Following are newly released NCI research funding opportunities:

If Memory Serves...

Among the first clinical cancer research centers supported by NCI was the United States Marine Hospital in Baltimore. Funded in 1939, the center was designated to provide expert cancer care for patients east of the Mississippi River. (Read more)

For more information about the birth of NCI, go to http://www. cancer.gov/aboutnci/ncia.

Development of Assays for High-Throughput Drug Screening
Announcement Number: PA-07-320
New Application Receipt Dates: June 5 and Oct. 5, 2007; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2008; Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5, 2009; Feb. 5, 2010.

This is a renewal of PA-07-054 and will use the R01 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3698. Inquiries: Dr. Min H. Song - ms425z@nih.gov

Assay Development for High-Throughput Molecular Screening
Announcement Number: RFA-RM-07-008
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: May 2, 2007
Application Receipt Date: May 16, 2007

This is a renewal of RFA-RM-07-001 and will use the R21 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3699. Inquiries: Dr. Mark Scheideler - scheidelerm@ninds.nih.gov