daemon@ig.UUCP (11/29/87)
From: CZJ%NIHCU.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu
From the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts 11/20/87. Listed are
the Table of Contents and interesting items.
Jim Cassatt
(czj@nihcu)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Vol. 16, No. 38, November 20, 1987
NOTICES
REVISION OF RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT
GUIDELINES--REMINDER.(84/110)................................................1
National Institutes of Health
Index: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
PRIMATE TISSUE BANKING AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.....(113/139)................1
Division of Research Resources
Index: RESEARCH RESOURCES
DATED ANNOUNCEMENTS (RFPs AND RFAs AVAILABLE)
SUPERCOMPUTING RESOURCES AND TRAINING AVAILABLE TO
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS AT THE PITTSBURGH
SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER...(145/192).........................................1
Division of Research Resources
Index: RESEARCH RESOURCES
PROPHYLACTIC PENICILLIN IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE: CENTRAL
LABORATORY (RFP).....(195/223)............................................2
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Index: HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD
CLINICAL STUDIES OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ORPHAN
PRODUCTS (RFA)....(226/308)...............................................2
Food and Drug Administration
Index: FOOD AND DRUGS
PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE FOR BASIC RESEARCH ON AIDS
(REVISED RFA)....(321/346)................................................4
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Index: ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH PROGRAM IN
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)
(REVISED RFA)......(349/451, 884/1143)....................................4
Fogarty International Center
Index: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
ALCOHOL RESEARCH CENTER GRANT ON ALCOHOL AND IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS
(INCLUDING ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME - AIDS) (RFA).(453/579).....5
International Research and Awards Branch
Index: ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
RESEARCH LEADING TO AN ACCELERATED DECLINE IN TUBERCULOSIS
MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY (RFA).....(582/660, 1146/1360)....................7
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Index: ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ONGOING PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
PREVENTION OF GALLSTONES (PA)....(666/839)...................................8
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Index: DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)
RESEARCH CENTER GRANTS (PA)..(842/878)....................................10
National Institute of Mental Health
Index: MENTAL HEALTH
---------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTICES
REVISION OF RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES--REMINDER
P.T. 34; K.W. 1014002, 0710030
National Institutes of Health
As announced in the August 7, 1987 edition of the NIH Guide for Grants and
Contracts (Vol. 16, No. 27), the National Institutes of Health recently
revised its guidelines for the Research Career Development Award (RCDA). The
revised guidelines are in effect for the February 1, 1988 application receipt
dates and all subsequent receipt dates. Prospective applicants should review
the revisions and contact the NIH staff listed in the August 1987 announcement
before submitting an application.
Copies of the full text of the revised guidelines, including a list of NIH
staff contacts, are available from either of the following:
Office of Grants Inquiries
Division of Research Grants
Westwood Building, Room 449
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-7441
Mr. Nicholas C. Moriarty
Westwood Building, Room A-27
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-7221
-----------------------------------------------------------------
SUPERCOMPUTING RESOURCES AND TRAINING AVAILABLE TO
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS AT THE PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
P.T. 34; K.W. 1004000, 0780010
Division of Research Resources
Application Receipt Date: January 8, 1988
Grants are available to enable biomedical researchers to use the Cray X-MP/48
at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) through a program funded by the
Biomedical Research Technology Program, Division of Research Resources.
1
Starter grants of 3 service units (roughly 3 hours of single-processor X-MP
time) are available for feasibility studies or code conversion and
optimization. A limited number of larger grants of 20 service units are also
available to experienced supercomputing researchers. Prospective grantees
should demonstrate a need for supercomputing facilities; the proposed research
must be biomedical and non-proprietary; grantees must be faculty members or
post-doctoral fellows. Graduate students may be designated as users on any
grant.
TRAINING
A four and a half day workshop on supercomputing techniques for biomedical
researchers will be held from February 22 through 26, 1988. The workshop is
aimed at experienced FORTRAN programmers, but prior supercomputing experience
is not necessary. The topics include an introduction to VMS (optional), the
Cray-VAX interface, Cray job control, Cray optimization techniques, an
overview of available biomedical software, and a description of access paths
to the PSC.
Expenses for this workshop are covered under a grant from the NIH. A limited
number of openings for industrially-based biomedical researchers may be
available for a fee of $1000. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JANUARY 8,
1988.
For application forms and additional information, call or send mail to:
Wendy Janocha
Biomedical Coordinator
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
4400 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Telephone: (412) 268-5005.
PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE FOR BASIC RESEARCH ON AIDS
REVISED RFA AVAILABLE: 88-AI-01
P.T. 34; K.W. 0715120, 0715125, 0710070, 1002045, 1002004, 1002008
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
In the October 16, 1987 issue of the NIH GUIDE FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS, Vol.
16, No. 34, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
announced an RFA on PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE FOR BASIC RESEARCH ON AIDS (PEBRA).
In that announcement, NIAID stated that the PEBRA program would be supported
through the cooperative agreement mechanism.
NIAID wishes to announce that it is changing the mechanism of support of
PEBRAs to the program project grant mechanism. Appropriate revisions will be
made in the full RFA to reflect this change. For clarification, or to get a
copy of the full revised RFA, contact:
Martin Padarathsingh, Ph.D.
Chief, Pathogenesis Branch
AIDS Program
NIAID, NIH
Westwood Building, Rm. 7A-04
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-8378
SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH PROGRAM IN
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)
RFA AVAILABLE: 87-TW-01
P.T. 22; K.W. 0715120, 0710030
Fogarty International Center
Application Receipt Date: January 22, 1988
[This is a revision of an announcement that appeared in this Guide on May 8,
1987 (Vol. 16, No. 16). The requirements for: (1) equal number of U.S. and
foreign scientists and (2) full range of clinical and basic science
disciplines have been relaxed. In addition the Fogarty International plans to
make six (6) awards rather than two (2) awards].
Applicants who submitted applications for the September 15, 1987 receipt date
need not reapply.
The Fogarty International Center invites applications from U.S. institutions
with interest in developing multi-disciplinary postdoctoral fellowship
programs in AIDS research for U.S. and foreign scientists. Funds will be
awarded to encourage basic and clinical research in all biomedical and
behavioral disciplines related to AIDS. Applications received in response to
this request will be reviewed and considered for funding in a single
competition.
BACKGROUND
According to the World Health Organization, 100 nations from all continents
have reported AIDS cases in their countries. The current doubling time of new
cases reported in the United States is approximately 15 months. Research into
this disease has been significant. The causative agent, Human T-Lymphotropic
Virus Type III/ Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus (The name Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been proposed for these viruses by the
International Committee on the Taxonomy of viruses.) has been identified; the
virus has been shown to severely impair the immune system and the central
nervous system; the associated risk factors and major modes of transmission
are known; and the epidemiologic patterns and modes of transmission have been
shown to vary between men and women and among countries. Until the disease
can be prevented, cures are found, or an effective vaccine is developed, AIDS
will continue to be an increasingly global public health problem.
International cooperation is important in understanding and preventing AIDS.
It is in this context that the Fogarty International Center, NIH, is
initiating a Special International Postdoctoral Research Program in AIDS.
4
OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE
The objectives of the special institutional research fellowship program are
(1) to support collaborative research between U.S. and foreign scientists who
wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in the epidemiology, diagnosis,
prevention, and treatment of AIDS and (2) to stimulate scientists from nations
affected by AIDS to cooperate and to share research knowledge in combatting
this global problem.
It is expected that the program director will be a recognized scientist in
AIDS research, interested in both the basic and clinical aspects of the
syndrome, and able to attract as preceptors basic and clinical scientists in
his or her institution who are experts in other biomedical and behavioral
disciplines related to AIDS.
Under this award the program director will make fellowship appointments to
U.S. and foreign scientists varying from 3-24 months. Scientists who are
appointed must have an earned doctoral degree (M.D., Ph.D., D.V.M., D.D.S.,
D.O., D.P.M., O.D., Sc.D., D.Eng., D.N.S.) or the equivalent in a health
science field, be actively engaged in AIDS research, not be employed by a
for-profit institution, and if foreign, must have a permanent position in
his/her home institution. Postdoctoral scientists at all career levels are
eligible for appointment. It is expected that appointments will cover
scientific disciplines related to AIDS research.
U.S. scientists from the grantee institution will be limited to collaborative
study in foreign institutions only. The U.S. appointees must have a letter of
invitation from the foreign hosts accepting the fellows and committing the
resources of the foreign institutions to the research effort. Foreign
scientists will be required to conduct their research at the awardee
institution only; each appointee will be assigned to a preceptor from among
the participating faculty. Sixty (60) months of appointments will be
permitted each budget year.
STAFF CONTACT
For further information and a copy of the RFA contact:
Bettie J. Graham, Ph.D.
Chief
International Research and Awards Branch
Building 38A, Room 613
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-6688
The RFA label provided with the instructions must be affixed to the bottom of
the face page. Failure to use this label could result in delayed processing
of your application such that it may not reach the review committee in time
for review.