PHARMACOGENETIC RESEARCH NETWORK AND DATABASE � CHANGE IN PUBLIC BRIEFING

Release Date: February 11, 1999

RFA: GM-99-004

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National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

The purpose of this notice is to change the date and announce the time and
place of the public briefing for applicants for the Pharmacogenetic Research
Network and Database.  This initiative was described in the request for
applications (RFA) GM-99-004, released in the NIH Guide for Grants and
Contracts on December 23, 1998.

The public briefing will be held on April 6, 1999, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. 
Please note that this date is different from what was originally advertised. 
The location of the briefing will be Conference Center Room A, Natcher
Building, 45 Center Drive, on the NIH Campus in Bethesda, Maryland.  See
http://www.nih.gov/nigms/funding/pharmacogenetics.html for briefing details
and more information and updates on this initiative.

All prospective applicant institutions are invited to send a representative to
attend the public briefing on the Pharmacogenetics Research Network and
Database.  NIH staff will explain the purpose of the program and answer
questions.  Institutions that cannot send a representative to this briefing
may ask for copies of any hand-out materials.  Directions to the building and
information about accommodations in the area are available upon request.

The remainder of the timetable for the RFA will remain the same:

Public Information Session at NIH:  April 6, 1999
Letter of Intent Receipt Date:      April 30, 1999
Application Receipt Date:           July 27, 1999
Peer Review Date:                   November 1999
Advisory Council Date:              January 2000
Earliest Anticipated Award Date:    April 1, 2000

Inquiries concerning RFA GM-99-004 are encouraged and may be directed to:

Rochelle M. Long, Ph.D.
Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Division 
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
45 Center Drive, Room 2AS.49H, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD  20892-6200
Telephone:  (301) 594-1826
FAX:  (301) 480-2802
Email:  rochelle_long@nih.gov

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