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Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
May 26 , 2006 |
EGRP NEWS FLASH
From the Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
This News Flash brings you news about:
Request for Proposals Issued to Participate in caBIG Population Sciences
Special Interest Group
Booz Allen Hamilton, in support of NCI’s Cancer Biomedical Informatics
Grid (caBIG) Program, is requesting proposals for Special Interest Group
(SIG) Participant - Population Sciences SIG. The Request for Proposals
(RFP), Statement of Work, and associated forms can be downloaded.
Proposals must be received no later than Thursday,
June 29, 2006, and
must be completed in accordance with the Proposal Instructions.
caBIG is an informatics infrastructure that will connect teams of clinical
and basic cancer and biomedical researchers together to enable them to
better develop and share tools and data in an open environment with common
standards. caBIG Web site.
The Population Sciences SIG (PS SIG) is pleased to announce its RFP for
funded participation. Population sciences are an integral component of cancer
research and represent key elements in the bridge between clinical/basic
research and cancer control. The PS SIG aims to advance the various disciplines
of population sciences including epidemiology, surveillance, behavioral
science, prevention, cancer control, biostatistics, cohort studies, and
health outcomes research by creating data standards and developing tools
that operate within caBIG and by leveraging existing caBIG activities and
resources to address the common needs of these disciplines. The PS SIG is
looking for funded participants to assume leadership roles as it is organized
to tackle this wide array of problems.
For more information about the PS SIG, refer to the mission
statement.
Registration Open for Career Development Workshop to Promote Diversity
in Research Funding
The “2nd Biennial Career Development Workshop to Promote Diversity
in Research Funding” will be held September 6-8, 2006, in Palm Desert,
California. It is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI)
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) and Center for
Reducing Cancer Health Disparities, and the National Institutes of Health’s
(NIH) Office of Women’s Health. (This workshop program formerly was
titled the “Minority Investigator Career Development Workshop.”)
The workshop is being held to provide training on the grants process, grant
writing, and research methodology to mid-career and/or transitioning scientists
from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups, persons with disabilities,
and individuals from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds to enhance
their ability to compete for NIH funding. The information will facilitate
professional growth and development and increase technical skills deemed
necessary for successful grant writing. The workshop is consistent with
the Trans-U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Cancer Health Disparities
Progress Review Group goal to develop training programs designed to create
a diverse cancer care workforce.
For additional information about the workshop and to complete the online
registration form, visit the workshop
Web site.
Travel support is available for a limited number of workshop participants.
To be considered for this support, one must register for the workshop by
Friday, June 23, 2006. The workshop organizers encourage registering as
early as possible. All applicants will be notified by e-mail no later than
July 7, 2006, about their status with regard to travel support.
The Meeting and Planning Committee Chair is Vickie L. Shavers, Ph.D., Epidemiologist,
Applied Research Branch, DCCPS.
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