Calendar UPCOMING CANCER CENTER SYMPOSIUMS & EVENTS 16th Annual Meeting of the Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium (TRC3): The Power of Negative Thinking: Inhibiting the Inhibitors of Tumor Immunity February 20-22, 2012 Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Seven Springs, PA Check back for more information ADDITIONAL UPCOMING SEMINARS & EVENTS American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting December 8-11 Atlanta, Georgia Details So You Want To Do Comparative Effectiveness Research? The Nuts and Bolts of CER December 14 7:30 am - 12 pm WRB 1-413 Details Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing 2013 January 3-7, 2013 Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii Details

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Innovation Grants Deadline: December 3 Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations Deadline: December 3 Weatherhead Institute for Family Medicine and Community Health Pilot Deadline: December 3 DOD Breast Cancer Research Program Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Pre-Application Deadline: December 4 Application Deadline: December 18 CTSC Explorys Collaborative Pilots Deadline: December 14 Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation: Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year Award Deadline: December 15 Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Epidemiology Awards Deadline: December 17 Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Young Investigator Awards Deadline: December 17 Association for Research of Childhood Cancer Deadline: January 1, 2013 Beez Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer Deadline: January 2, 2013 Society of Surgical Oncology Clinical Investigator Awards Deadline: January 7, 2013 2013 CTSC Annual Pilot Grant Funding LOI Deadline: January 15, 2013	Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Master's Degree Scholarships Deadline: February 1, 2013 Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Doctoral Degree Scholarships Deadline: February 1, 2013 Translational Technology Concept Studies of Circulating Tumor and Endothelial Cells (CTC/CEC) Deadline: Open AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards - Other Conferences and Meetings Deadline: Open Case CCC Protocol Specific Research Support (PSRS) Deadline: Open International Union Against Cancer (UICC) International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowships Application Deadline: Open International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF) Research Grant Program Application Deadline: Open James S. McDonnell Foundation Collaborative Activity Awards Deadline: Open NCI Short-Term Scientist Exchange Program Application Deadline: Open SAIC-Frederick Support of the Cancer Genome Atlas Program Application Deadline: Open Solving Kids' Cancer Therapeutic Development Initiative Application Deadline: Open

NIH BULLETIN – Notices and Funding Opportunities Advance Notice: Revised Policy for Managing Conflict of Interest in the Initial Peer Review of NIH Grant and Cooperative Agreement Applications(NOT-OD-13-010) National Institutes of Health Initial Electronic Submission Process for Multi-Project Applications: Webinar - December 13, 2012 (NOT-OD-13-011) International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25)(PAR-13-027) Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (U01)(PAR-13-029) Technology Development for High-Throughput Structural Biology Research (R01)(PAR-13-032) Technology Development for Protein Modeling (R01)(PAR-13-033)
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