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May 12, 2008 | |
Administrative Supplements to Active R01, P01, P50, U01, and U19 Grants Focused on Cancer SurvivorshipThe Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announces for the Federal fiscal year of 2008 the opportunity for grantees to seek administrative supplemental funding for existing NCI funded behavioral and/or psychosocial interventions among cancer survivors and/or their family members. The purpose of these administrative supplements is to fund the addition or inclusion in the design of the planned psychosocial and/or behavioral intervention study of information on the economic or health services impact of the intervention being delivered. This initiative, known as the Economic Impact Studies of Interventions for Cancer Survivors and/or their Families, should be within the scope of the active original grant. Current NCI awardees of R01, P01, P50, U01, and U19 grants pertinent to cancer survivorship intervention research may apply for an administrative supplement provided specific conditions are met. (Included among these is the requirement that the original grant have a termination date later than April 22, 2010.) Funding priority will be given to projects that assess the effects of interventions conducted among low income and ethnically diverse populations. Such studies may involve the assessment of either economic impact or health services utilization. Requests must be received on or before June 9, 2008. Budget requests must not exceed $200,000 in total costs for funding not to exceed 12 months. Please note that the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is not involved in receipt and processing of these requests. NCI's OCS will receive these administrative supplement requests. For application instructions: click here. To access the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, please click here. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– HRSAThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professions is accepting applications for the Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Demonstration Program (HRSA-08-130). The purpose of this Program is to promote model "patient navigator" programs to improve health care outcomes for individuals with cancer and/or other chronic diseases, with a specific emphasis on health disparity populations. Letter of Intent Deadline: May 22 For details, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Cultural and Linguistic Competency: Implications for ResearchPlease mark your calendars on May 19 for Cultural and Linguistic Competency: Implications for Research, a half-day symposium exploring techniques for designing research projects sensitive to the cultural dynamics of your patient population. Guest speaker and facilitator, Tawara Goode, MA, is Assistant Professor and Director of the National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, and the Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center. Please RSVP to Michelle Abraham (216-778-3858). MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Let's Band TogetherThe Ireland Cancer Center and Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital present Let's Band Together: Inaugural Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Initiative Symposium, Friday, June 13 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Marriott Cleveland Key Center. Patients, healthcare professionals, clinicians, government leaders and others interested in learning more about ongoing efforts to fight against adolescent and young adult cancer are encouraged to attend. For details and registration information, please click here, or contact Sante Ghetti at (216)844-4886 for more information. Also mark your calendars for the Rise Above It (RAI) Inaugural "Black Dress, Yellow Tie" Keep the Fight Alive! Reception that evening, from 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm also at the Marriott Cleveland Key Center. For details on this event, click here. To learn more about RAI, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Cancer Health Disparities SummitJuly 14-16 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) is pleased to present the Cancer Health Disparities Summit 2008, July 14–16, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Bethesda, Maryland. The overall theme for this year's Summit is Eliminating Cancer Health Disparities Through Science, Training, and Community. The Cancer Health Disparities 2008 will highlight the science of the programs and grantees funded through the CRCHD. For more information, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Ohio Collaborative Conference on BioinformaticsJune 2-4, 2008 The Third Annual Ohio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics will be held at the University of Toledo June 2-4. This conference will provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussing approaches, research findings, and experiences regarding computational investigations of biological problems. An important goal of the conference continues to be the fostering of long-term collaborative relationships among informatics and life sciences researchers from academia, government and industry, spanning Ohio and adjacent states. This meeting is not only for experts in bioinformatics, but also for those who make substantial use of bioinformatic tools in their research/development work, or would like to expand such use. For more information, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– ASCO Annual MeetingMay 30 - June 3 The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting is scheduled for May 30- June 3 in Chicago. This meeting is the premier scientific and educational event in oncology, drawing 30,000 attendees worldwide. As a forum for collaboration and communication, the ASCO Annual Meeting brings together oncologists of all disciplines, researchers, nurses, and patient advocates in the fight against cancer. The 2008 Meeting will unite the global oncology community with the common goals of delivering the highest quality patient care and innovating treatment advances. For details, please 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. