Results of the Competition for Phase I
Large-Scale Collaborative Project Awards for FY 2000

Ten applications for Phase I awards were received for the August 27, 1999 receipt date. Nine applications were accepted for review. One application was returned as non-responsive to the Request for Applications. Following the review of the Phase I proposals, NIGMS made awards for three applications. Only the Phase I awardees are eligible to submit for the January 21, 2000 deadline for Phase II applications. The funded applications are listed below:

Grant Number: Project Title: Principal Investigator: Institution:

1 R24 GM61502-01 "Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions in Cell Communication" James C. Paulson Scripps Research Institute

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1 R24 GM61503-01 "Alliance for Cellular Signaling - Phase 1" Alfred G. Gilman University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

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1 R24 GM61505-01 "Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury"                 Ronald G. Tompkins Massachusetts General Hospital