August Features
Announcements
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PAR-14-267
Outstanding Investigator Award (R35)
Application due date: October 20, 2014. AIDS Application due date: January 7, 2015
Expires: January 8, 2015
NOT-OD-14-120
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Contract Solicitation (PHS 2015-1) Application due date: November 5, 2014
RFA-TW-14-001
Hubs of Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) - Research (U01)
Application due date: November 19, 2014
Expires: November 20, 2014
RFA-TW-14-002
Hubs of Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) - Research Training (U2R)
Application due date: November 19, 2014
Expires: November 20, 2014
PAR-14-323 Understanding Factors in Infancy and Early Childhood (Birth to 24 months) That Influence Obesity Development (R01)
Applications due: February 5, 2015; October 5, 2015; June 5, 2016; February 5, 2017 Expires: February 6, 2017
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NOT-OD-14-111 Implementation of the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy for NIH Grant Applications and Awards
NOT-OD-14-124 NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy
NOT-OD-14-085 Transition Plans for Reporting Sex/Gender, Race and Ethnicity Information in Non-Competing Type 5 Progress Reports
Large Budget Grant Applications (> $500,000) |
NOT-CA-14-054 Input on Information Resources for Data-Related Standards Widely Used in Biomedical Science |
Cancer Research Network Scholars Program
Deadline to submit letter of intent: September 15, 2014
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American College of Epidemiology Annual Meeting
September 7-9, 2014
Silver Spring, MD
Webcast: Peer Review - Achieving Generosity of Spirit in a Time of Scarcity
September 10, 2014; 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
TEAM Webinar Series: Modernizing the California Teachers Study Using a Tablet-Based Tracking System: "An All-in-One Coordinating Center"
October 29, 2014; 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT
Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program Annual Meeting
November 19-21, 2014
San Francisco, CA
NCI Cohort Consortium Annual Meeting
December 10-12, 2014
Rockville, MD
International Cancer Screening Network (ICSN) Triennial Meeting
June 2-4, 2015
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Abstracts due: October 10, 2014
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- NIH Director's Blog
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EGRP encourages readers to submit items of interest to Cancer Epidemiology Matters E-News. EGRP reserves the right to decide whether or not materials are appropriate for inclusion.
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The Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP) in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) funds research in human populations to understand the causes of cancer and related outcomes.
The Program fosters interdisciplinary collaborations, as well as the development and use of resources and technologies to advance cancer research and translation of this research, which serve as the basis for clinical and public health interventions.
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Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute 9609 Medical Center Drive
4 East, MSC 9763
Bethesda, MD 20892 (240) 276-6730 email: [email protected] website: epi.grants.cancer.gov blog: blog-epi.grants.cancer.gov Twitter: twitter.com/NCIEpi
For UPS, FedEx, and courier services, please use: Rockville, MD 20850
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Workshops Focus on Barriers and Opportunities for Data Sharing and Data Harmonization
In the current climate of scarce resources, it is increasingly important to maximize the use of existing data sources to facilitate scientific progress in cancer epidemiology. Strategies are needed for enhancing the sharing of individual-level epidemiologic data efficiently and integrating existing epidemiologic data with newly acquired genomic, clinical and other types of data Two workshops sponsored by the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP) in October 2014 will engage the scientific community in order to discuss current challenges and identify resolutions in data sharing and data harmonization within the field of cancer epidemiology:
Date: Monday and Tuesday, October 6-7, 2014 Location: Neuroscience Center Building in Rockville, Maryland Online participation: There will be a live webinar of the meeting, with the exception of the breakout sessions.
Workshop participants will explore the theory and practice of multilevel data harmonization, consider available tools and new approaches, review representative case studies, and develop recommendations for best practices. This meeting will bring together key stakeholders from NCI, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and the extramural scientific community. For more information about registration, the webinar, the meeting agenda, and related resources, please visit the meeting web page. Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Location: NCI Shady Grove Campus in Rockville, Maryland. Online participation: The entire meeting (with the exception of the breakout sessions) will be presented via webcast.
