Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
December 17, 2004
EGRP NEWS FLASH
From the Office of
Edward Trapido, Sc.D., Associate Director
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
This News Flash is to let you know about:
- New NCI Publication: Nation's Investment in Cancer Research - FY 2006
- Additions to Web Site For First NCI Epidemiology Leadership Conference
- Research Findings by EGRP-Funded Investigators Highlighted
- NIH Establishes Web Site for New Investigators
- Call for Abstracts for Conference on Critical Issues in eHealth Research
Nation's Investment in Cancer Research - FY 2006
The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) planning reference, The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research: A Plan and Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2006," is now available online and in print. The document reflects NCI's professional judgment for the resources needed to eliminate the suffering and death due to cancer and its plan for working with national scientific, medical, and lay communities to meet the promise of improved cancer care and public health.
The strategic areas highlighted for advancement are: Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Prediction; Overcoming Cancer Health Disparities; Strategic Development of Cancer Interventions; Integrated Cancer Trials System; Advanced Technologies; Integrative Cancer Biology; and Molecular Epidemiology.
Of particular interest to epidemiologists is the strategic initiative on molecular epidemiology (see p. 49-50). The goal is to understand the behavioral, environmental, genetic, and epigenetic causes of cancer and use this knowledge to generate new means of prevention, detection, and treatment. There are four areas of focus:
- Investigate specific types of cancer through cohort, case-control, and family-based consortial studies;
- Research behavioral and environmental risk factors;
- Integrate population science with genomics and other technologies; and
- Build partnerships and interdisciplinary research.
The publication is available in PDF. An expanded version in HTML will be available within a month at the same URL, and will have word search capability and links to key Web sites. Print copies may be ordered by e-mail to: cisocc@mail.nci.nih.gov. (Be sure and include the title of the publication.)
Access earlier issues of the document by adding the desired year to the Internet address, for example, http://plan2005.cancer.gov will link you to the Fiscal Year 2005 planning reference.
Additions to Web Site For First NCI Epidemiology Leadership Conference
The Web site for the First NCI Epidemiology Leadership Conference, which
was hosted by EGRP this fall and focused on tobacco, diet/energy balance,
and genetic research, has been expanded to include the presentations by
the speakers.
Access the site. The meeting summary will be
posted soon.
Research Findings by EGRP-Funded Investigators Highlighted
We have expanded our Web site highlighting research findings reported
by principal investigators who are supported through EGRP. Read about
some of the accomplishments of your colleagues. Your suggestions about
recent published findings to add to the site are welcome, and please keep
us posted on important, newly published findings in the coming year.
Access the site.
NIH Establishes Web Site for New Investigators
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a new Web site for new investigators.
The site describes current policies, data related to the influx of new
investigators, resources that to use to understand and work with NIH,
and helpful hints that may be useful in constructing a first application
for support.
Access
the site.
Call for Abstracts for Conference on Critical Issues in eHealth Research
Abstracts are being sought for the 1st annual Scientific Conference "Critical Issues in eHealth Research," which is being sponsored by our Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences' (DCCPS) Behavioral Research Program and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The deadline for abstracts is March 1, 2005, for the June 9-10 conference to be held in Bethesda, Md.
The conference will convene scientists from government, academia, survey research and the private sector, practitioners from the private and public sectors, and students to discuss the state-of-the-science of eHealth research. Topics include but are not limited to design, methodology, ethics and evaluation of eHealth research from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. All submissions will be peer-reviewed and may be accepted for either an oral presentation or a poster presentation. New researchers and junior faculty are encouraged to submit abstracts. Abstracts also are welcome in the area of eHealth and minority health experiences.
Sample topics include but are not limited to:
- Developing advanced statistical techniques, such as modeling;
- Transforming scientific methods through applications in informatics;
- Web-based data collection issues, such as calculating response rates, using hybrid methodologies to enhance coverage, the role of incentives, and determining data quality across survey modalities;
- Extracting meaning from online content, including the use of innovative content analysis techniques for online text;
- Improving eHealth design through formative evaluation, especially innovative methods;
- Assessing outcomes and health impact from online applications;
- Recruitment, confidentiality and privacy in online data collection;
- Assessing health and health behaviors among members of remote or geographically dispersed communities; and
- Using eHealth research as a laboratory to advance theory and understand mechanisms to improve health care and public health.
Access the
conference Web site
for further details and to submit abstracts.
The conference is chaired by Audie Atienza, Ph.D., Health Promotion Research
Branch, Behavioral Research Program, DCCPS; E-mail: atienzaa@mail.nih.gov.
We wish you a wonderful holiday season and great success with your research in the coming year.
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