Developmental Projects in Complementary Approaches to Cancer Care

PA-04-053
Application Receipt Dates: June 1, 2004;
Oct. 1, 2004; Feb. 1, 2005; June 1, 2005; Oct. 1, 2005

Investigators are invited to submit research grant applications to conduct innovative developmental pilot research investigating complementary approaches in cancer. This PA uses the R21 Developmental/Exploratory Grants award mechanism to encourage and support the development of basic and clinical complementary cancer research and to provide the basis for more extended research projects by establishing the methodological feasibility, strengthening the scientific rationale for these projects, and collecting preliminary data.

For information see http://cri.nci.nih.gov.

Inquiries: Dr. Wendy B. Smith, smithwe@mail.nih.gov

Improving Care for Dying Children and Their Families

PA-04-057
Application Receipt Dates: June 1, 2004; Oct. 1, 2004;
Feb. 1, 2005; June 1, 2005; Oct. 1, 2005;
Feb. 1, 2006; June 1, 2006; Oct. 1, 2006

NCI seeks R01/R21 applications for research on improving the quality of life for children who are approaching the end of life, the quality of the dying process, and the process of bereavement following the death for the children's families, friends, and other care providers. Research is needed to identify and test approaches that health care providers can implement to improve the care of dying children in all settings.

For information see http://cri.nci.nih.gov.

Inquiries: Dr. Ann O'Mara, omaraa@mail.nih.gov

Cancer Prevention, Control, and Behavioral and Population Sciences Career Development Award

PAR-04-055
Application Receipt Dates: June 1, 2004; Oct. 1, 2004;
Feb. 1, 2005; June 1, 2005; Oct. 1 2005

NCI seeks K07 applications from investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors in cancer prevention, cancer control, and behavioral and population sciences research. Examples of relevant disciplines include any aspect of human cancer prevention; epidemiology; biostatistics; human cancer genetics; clinical oncology; human nutrition; behavioral and social sciences; health promotion, health services, and health policy research; and medical decision analysis, survivorship, and quality of life. This Program Announcement replaces PAR-01-135.

For information see http://cri.nci.nih.gov.

Inquiries: Dr. Lester S. Gorelic, gorelicl@mail.nih.gov

Pharmacogenetics Research Network and Knowledge Base

RFA-GM-04-002
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: July 19, 2004
Application Receipt Date: Aug. 19, 2004

Applications are invited for an open recompetition of the Pharmacogenetics Research Network and Knowledge Base. This is a network of multidisciplinary, collaborative groups of investigators that contribute their data to the publicly available knowledge base PharmGKB, which is an open research tool accessible to all scientists. NCI is interested in projects that can potentially lead to meaningful improvements in clinical and survival end points and in studies of genetic variability in human populations that may influence risk of preneoplastic conditions or primary and secondary malignancies after exposure to medications, including cancer therapies.

For information see http://cri.nci.nih.gov.

Inquiries: Dr. Ken Kobayashi, kobayashik@ctep.nci.nih.gov;
Dr. J. Fernando Arena, arenaj@mail.nih.gov