Weekly Center for Cancer Research News

 

Funding and Training Opportunities 

Update: Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research has issued updated guidelines for the RFP announced last week. 
 
Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award Application deadline July 1, 2013
 
DOD-CDMRP Lung Cancer Research Program Concept Award Pre-application deadline July 17, 2013
 
The PhRMA FoundationLimited submission. Contact ovprlimited@purdue.edu by July 29, 2013 if interested.
 
Beckman Young Investigators Program Deadline LOI: September 30, 2013 (Although this program is not a limited submission, applications do require the signature of both the dean and the president or provost).
 
Another resource for corporate and foundation funding opportunities is the University Development Office. UDO lists funding opportunities here.
 
The newest issues of “Research Development and Grant Writing News” are available at: http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/rschdev/external.php.
 
Please visit the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research website for additional funding opportunities. Click here.
 

Seminars and Events

Center for Cancer Research Seminar Series
The 2013-2014 Purdue University Center for Cancer Research seminar series schedule has been posted to the website.  The fall series begins August 22, 2013 with a seminar by Dr. Sanjay Malhotra.
 
Biochemistry seminar calendar: Click here
 
Bioinformatics seminar calendar: Click here
 
Biology seminar calendar:Click here
 

Other News & Announcements 

NCI Request for Information: Opportunities for Cancer-Relevant Innovative Technologies with Transformative Potential
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is looking for feedback from cancer researchers, clinicians, and other interested members of the community through a Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of the RFI is to seek input on the most important needs and promising opportunities to develop technologies with strong potential for accelerating cancer research or clinical care. NCI is interested in understanding the communities' perspective on areas where state-of-the-art capabilities are insufficient for clinical care or to explore biological or epidemiological facets of cancer. Responses to the RFI will be used for consideration of research priorities and may help to develop future funding opportunities. Responses will be accepted through June 30, 2013 and should be marked with RFI identifier "NOT-CA-13-009." Responses are preferred in electronic format and should be e-mailed to nciimat@mail.nih.gov. View the RFI for additional instructions on how to respond: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-CA-13-009.html.
 
Fourth International Breast Cancer Prevention Symposium
Center for Cancer Research Members are invited to participate in the fourth International Breast Cancer Prevention Symposiumfocusing this year on mechanisms linked to breast cancer risk. Mina Bissell from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA) is the symposium keynote speaker this year. The symposium is organized on the campus of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, a partner of the International Breast Cancer & Nutrition group that is organizing the symposium. There are slots for oral presentations from scientists and graduate and postdoctoral trainees available. Selection will be done based on abstracts submitted via the symposium website. Please see the website for details on the symposium program and venue. The symposium co-chairs are Dr. Sophie Lelièvre and Dr. Connie Weaver (Purdue University), Martine Bellanger (School of Public Health, EHESP, France), and Rabih Talhouk (American University of Beirut, Lebanon).
 

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