March 2024 EGRP Cancer Epidemiology News

EGRP Cancer Epidemiology News

March 2024

AACR 2024 Sessions for Epidemiologists
Funding Opportunities
Grants Policy Announcements
Requests for Information
Training Opportunities
Research Resources
News, Blog Posts, and Podcasts

AACR 2024 Sessions for Epidemiologists

The 2024 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting is taking place in San Diego, California, April 5-10, 2024. To help attendees, the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP) has assembled a list of selected presentations by National Cancer Institute (NCI) staff that highlight important resources and topics in cancer epidemiology and genomics, funding opportunities, and grantsmanship. If you are attending the Annual Meeting this year, remember to add these sessions to your AACR Annual Meeting 2024 itinerary .

Sessions of Interest

View the list below or visit the AACR Annual Meeting website to see lists of NIH/NCI-sponsored sessions and population sciences presentations that may be of interest.

Day	Time	Topic
April 5	1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT	Grant Writing Workshop: Tips for Success from Experienced Scientists
April 6	8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. PT	Existing and Emerging Cohort Study Resources for Future Discoveries
April 7	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT	Year of Open Science: Impact of the Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC)
April 7	2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. PT	Early-Onset Cancers from Etiology to Survivorship: Funding Opportunities, Resources, and Future Research Needs
April 7	6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. PT	Artificial Intelligence for Research Enhancement in Population Sciences: A Population Sciences Working Group Town Hall Meeting
April 8	1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. PT	NCI Funding Opportunities and Grant Writing Strategies for New and Early-Stage Investigators
April 9	10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. PT	Participant Engagement and Cancer Genome Sequencing (PE-CGS) Community Health Educator Supplement Program
April 9	12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. PT	Intramural and Extramural Training and Career Development Awards and Opportunities
April 9	2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. PT	Building on the Power of Data and Community: NCI’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI)
April 9	5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PT	Lifestyle Choices, the Food Environment, and Health Equity Impact Cancer Prevention and Control - But Are There Solutions? And What Are the Opportunities for Future Research?
April 10	10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. PT	NCI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programs and Resources for Advancing Cancer Research

Meet-the-Expert Sessions

NCI staff will be available at the NCI exhibit booth (#1319) during exhibit hours to answer questions about NCI programs, resources, training, and funding opportunities.

In addition, the exhibit booth will host presentations from NCI scientific staff on specific topics, including the following:

On April 8, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Danielle Daee, PhD, Joe Flores-Toro, PhD, and Adam Resnick, PhD , will speak about pediatric data resources available from NCI and NIH.
On April 9, 12:30-1:00 p.m. PT, Leah E. Mechanic, PhD will speak about the Participant Engagement and Cancer Genome Sequencing (PE-CGS) Network and how it relates to the National Cancer Plan priorities of Engaging Every Person, Health Equity, and Maximizing Data Utility.

If you would like to meet in person with any EGRP staff attending the meeting, please contact them ahead of time:

Danielle Daee, PhD (Genomic Epidemiology Branch)
Rao L. Divi, PhD (Methods and Technologies Branch)
Naoko Ishibe, ScD (Environmental Epidemiology Branch)
Leah E. Mechanic, PhD, MPH (Genomic Epidemiology Branch)
Stefanie A. Nelson, PhD (Genomic Epidemiology Branch)
Sonia Rosenfield, PhD (Office of the Associate Director)
Pothur R. Srinivas, PhD, MPH (Office of the Associate Director)

The NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) has also prepared a sampling of key documents and information for attendees at this year’s AACR Annual Meeting: cancercontrol.cancer.gov/aacr. For information on activities at the NCI Exhibit Booth and sessions featuring NCI staff and leaders, visit https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/events/conferences/aacr-2024.

Funding Opportunities

RFA-AG-25-002, Consortium for Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (U54, Clinical Trial Optional)
RFA-OD-24-012, Predoctoral Training in Advanced Data Analytics for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research – Institutional Research Training Program (T32)
RFA-OD-24-013, Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (K12, Clinical Trial Optional)
OTA-24-005, NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem Cloud Workspace Implementation Center (OT2)
PAR-24-109, Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Healthcare Systems in Populations with Health Disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-24-144, Support for Research Excellence Award (R16, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-24-145, Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research Award (R16, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-23-189, Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-24-141, NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-CA-24-030, Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for Contemporary Modifiable Exposures and Cancer Across the Life Course and Cancer Control Continuum
NOT-OD-24-031, NOSI: Administrative Supplement for Research and Capacity Building Efforts Related to Bioethical Issues (Clinical Trial Optional)
NOT-CA-23-037, NOSI: Technology Development for Cancer Control and Population Science Research
NOT-CA-24-032, NOSI: Administrative Supplements to Understand Effects of Within-group Heterogeneity on Cancer Control Outcomes in Underrepresented Populations
NOT-CA-24-031, NOSI: Validation of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Tools for Improved Assessment in Biomedical and Behavioral Research
NOT-CA-24-035, NOSI: Administrative Supplements for Assessing and Enhancing Survivorship Care
NOT-CA-24-037, NOSI: Epidemiologic Studies to Assess the Impact of Incretin Mimetics on New and Recurrent Cancer Risk
NOT-RM-24-003, NOSI: Research Supplements to Promote Workforce Diversity and Enhance Utility and Use of Common Fund Datasets
NOT-CA-24-033, NOSI: Telehealth Research in Cancer Care
NOT-OD-24-058, NOSI: Developing and Testing Multi-level Physical Activity Interventions to Improve Health and Well-Being

Grants Policy Announcements

NOT-OD-24-069, Update Related to the Issuance of the FY 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement
NOT-OD-24-067, Guidance for Videos Submitted as NIH Application Materials
NOT-OD-24-072, NIH Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office Announces Regional Workshop on Sexual and Gender Minority-Related Health Research

Requests for Information

Proposed Use of Common Data Elements (CDEs) for NIH-Funded Clinical Research and Trials – responses requested by April 20, 2024

Training Opportunities

Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Genomics and Precision Public Health (TIDIR-GPPH) Facilitated Course – applications due April 8, 2024

Research Resources

COVID-19 Real-world Data Infrastructure (CRWDi)

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