The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will hold a pre-application information forum for investigators planning to submit applications in response to RFA HL-01-015, “Comprehensive Sickle Cell Centers.”  This meeting will provide prospective applicants with an opportunity to receive answers to their questions about the intent and requirements of the RFA.  NHLBI staff will be available to discuss all aspects of the proposed new program, including the cooperative agreement mechanism; the roles of the Steering Committee, and the Data Safety and Monitoring Committee; the expected interactions between funded Centers, between Centers and the Statistics and Data Management Center, and the role of NHLBI program staff; development of the application; and other appropriate questions.

The complete text of the RFA “Comprehensive Sickle Cell Centers” will become available in advance of the public information forum at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-01-015.html.

Potential applicants to the RFA are strongly urged to attend this information forum.  A list of questions asked during the forum and a written summary of the responses from NHLBI staff will be posted following the meeting at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/meetings/index.htm.

This meeting is open to the public.  To facilitate planning, investigators should register to attend the meeting at least one week in advance of the forum.

The Information Forum will be held at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology:

Date: Friday, December 1, 2000
Time: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Place: Sheraton Palace, Sea Cliff Room
Address: 2 New Montgomery Place, San Francisco CA 94105

For further information, and to register, please contact:

Greg Evans, Ph.D.
Program Administrator
Sickle Cell Disease Scientific Research Group
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
6701 Rockledge Dr, MSC 7950
Bethesda, MD 20892-7950
Telephone: 301-435-0055
Fax: 301-480-0868
Email: evansg@nih.gov
 

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