The ever-changing technological and scientific landscape requires that we constantly re-examine how we interact as scientists to conduct our research and what resources are necessary to yield results. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D. |
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Building the Nation's Cancer Research CapacityOn this page:
NCI's challengeThe challenge before NCI is to build and continually enhance a research system that will allow and encourage the scientific community to share and apply new discoveries and emerging technologies. We need new funding arrangements that will:
And we need to foster and coordinate efforts that would be too large for the individual investigator by:
Efforts required to make progressAdvances in working with specific types of cancer may emerge from non-specific cancer knowledge and resources, and new knowledge in one type of cancer often has implications for better understanding others. To make progress for as many cancers as possible, we need to:
FY 2004 Increase Request for Capacity Building(dollars in thousands)
Contents of this SectionEnhancing Investigator Initiated ResearchAccelerate discoveries and their application by expanding and facilitating researcher access to resources and new technologies. Expanding the Capacity of Centers, Networks, and ConsortiaCreate and sustain infrastructures that facilitate research collaboration, serve as platforms for technology development, and provide access to the full range of research resources. National Clinical Trials Program in Treatment and PreventionEnsure that clinical trials address the most important questions in treatment and prevention, are broadly accessible, and enable strong translational research. Developing Bioinformatics for Cancer ResearchCreate a cancer information infrastructure to support and integrate the full spectrum of cancer investigations. |