The National Cancer Institute (NCI)-All Ireland Cancer Consortium announces
its Joint Research Project in Cancer 2007 Call for Applications. This
joint research project, established by NCI and the Health Research Board
of Ireland, aims to develop strong and sustainable relationships between
cancer researchers and research institutions in Ireland and the United
States by supporting a shared post-doctoral researcher working on a defined
cancer research project of mutual interest. The project is awarded on
a full-time basis over three years and is open to cancer researchers
working on the island of Ireland or in the NCI intramural or extramural
program. The closing date for applications is
5 p.m. August 17, 2007.
Full details and application are available at http://www.allirelandnci.com/fellowships_and_training/joint_research_fellowships.shtml.
Individuals may also contact Ms. Isabel Otero by telephone: 301-435-4434,
or e-mail: isotero@mail.nih.gov.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a Request for Applications
(RFA) for U.S.-India Bilateral Collaborative Research Partnerships (CRP)
on the Prevention of HIV/AIDS. Applications are invited from U.S.-funded
institutions with an Indian-institution partner to establish Collaborative
Research Partnerships (CRP) in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention with
an emphasis on topical microbicides as well as other modes of HIV/AIDS
prevention. The RFA uses the Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.
Letters of Intent are due by September 18, and the application deadline
is October 18, 2007.
The U.S.-India Bilateral CRP Program is designed to develop collaborations
between scientists and institutions in the United States and India to
conduct high-quality HIV/AIDS prevention research of mutual interest
and benefit to both countries while developing the basis for future institutional
and individual scientific collaborations. This funding opportunity will
use the research capacity of the institutions and scientists in both
countries to advance the field of HIV/AIDS prevention and develop preliminary
data that may support a research proposal to test an HIV/AIDS prevention
program with public health significance.
An anticipated $3 million will be available in FY 2008 to fund 8 to
10 new awards. The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and/or
other Indian Government research funding organization plans to issue
a similar call for applications to support the Indian collaborators.
The RFA is cosponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Heart Lung
and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD), and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and National Institute
of Mental Health (NIMH).
Direct NCI-related scientific and programmatic inquiries to Kishor Bhatia,
Ph.D., MRCPath., NCI Office of AIDS Malignancy Program, telephone: 301-496-4995,
or e-mail: bhatiak@mail.nih.gov. Please refer to the RFA for a complete
list of contacts.
The RFA, RFA-AI-07-031,
appears in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