The purpose of this meeting is to identify opportunities and address barriers to facilitate controlled access by the scientific community to epidemiologic data from observational studies. The meeting will bring together key stakeholders from NCI and the extramural scientific community. Attendees will be invited to engage in thoughtful and candid discussion about facilitating and supporting increased sharing of epidemiologic data. For the complete agenda and registration information, please visit the meeting web page. To see more upcoming events sponsored by EGRP, please visit our Webinars and Workshops page.
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Open Funding Opportunities for Research and Training Hubs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is participating in two linked funding opportunities ( RFA-TW-14-001 & RFA-TW-14-002) to create regional hubs for collaborative environmental and occupational health research and training in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as part of the Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) program. There is increasing recognition that adverse environmental exposures play a substantial role in the initiation and progression of many non-communicable diseases, including cancers. Although the levels of many environmental and occupational exposures in LMICs are higher than in high-income countries, LMICs typically face challenges in having a deep capacity to study exposures or their interactions with genetic, immune system, or population-based factors. The goal of the GEOHealth program is to develop regional hubs for collaborative research; data management; training; curriculum and outreach material development; and policy support around high priority local, national, and regional environmental and occupational health threats. GEOHealth Hubs will bring together multi-disciplinary investigators to advance the pace of scientific discovery in one focal environmental or occupational health area that addresses priority public health needs in the relevant country and/or region. NCI is interested in advancing scientific understanding of the carcinogenic consequences of environmental exposures of regional importance in LMICs in order to improve cancer prevention and control. By participating in these FOAs, NCI aims to support research and research training in: - molecular epidemiologic methods that shed light on the etiology of cancers resulting from exposure to environmental contaminants;
- environmental exposure assessment;
- the application of technologies to investigate biological changes resulting from exposure to environmental contaminants;
- the integration of environmental and occupational components in existing local and regional cancer registries or other surveillance efforts in high-exposure areas in LMICs;
- the creation of well-designed epidemiologic studies to assess short- and long-term health effects of environmental or occupational exposures (including environmental and occupational components of cohort studies); and
- the translation of environmental health and cancer scientific discoveries into policy and practice.
The GEOHealth program grew out of a previously existing initiative, ITREOH (International Training and Research in Environmental and Occupational Health), which supported individual research scientists from LMICs. GEOHealth planning grants are currently supporting the creation of 16 new research centers around the globe. (See this article for a complete list of the 2012 planning grants awards.) These two new funding opportunities are being offered by the Fogarty International Center (FIC), in partnership with the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Letters of intent for both FOAs are due on October 19, 2014; final applications must be submitted by November 19, 2014. Answers to frequently asked questions about these funding opportunities can be found on the GEOHealth FAQ. For more information on global health activities that EGRP supports, visit our Global Health and Cancer Epidemiology web page.
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New Features in the Cancer Genomics and Epidemiology Navigator Database
The Cancer Genomics and Epidemiology Navigator (CGEN)--an integrated, searchable, and regularly updated knowledge base intended to facilitate epidemiologic research--was launched by EGRP in 2013.
CGEN includes linked data on:
Since CGEN's launch, additional features have been added to help users identify pertinent information to benefit their research:
- New charts offer at-a-glance breakdowns of the complete database contents. For example, the "Grants - Cancer Sites" chart (see below) shows how many grants NCI has awarded for research focused on specific cancer sites.
- Similar charts can be generated to show the distribution of results for any keyword search, such as "gene-environment" or "radiation."
- Users now can filter grants and publications by Study Section. This feature identifies the particular study section that successful grant applications were assigned to during the review process. New investigators can leverage this information to guide their submission of new grant applications to a relevant study section.
- Links to dbGaP allow users to request access to the genotyping data used in a particular study.
- Grant listings include a link to the page in PubMed that lists all publications associated with a particular grant.
- In the grants section, users can generate a list of all grants and/or publications that relate to the set of grants identified in the search.
- All CGEN data and graphs can be exported.
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All grants within CGEN by cancer site.
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EGRP continues to improve CGEN and its capabilities as a resource for the cancer research community. Features currently in development include:
- Integrating direct Web links to cancer epidemiology cohorts and consortia into CGEN to present current collaborative research; and
- Incorporating cancer epidemiology meta-analyses into the next iteration of CGEN.
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