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MARK YOUR CALENDARS– NIH Symposium: Challenges & Promise of Cell-Based TherapiesMay 6, 2008 Mark your calendars for the upcoming NIH Symposium: Challenges & Promise of Cell-Based Therapies on May 6, 2008. A small group of outstanding scientists will discuss productive new directions for research in regenerative medicine and highlight the state-of-the-science, notable milestones, and general impediments to cell-based therapies. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from and network with some of the best experts in the field of regenerative medicine. Please register by April 18, 2008, as a large number of attendees is expected and seating is limited. There is a $30 registration fee to attend. For more information and to register, please click here. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– HHMI Early Career Scientist CompetitionThe Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has announced a new Early Career Scientist Program. Through a national competition, HHMI hopes to appoint approximately 70 early career scientists from biological and medical areas. Applicant must have between two and six years of experience since first appointed as assistant professor or equivalent position. To meet this requirement, applicant's first faculty position as assistant professor must have begun no earlier than June 1, 2002 and no later than September 1, 2006. Applicant may hold one or more research grants but may not hold more than one early career award. Applicant cannot be appointed as an HHMI early career scientist if he/she will continue to have administrative responsibilities or other nonresearch duties that would preclude devoting a minimum of 75% of total effort to the direct conduct of research. Mandatory LOI Deadline: April 30 For more information, please click here. JCO EDITORIAL ON PHASE II TRIAL DESIGNAn editorial written by Drs. Afshin Dowlati and Pingfu Fu was published in the March 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO). To view this editorial, entitled, "Is Response Rate Relevant to the Phase II Trial Design of Targeted Agents?", click here. ASH COMMITTEE MEMBERSThe following Cancer Center members have been appointed to American Society of Hematology (ASH) committees: Kenneth Cooke, MD –Associate Professor, Medicine- Hem/Onc CRCHD NEWS DIGESTNews from NCI News from NIH News from Other Federal Agencies MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Midwest Blood Club Annual MeetingApril 3, 2008 The VI Midwest Blood Club meeting will take place on Thursday, April 3 at the Biomedical Research Tower of the Ohio State University. There will be exceptional keynote speakers, including Stan Gerson from CWRU, Merv Yoder from Indiana University, and Scott Armstrong from Harvard. There will also be an afternoon poster session where you will have the opportunity to review many research updates. For those of you interested in submitting an abstract, it is acceptable to submit an abstract/poster you have utilized in another venue within the past six months. The abstract deadline is Friday, March 14. The final meeting agenda will be available by mid-March. To view the Abstract Submission form click here. To view the Meeting Registration Form click here. A block of rooms is reserved at the Blackwell Inn on the campus of Ohio State University. Please call 614-247-4000 for reservations. The cost is $129 per night. You may want to take advantage of also attending the International Society for Cellular Therapy meeting that will take place on April 4-5 at the Biomedical Research Tower. |
EVENTS**All events are open to anyone interested in attending March 17Cancer Genetics/ Biology Journal Club Skeletal Research Center Seminar March 18March 19Developmental Therapeutics Meeting cancelled Grand Rounds Neurosurgery Grand Rounds March 20Taussig Cancer Center Core Curriculum Series Cancer Prevention & Control Seminar TREC Seminar Neurosciences Seminar March 21Taussig Cancer Center Grand Rounds cancelled Hematology/Oncology Fellows Cancer Center Seminar Series/ Blood Club more MARK YOUR CALENDARSUPCOMING CANCER CENTER SYMPOSIUMS**For more information on these symposiums, please contact Christine Rhoads. Geriatric Oncology and Primary Care: Promoting Partnerships in Practice and Research Update on Cervical Cancer Prevention: New Technology, New Evidence, and New Recommendations Annual Update on Breast Cancer: Highlights of the National Meetings |
RACE FOR THE PLACEThe Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has created a team for the Race for the Place, a fundraiser that benefits the Gathering Place in Beachwood, Ohio. For those of you that are not familiar with the Gathering Place, it is a support center providing programs and services free of charge for individuals and families touched by cancer. Each year, the first Sunday in June (June 1, 2008) is National Cancer Survivors' Day. On this day, The Gathering Place hosts a 5K / 1 Mile event called Race for the Place. This event helps to raise the money that allows The Gathering Place to offer all of their services free of charge. If you want to join the Case CCC team, please click here or email gillian.irwin@case.edu. Family and friends are also welcome to join our team! It really is a great experience for everyone who is involved. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– American Cancer SocietyThe American Cancer Society (ACS) is accepting applications for the following funding opportunities:
Deadline for all above opportunities: April 1 For more information, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDAR– AACR Annual Meeting 2008The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting is scheduled for April 12-16 in San Diego, CA. More than 17,000 participants from 60 countries will gather to discuss an estimated 6,000 abstracts and to hear more than 500 invited presentations on new and significant discoveries in basic, clinical, and translational cancer research. Scientific award lectures, grant writing workshops, networking events, and educational sessions will round out the comprehensive program. For registration information and for more information, click here. If anyone is presenting at the Meeting, please let us know. As always, we are happy to publicize any news you have, such as major presentations, publications, awards, etc. MARK YOUR CALENDARS – ISCT Regional MeetingThe International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) will be holding a regional meeting on April 4-5 at the Ohio State University Biomedical Research Tower in Columbus, Ohio. This meeting is targeted towards laboratory practitioners and technicians working in cellular therapy, and anyone interested in networking with cell therapy practitioners at a small, technically focused, reasonably priced meeting. For more information, click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS–AACR Accelerating Anticancer Agent Development and Validation WorkshopJune 18-20, 2008 This is a postgraduate workshop for clinical and translational investigations focused on strategic planning to develop and validate new anticancer and cancer prevention agents and pathways. This is an intensive and interactive workshop in how to design effective strategies– from clinical trial initiative, to enabling trials, to pivotal efficacy trials– to develop new anticancer and prevention agents, taught by a distinguished faculty from across the academic, industry, consumer, and government (FDA) sectors. For more information, click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– AACR Cancer Biostatistics WorkshopJuly 13 - 19, 2008 Applications are now being accepted for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Cancer Biostatistics Workshop, July 13-19, 2008 in Sonoma, California. This is an intensive one-week workshop in statistical methods in oncology and collaborative interactions between biostatisticians and clinical oncologists. It is designed to update the expertise and increase the number of biostatisticians working on oncology-related problems to improve their ability to use new biological information, develop valid research designs for new therapies, and increase the number and quality of clinical trials. Application Deadline: March 24 For details, please click here. |
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIESRobert Wood Johnson Foundation Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program |
NIH Bulletin – Notices and Funding OpportunitiesPilot Studies in Pancreatic Cancer (PA-06-314) Cancer Surveillance Using Health Claims-based Data System (R21) (PA-06-386) New Frequently Asked Questions Added to OLAW Web Page (NOT-OD-08-058) |
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