Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
February 2, 2007
EGRP NEWS FLASH
From the Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
- Program Announcements on Epigenetics Issued
- Provide Feedback on Center for Scientific Review
- Update on Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses
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Program Announcements on Epigenetics Issued
Two Program Announcements (PAs) called Epigenetic Approaches in Cancer Epidemiology were announced in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. These EGRP-sponsored PAs are to stimulate population-based epidemiology research on the roles of DNA methylation markers in cancer. The objectives of the PAs are for researchers to evaluate determinants of methylation patterns, risks of cancer associated with DNA methylation, and markers and modifiers of cancer risk using epidemiologic approaches in existing human population studies.
For complete information, refer to the PAs:
- PA-07-298, to solicit applications under the Research Project Grant (R01) mechanism
- PA-07-299, to solicit applications under the Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) mechanism
Direct scientific questions about these PAs to EGRP's Mukesh Verma, Ph.D., Acting Chief, AERB; e-mail: vermam@mail.nih.gov.
Provide Feedback on Center for Scientific Review
The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) at the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) will hold six one-day Open House Workshops in 2007 to solicit input from
leaders in the scientific community and other stakeholders on its integrated
review groups and study sections. Feedback from the workshops will be
used to help realign CSR's review groups and ensure that these groups are adequately
representing and evaluating current and emerging scientific fields.
CSR receives all NIH grant applications, assigns them to the proper Institutes
and Centers, and organizes the groups and study sections that evaluate the majority
of grant applications. The CSR's peer review groups have not been broadly assessed
by the scientific community since a reorganization plan was developed seven years
ago.
The first workshop, on CSR's neuroscience study sections, is scheduled to take place on March 2. The five remaining workshops are scheduled every other month during 2007. These workshops will address other CSR study sections: the behavioral and social sciences study sections, the disease-based study sections, the integrated biological study sections (two workshops), and the biomolecular study sections.
All of the workshops will be held in the Natcher Conference Center on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. Comments from the workshops will be posted online, and stakeholders can submit additional input for consideration. Input from these workshops and public comments will be presented to the NIH Peer Review Advisory Committee to guide CSR as it works to implement changes and address concerns raised.
Additional information and registration forms can be found at the CSR Open House Workshops web site or by contacting the Open House Project Coordinator at openhouse@csr.nih.gov or 301-435-1114.
Update on Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Omnibus Solicitation to request grant applications for 2007.
This solicitation, which can be found on the NIH Small Business Funding Opportunities Home Page includes:
- PA-07-280, to invite small businesses to submit SBIR grant (R43/R44) applications
- PA-07-281, to invite small businesses to submit STTR grant (R41/R42) applications
- Program descriptions and research topics (Word format)
More about this announcement can be found in the NIH Guide under notice NOT-OD-07-036.
The 2007 deadlines for grant applications in response to these funding announcements are April 5, August 5, and December 5. For AIDS and AIDS-related applications, the deadlines are May 1, September 1, and January 2, 2008. Only electronic submissions through Grants.gov will be accepted.
Along with NIH, this solicitation was also issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Direct questions about this announcement to Jay Choudhry, M.S., EGRP Program Director; e-mail: choudhrj@mail.nih.gov.
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