Notice Number: NOT-DK-05-015

Key Dates
Release Date: July 13, 2005

The Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (DKUHD) of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)and the Office of Centers, Training and Resources (OCTR) Cancer Training Branch of the National Cancer Institute are committed to the career development of clinically trained research scientists and recognize the importance of physicians in research. In an effort to accommodate the training needs of urologic surgeons, the NIDDK and NCI will allow highly motivated urologic surgeons to apply for K08 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-003.html) grants, and the K23, (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-004.html) with a less than 75% effort. This is part of a pilot program to address the concerns of the urology community that urologic surgeons are unable to devote more than 50% of their time to research activities and still maintain their surgical skills. A minimum of 50% effort may be requested for the overall effort that will cover both career development and research activities. Salary will be pro-rated within the NIDDK and NCI caps accordingly.

Review Criteria

If requesting less than 75% effort on either a K08 or K23 application, the reasons for the reduced amount of effort must be clearly stated. The following additional review criteria will be applied:

• Justification of less than 75% effort: Are the clinical/surgical activities justified? For example, are these activities necessary to maintain urological surgery skills? Are the clinical/surgical activities integral to the proposed career development and research activities?

• Is it feasible that the research goals and career development described can be accomplished with the proposed time commitment?

Inquiries

NIDDK Training and Career Development website:
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/training/training.htm

and the

NCI Training and Career Development Website:
http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/training.

Program Staff contacts are listed for each funding mechanism. Consultation with DKUHD and NCI Program Staff is strongly encouraged especially during the planning phase of the application. For a listing of NIDDK scientific areas and program staff contacts, see: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/fund.htm.

NCI scientific funding areas are located at http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/announcements.

For NIDDK:

Direct your questions about scientific/research issues to:

Terry Rogers Bishop, Ph.D.
Training and Careers Program Director
Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Blvd., Rm. 619
Bethesda, MD 20892-5458
Phone: (301) 594-7726
FAX: (301) 350-4810
Email: [email protected]

Direct your questions about peer review issues to:

Francisco O. Calvo, Ph.D.
Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Blvd, Room 752, MSC 5452
Bethesda, MD 20892-5452
Telephone: (301) 594-8897
Email: [email protected]

Direct your questions about financial or grants management matters to:

Helen Ling
Grants Management Specialist
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 732, MSC 5456
Bethesda, MD 20892-5456
Telephone: (301) 549-8857
Email: [email protected]

For NCI:

Direct your questions about scientific/research issues to:

David Eckstein, Ph.D. (for K08)
Cancer Training Branch
Office of Canters, Training and Resources
National Cancer Institute
61116 Executive Blvd., Rm. 7021.
Bethesda, MD 20892- 8346
Phone: (301) 496-8580
FAX: (301) 496-4472
Email: [email protected]

Lester Gorelic, Ph. D. (for K23)
Program Director
Cancer Training Branch
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 7025
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 496-8580
FAX: (301) 402-4472
Email: [email protected]

Direct your questions about NCI peer review issues to:

Grants Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd, MSC 8054
Bethesda, MD 20892-8054
Phone: (301) 496-2330

Direct your questions about NCI financial or grants management matters to:

Kimery B. Griffin
Grants Management Specialist
National Cancer Institute
GAB/EPS/Rm 243
6120 Executive Blvd., MSC 7150
Bethesda, MD 20892-7150
Rockville, MD 20852 (for express mail)
Phone: (301) 496-3196
Fax: (301) 496-8601
Email: [email protected]

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