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Case CCC Request for Pilot Project ApplicationsThe Case CCC is currently accepting applications for a "Multi-Investigator Grant Initiative to Promote the Basic Science Scientific Focus Group Areas of the Cancer Center". Awards of up to $50,000 for 1 year are available. Principal Investigators must be full-time members of the faculty at Case Western Reserve University or Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and members of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Application Deadline: May 27 To view the RFA, please click here. RFA, Instructions and Cover Sheet are also available on the Cancer Center homepage. |
EVENTS**All events are open to anyone interested in attending May 12Cancer Genetics/ Biology Journal Club Physiology & Biophysics Seminar May 13Department of Medicine Medical Grand Rounds: Austin S. Weisberger Lecture Series May 14Neurosurgery Grand Rounds Grand Rounds Department of Genetics Faculty Candidate Chalk Talk CSCRM Seminar May 15Prevention and Control seminar cancelled Molecular Genetics Seminar Taussig Cancer Center Core Curriculum Series Neurosciences Seminar TREC Seminar May 16Neurosurgery Grand Rounds Hematology/Oncology Fellows Taussig Cancer Center Grand Rounds Cancer Center Seminar Series/ Blood Club more MARK YOUR CALENDARS:UPCOMING CANCER CENTER SYMPOSIUMS**For more information on these symposiums, please contact Christine Rhoads. Annual Update on Breast Cancer: Highlights of the National Meetings ASCO Review 2008 Head and Neck Conference |
MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy: Realizing the PromiseSeptember 11-12 The Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute will be hosting a two-day, national symposium entitled Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy: Realizing the Promise. This meeting will host leaders in the field of cancer immunology and immunotherapy, include recent advances in both translational and clinical research, and should provide an exciting forum for discussion and debate on promising immunologic approaches to prevent and treat cancer. Registration is free, but seating is limited so be sure to register early! Abstracts are being accepted for the poster session. Deadline for abstract submission is July 15. For more information, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– AACR Conference: Cancer EpigeneticsMay 28-31 This AACR special conference on cancer epigenetics will assemble prominent investigators in the field to discuss recent advances in this rapidly moving area. Sessions will review mechanisms and recent advances in whole genome epigenetic analysis of cancer. Several sessions will examine specific clinical applications such as diagnostics and therapeutics, and workshops will discuss practical research and translational issues such as methods of whole genome epigenetic analysis and definition of hypermethylator phenotypes. Ample time has been reserved for discussion, oral presentation of selected submitted abstracts, and late breaking research. This conference will provide a unique forum to review the remarkable progress in this area over the past few years, and provide a glimpse of where the field is moving, with a strong emphasis on translational epigenetics research. For details and registration information, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– AACR Centennial ConferenceJuly 20-23 The AACR Centennial Conference on Translational Cancer Medicine 2008: Cancer Clinical Trials and Personalized Medicine is the second in the AACR Centennial Conference series on Translational Cancer Medicine and the first to be held in the United States. Translational research is a key programmatic priority of the AACR, and this meeting will showcase the latest scientific discoveries from the laboratory and their clinical applications. For more information, please click here. CASE CCC 2008 RETREATThe Case CCC 2008 Retreat is scheduled for July 11-12 at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio. The 235-acre resort has many features, including an 18-hole golf course, charter fishing on a Lake Erie marina, restaurants, shops, indoor/outdoor pools, exercise room and tennis courts. Nearby is Cedar Point, wineries, the Lake Erie Islands, and Maritime Museums. Details and an agenda will be circulated soon. RACE FOR THE PLACE- Join Our Team!The 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. If cannot run the race, but would still like to help, please consider making a small donation to sponsor our team. Every little bit helps. To sponsor us, please 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. |
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIESDOD PCRP Idea Development Award |
NIH Bulletin – Notices and Funding Opportunities |
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| Produced by: Gillian Irwin 11100 Euclid Avenue, Wearn 152 Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5065 216-844-8317 phone 216-844-7832 fax gillian.irwin@case.edu Janice Green 11100 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5065 216-844-1862 phone 216-844-7832 fax janice.green@uhhospitals.org |
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