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Following is a newly released NCI research funding opportunity:

Research on Research Integrity
Announcement Number: RFA-NR-07-001
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: August 14, 2006.
Application Receipt Date: September 14, 2006.

This funding opportunity will use the R01 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3500. Inquiries: Dr. Alexis D. Bakos - bakosa@mail.nih.gov

For comprehensive information about NCI funding priorities and opportunities, go to http://www.cancer.gov/researchfunding.

The NIH Roadmap for Medical Research Funding provides a framework of the priorities NIH must address to optimize its research portfolio. It identifies the most compelling opportunities in three main areas: new pathways to discovery, research teams of the future, and re-engineering the clinical research enterprise. For information on additional Roadmap funding opportunities, go to http://nihroadmap.nih.gov.