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From: "Anderson, Linda (NCI)" <AndersoL2@mail.nih.gov>
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Subject: Round 2 of Applications Sought for Geographic-based Research in C
	ancer Control & Epidemiology - Intent Ltrs due June 14, Apps. July 19
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> My apologies if this is a cross posting.
> 
> Round Two of Applications Sought for Geographic-based Research in Cancer
> Control and Epidemiology
> 
> Applications are invited once again that use the Atlas of Cancer Mortality
> in the United States, 1950-1994 as a catalyst for research in cancer
> etiology and control.  Two Program Announcements (PAS) were issued last
> year that invited investigator-initiated R01 and R03 (small grant)
> applications, and offered two dates for receipt of applications.  The
> second and final opportunity to apply for research funding under these
> PASs is approaching: Letters of intent are due June 14, and applications
> are due July 19, 2001.
> 
> Further epidemiologic research is needed to identify the reasons for the
> geographic variation of specific cancers, including the clustering of
> areas with high or low incidence and/or mortality rates.  In addition,
> Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide new tools to explore these
> patterns and for use by cancer surveillance and control programs.  
> 
> NCI wishes to stimulate research in three areas to encourage researchers
> to use the Atlas to speed the process of scientific discovery and
> application.  These areas are: (1) epidemiologic research to study
> determinants of the geographic patterns uncovered by the Atlas, (2) use of
> GIS for cancer research in response to the Atlas, and (3) methodologic GIS
> research needed to accomplish such research. The Atlas is available at
> http://www.nci.nih.gov/atlas.
> 
> For more information, refer to the PASs that appeared in the NIH Guide for
> Grants and Contracts, July 14, 2000:
> http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-00-120.html, and
> http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-00-121.html.  
> 
> NCI has set aside about $3 million in total costs, for the PASs combined,
> for the first year of funding this second round of applications, subject
> to availability of funds. 
> 
> Programmatic inquiries may be directed to Burdette (Bud) Erickson, Jr.,
> M.Sc., Analytic Epidemiology Research Branch (AERB), Division of Cancer
> Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer Institute (NCI);
> e-mail: berickso@mail.nih.gov; tel: (301) 435-4913; fax: (301) 402-4279.
> 
> 
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