Following are newly released NCI research funding opportunities:

CCR Grand Rounds March 13: Dr. Mina J. Bissell, Distinguished Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "Context and Tissue Structure Determine the Pattern of Gene Expression and Phenotype in Normal and Malignant Breast." March 20: Dr. Kevin Gardner, Head, T Cell Transcription Regulation Group, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, NCI Center for Cancer Research. "Genomic Approaches to Understanding Mechanisms of Gene Regulation: Perspectives from the Bench to the Bedside." 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.

Comprehensive Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership
Announcement Number: RFA-CA-07-045
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: March 13, 2007
Application Receipt Date: April 13, 2007

This is a renewal of RFA-CA-06-011 and will use the U54 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3687. Inquiries: Dr. H. Nelson Aguila - aguilah@mail.nih.gov, Dr. Peter Ogunbiyi - ogunbiyp@mail.nih.gov, Belinda Locke - lockeb@mail.nih.gov

Feasibility Studies for Collaborative Interaction for Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership
Announcement Number: PAR-07-230
Letter of Intent Receipt Dates: March 13, 2007; March 15, 2008; March 15, 2009
Application Receipt Dates: April 13, 2007; April 15, 2008; April 15, 2009.

This funding opportunity will use the P20 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3685. Inquiries: Dr. H. Nelson Aguila - aguilah@mail.nih.gov, Dr. Peter Ogunbiyi - ogunbiyp@mail.nih.gov, Belinda Locke - lockeb@mail.nih.gov

Continued Development and Maintenance of Software
Announcement Number: PAR-07-235
Application Receipt Dates: May 17 and Sept. 13, 2007

This is a renewal of PAR-05-057 and will use the R01 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3686. Inquiries: Dr. Jennifer A. Couch - couchj@mail.nih.gov

Global Research Initiative Program, Basic/Biomedical Sciences
Announcement Number: PAR-07-239
Letter of Intent Receipt Dates: Aug. 21, 2007 and Aug. 21, 2008.
Application Receipt Dates: Sept. 21, 2007 and Sept. 22, 2008.

This is a renewal of PAR-06-394 and will use the R01 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3689. Inquiries: Dr. Susan A. McCarthy - mccarths@mail.nih.gov