Notice Number: NOT-HL-06-130

Key Dates
Release Date: June 9, 2006

Issued by
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/)

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) will participate in the Program Announcements for Research on Ethical Issues in Human Subjects Research, PA-06-368 (R21) and PA-06-369 (R01).

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute plans, conducts, and supports research, clinical investigations and trials, observational studies, and demonstration and education projects in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; sleep disorders; and the clinical use of blood and blood resources, and transfusion medicine. The NHLBI seeks to fund research that addresses ethical issues related to the NHLBI’s mission. NHLBI encourages applications that relate to:

• Repositories and use of stored specimens for genomic/genetic research in heart, lung, and blood diseases, sleep disorders, and transfusion medicine.
• Emerging technologies with the potential for clinical applications, for example, cell-based therapies.
• Ongoing NHLBI clinical or epidemiologic studies.

Inquiries

Direct your questions about scientific/research issues to:

Ellen M. Werner, Ph.D.
Division of Blood Diseases and Resources
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7950
Bethesda, MD 20892-7950
Telephone: (301) 435-0050
Fax: (301) 480-0868
Email: [email protected]

Direct your questions about financial or grants management issues to:

Marsha Mathis
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7158, MSC 7926
Bethesda, MD 20892-7926
Telephone: (301) 435-0170
Fax: (301) 480-3310
Email: [email protected]