COOPERATIVE CLINICAL TRIALS IN ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION - PUBLIC 
COMMENT (COMMENT PERIOD OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 11, 2003)

RELEASE DATE:  July 14, 2003 

NOTICE: NOT-AI-03-048

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 
 (http://www.niaid.nih.gov)

CATALOGUE OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE NUMBERS:
No. 93.855, Immunology, Allergy, and Transplantation Research

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will be 
issuing an Request for Applications (RFA) to support a clinical studies 
program on immune-mediated pathologic processes in organ transplantation. The 
purpose of this RFA will be to support a cooperative, multi-site consortium 
for clinical trials and/or observational studies to improve our understanding 
of and ultimately reduce the immune-mediated morbidity and mortality of organ 
transplantation. These studies will be carried out in pediatric and adult 
recipients of whole organ or tissue transplants.

A draft of the RFA has been prepared for public comment. The draft can be 
found at: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/Clinical-trials-in-organ-
transplantation-public-comment.rtf). NIAID invites institutions, 
organizations, and individuals to comment on the draft so that the final RFA 
can reflect issues of import to the community. Comments must be received no 
later than August 11, 2003. NIAID will consider all comments and make changes 
to the RFA where warranted.

Please e-mail any comments to:

Nancy D. Bridges, M.D.
Chief, Clinical Transplantation Section
Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Email: [email protected]

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