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Following are newly released NCI research funding opportunities:

Mechanisms of Immune Modulation
Announcement Number: RFA-AT-06-005
Application Receipt Date: Dec. 12, 2006

This funding opportunity will use the R21 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3507. Inquiries: Dr. Young S. Kim - yk47s@nih.gov

Assay Development for High Throughput Molecular Screening
Announcement Number: RFA-RM-07-001
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: Sept. 8, 2006
Application Receipt Date: Sept. 22, 2006

This is a renewal of RFA-RM-06-004 and will use the R21 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3508. Inquiries: Dr. Mark Scheideler - scheidelerm@ninds.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.