Following are newly released NCI research funding opportunities:

PHS 2007-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant Applications (Parent SBIR)
Announcement Number: PA-07-280
Application Receipt Dates: April 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5, 2007.

This funding opportunity will use the R43/R44 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3660. Inquiries: Michael Weingarten - mw498z@nih.gov

PHS 2007-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the National Institutes of Health for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications
Announcement Number: PA-07-281
Application Receipt Dates: April 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5, 2007.

This funding opportunity will use the R41/R42 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3661. Inquiries: Michael Weingarten - mw498z@nih.gov

Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness Studies of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Using Existing Practice-Based Research Networks
Announcement Number: PAR-07-291
Application Receipt Dates: April 10, 2007; April 10, 2008; April 10, 2009.

This funding opportunity will use the R21 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3673. Inquiries: Dr. Martin Brown - mb53o@nih.gov

Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health
Announcement Number: PA-07-292
New Application Receipt Dates: Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2007; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2008.

This is a renewal of PA-06-081 and will use the R01 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3662. Inquiries: Dr. Sabra Woolley - woolleys@mail.nih.gov

Information Technologies and the Internet in Health Services and Intervention Delivery
Announcement Number: PA-07-295
New Application Receipt Dates: Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2007; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2008; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2009.

This is a renewal of PA-06-226 and will use the R01 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3665. Inquiries: Dr. Audie Atienza - atienzaa@mail.nih.gov

The National Institutes of Health Pathway to Independence Award
Announcement Number: PA-07-297
New Application Receipt Dates: Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2007; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2008; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2009.

This is a renewal of PA-06-133 and will use the K99/R00 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3666. Inquiries: Dr. David J. Eckstein - eckstein@mail.nih.gov

Epigenetic Approaches in Cancer Epidemiology
Announcement Number: PA-07-298
New Application Receipt Dates: Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2007; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2008; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2009.

CCR Grand Rounds January 30: Dr. Charlotte Kuperwasser, Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Cellular Biology; Investigator, Molecular Oncology Research Institute, Tufts University-New England Medical Center. "The Use of Novel Zenograft Models to Study Stroma-Epithelial Interactions in Breast Cancer." February 6: Dr. Glenn Merlino, Chief, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, CCR, NCI. "Modeling the Genesis and Progression of Melanoma in the Mouse." CCR Grand Rounds are held 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD., in the Clinical Center's Lipsett Amphitheater.

This funding opportunity will use the R01 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3667. Inquiries: Dr. Mukesh Verma - vermam@mail.nih.gov

Epigenetic Approaches in Cancer Epidemiology
Announcement Number: PA-07-299
New Application Receipt Dates: Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2007; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2008; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2009.

This funding opportunity will use the R21 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3668. Inquiries: Dr. Mukesh Verma - vermam@mail.nih.gov

Application of Metabolomics for Translational and Biological Research
Announcement Number: PA-07-301
New Application Receipt Dates: Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2007; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2008; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2009.

This funding opportunity will use the R01 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3669. Inquiries: Dr. Padma Maruvada - maruvadp@mail.nih.gov; Dr. Sudhir Srivastava - ss1a@nih.gov; Dr. John R. Knowlton - knowltoj@mail.nih.gov

Application of Metabolomics for Translational and Biological Research
Announcement Number: PA-07-302
New Application Receipt Dates: Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2007; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2008; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2009.

This funding opportunity will use the R21 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3670. Inquiries: Dr. Padma Maruvada - maruvadp@mail.nih.gov; Dr. Sudhir Srivastava - ss1a@nih.gov; Dr. John R. Knowlton - knowltoj@mail.nih.gov

Novel Approaches to Enhance Animal Stem Cell Research
Announcement Number: PA-07-303
New Application Receipt Dates: Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2007; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2008; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2009.

This is a renewal of PA-04-125 and will use the R01 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3671. Inquiries: Dr. Donald Blair - blaird@mail.nih.gov

Novel Approaches to Enhance Animal Stem Cell Research
Announcement Number: PA-07-304
New Application Receipt Dates:Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2007; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2008; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2009.

This is a renewal of PA-04-125 and will use the R21 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3672. Inquiries: Dr. Donald Blair - blaird@mail.nih.gov