H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Announcements & Library

UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITES:

PSM-MCC Partnership Semi-Annual Retreat

The semi-annual retreat will be held at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa on December 4, 2009.

Program Steering Committee Site Visit

The Program Steering Committee will be visiting the Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, on March 25 and 26, 2010.

Hablemos de cáncer

This community outreach and educational symposium will be held in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on February 20, 2010.

Stay informed with the Partnership  Calendar.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:

Funding Opportunities through the Moffitt Cancer Center:
 

• ASC-IRG Cycle 27: Application Due Date October 15, 2009.  Please note this funding mechanism supports investigators within the first six years of their research appointment with no prior peer-reviewed research funding.  Interested investigators should click here for more information.
• Donald A. Adam Comprehensive Melanoma Research Center (CMRC): Application due date is November 2, 2009.  The CMRC offers three distinct funding opportunities: Career Development Awards (CDA) for junior faculty, Melanoma Pilot Research Awards (PRA), and Melanoma Population-Based Research Awards (PBRA).  Interested investigators should click here for more information.
  

Extramural Funding Opportunities:

• (R21) Exploratory/Developmental Grants Program for Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities, PAR-09-060
• (R21) Exploratory Grant Award to Promote Workforce Diversity in Basic Cancer Research, PAR-09-162
• ACS - Research Proposals Directed at Poor and Underserved Population
  
  

Changes to NIH Applications Effective January 2010

Restructured Application Forms and Instructions for Submissions for FY 2011 Funding
Details of NIH Application Changes

• Click  here for an overview on the NIH peer review system.
  
  

STAY INFORMED

Stay informed with the Partnership Newsletters and Calendar of Events

• Partnership Newsletter 1  (fall 2007)
• Partnership Newsletter 2  (summer 2008)
• Partnership Newsletter 3  (spring 2009)

SEMINAR AUDIO/VIDEO LIBRARY

• February 19, 2008 -  Seminar: The 10th Annual Ted Couch Cancer Research Lectureship featuring Nobel Laureate Craig C. Mello, Ph.D., Professor and Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.  Return to the RNAi World: Rethinking Gene Expression, Evolution and Medicine.
  
• March 25, 2009 - Seminar: The 11th Annual Ted Couch Cancer Research Lectureship featuring Nobel Laureate Harald zur Hausen, M.D., Professor Emeritus and recent Chairman and Scientific Director, German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany. Cancer Prevention by Vaccination.