Notice Number: NOT-HD-09-023

Key Dates
Release Date: September 16, 2009

Issued by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), (http://www..nichd.nih.gov)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), (http://www.niams.nih.gov)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), (http://www.ninds.nih.gov)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to alert potential applicants to RFA-HD-09-027, “Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (U54)”, to additional guidance available regarding the content and organization of the applications.  A Questions and Answers document has been posted on the Wellstone Center website: http:// wellstonemdcenters.nih.gov . Potential applicants are encouraged to review this document as it provides clarification of a number of scientific and technical issues in the application process.

Inquiries

Additional questions may be directed to:

James W. Hanson, M.D.
Director, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 4A05A 
Bethesda, MD 20892-7510
Telephone: (301) 496-8535
Email: [email protected]

Glen H. Nuckolls, Ph.D.
Director, Muscle Disorders and Therapies Program
Musculoskeletal Diseases Branch
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
One Democracy Plaza
6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20892-4872
Telephone: (301) 594-4974
Email: [email protected]  

John D. Porter, Ph.D.
Program Director, Neurogenetics Cluster
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
6001 Executive Blvd., Room 2142
Bethesda, MD 20892 (use Rockville, MD 20852 for express/courier service)
Telephone: (301) 496-5739
FAX: (301) 402-1501
Email: [email protected] 

Jonathan R. Kaltman, M.D.
Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Two Rockledge Center
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 8222
Bethesda, MD 20892-7940 (use Zip Code 20817 for express/courier service)
Telephone: (301) 435-0510
FAX: 301-480-1454
Email: [email protected]