PRE-APPLICATION MEETING FOR THE COOPERATIVE HUMAN TISSUE NETWORK RFA-CA-01-009
Release Date: May 19, 2000
NOTICE: CA-00-016
National Cancer Institute
The Resources Development Branch of the Cancer Diagnosis Program, Division of
Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, will hold a pre-application informational
meeting on June 9, 2000 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. in Conference Room A, Natcher
Building (Building 45), NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD for
investigators planning to submit applications in response to Request for
Applications (RFA) CA-01-009, Cooperative Human Tissue Network. This
meeting will provide prospective applicants with an opportunity in a public
forum to receive answers to their questions about the RFA. Representatives
from the following offices will be available to provide information and to
answer questions relevant to applications responding to the RFA: Resources
Development Branch of the Cancer Diagnosis Program, NCI, Grants
Administration Branch, NCI, Special Review, Referral and Resources Branch,
NCI, and the Office of Protection from Research Risks, OD, NIH. Staff will
be available to discuss the intent and requirements of the RFA, including but
not limited to: the cooperative agreement mechanism, the role of the
Coordinating Committee and expected interactions of network participants,
informatics related to the operation of the network, human subjects issues,
informed consent requirements and patient confidentiality. The complete text
of the RFA is available at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-01-009.html.
Potential applicants to the RFA are not required to attend the pre-
application meeting. A written transcript of the meeting will be posted
(http://www-cdp.ims.nci.nih.gov/) as a public document as soon as possible
after the meeting, to provide applicants unable to attend the meeting with
access to the proceedings. All applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss
their applications with Ms. Marianna Bledsoe as early as possible in the
application process.
This meeting is open to the public. In order to facilitate planning,
potential applicants should register by June 1, 2000. A telephone conference
call may be held in lieu of the meeting if too few potential applicants
register. If a conference call is planned, notification of the meeting
cancellation and instructions for participating in the conference call will
be posted on the Cancer Diagnosis Program home page at
http://www-cdp.ims.nci.nih.gov/ by June 5, 2000.
Pre-application meeting
June 9, 2000
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Conference Room A
Natcher Building (Building 45)
NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20891.
INQUIRIES
For further information, and to register contact:
Marianna J. Bledsoe, M.A.
Program Director for Resources Development
Resources Development Branch
Cancer Diagnosis Program, DCTD, NCI, NIH
e-mail: mb80s@nih.gov
voice: 301-496-7147
fax: 301-402-7819
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Executive Plaza North, Room 700
6130 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20892-7399
Address for Overnight Express Mail:
6116 Executive Blvd., Room 5039
Rockville, MD 20852
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