Key Dates

Related Announcements

• February 29, 2024 - Addressing Health Inequities in Clinical Diagnostics (R41/R42 Clinical Trials Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-24-157.
• February 29, 2024 - Addressing Health Inequities in Clinical Diagnostics (R43/R44 Clinical Trials Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-24-158.

Issued by

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants that the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and participating Institutes and Centers (ICs) will hold a pre-submission technical assistance live webinar regarding applications in response to PAR-24-157 – Addressing Health Inequities in Clinical Diagnostics (R41/R42 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) and PAR-24-158 – Addressing Health Inequities in Clinical Diagnostics (R43/R44 Clinical Trials Not Allowed).  The webinar will be held on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time (ET).  All interested individuals must register in advance to participate in the webinar via Zoom.

All prospective applicants are invited to attend the webinar and are strongly encouraged to send relevant questions prior to the webinar to maximize the use of time. Questions should be sent by email to [email protected] by July 5, 2024. We will prioritize these questions during the Q&A portion of the webinar. While an effort will be made to include all questions in the webinar, it is possible that not all questions will be addressed during the event due to time constraints.

Webinar Schedule: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)

Webinar Registration: https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_1tVU42UPTTGBqMvmeFXF-w#/registration 

Participation in this webinar, although encouraged, is optional and is not required for application submission. More information about NIH’s SBIR/STTR programs can found at https://seed.nih.gov.

Sign language interpreting and real-time transcription services are available upon request to participate in this event.  Individuals who need interpreting services and/or other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact Karlie Sharma ([email protected], 240-381-3118).  Requests should be made five days in advance of the event. For Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) call 711.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Karlie Sharma, Ph.D.
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Telephone: 240-381-3118
Email: [email protected]

Meena Rajagopal, Ph.D.
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Telephone: 301-827-1921
Email: [email protected] 

Paekgyu Lee, Ph.D.
National Eye Institute (NEI)  
Phone: (301) 435-8164
E-mail: [email protected]

Xibin Wang, Ph.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Phone: 301-451-3884
E-mail: [email protected]

Roger Miller, Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Phone: 301.402.3458
E-mail: [email protected]

Christopher Barnhart, Ph.D.
Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO)
Telephone: 301-594-8983
Email: [email protected] 

Renee Anne Rider, M.S., J.D., LCGC
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Phone: (301) 443-4336
E-mail: [email protected]