Mechanisms and Consequences of Sleep Disparities in the U.S. (R21)
The purpose of this FOA is to promote exploratory and developmental research to understand the underlying mechanisms of sleep deficiencies among health disparity populations and how sleep deficiencies may lead to disparities in health outcomes. Applications are due July 11, 2017. See PAR-17-235.

Mechanisms and Consequences of Sleep Disparities in the U.S. (R01)
The purpose of this FOA is to promote research to understand the underlying mechanisms of sleep deficiencies among health disparity populations and how sleep deficiencies may lead to disparities in health outcomes. Applications are due July 11, 2017. See PAR-17-234. 

Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R21)

This initiative is designed to stimulate research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children. Standard dates apply. See PA-17-117.

Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center
The goal of this program is to support collaborative translational research projects aligned with NIH efforts to enhance the translation of basic biological discoveries into clinical applications that improve health. See: X02: PAR-15-286 and U01: PAR-15-287

NIH OBSSR Funding Opportunities

R25 Research Experiences
Supports creative educational activities with a focus on research experiences. 
PAR-16-138 | Contact: Dr. Davyd Chung

R25 Courses for Skills Development
Supports educational activities with a focus on courses for skills development. 
PAR-16-139 | Contact: Dr. Davyd Chung

R25 Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Research Education Program
Supports efforts to create and maintain an institutional program to engage grades 6-12 and/or undergraduate students from underrepresented populations in cutting edge cancer research experiences. 
PAR-17-059 | Webinar Slides | Contact: Dr. Alison Lin

Exploratory/Developmental Grants Program for Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R21)

Supports researchers interested in conducting basic research studies on the causes and mechanisms of cancer health disparities.

PAR-15-092 | Contact: Dr. Tiffany Wallace

Exploratory Grant Award to Promote Workforce Diversity in Basic Cancer Research (R21)

Supports eligible investigators from underrepresented groups to conduct research projects focused on the basic biology of cancer.

PAR-15-053 | Contact: Dr. Abigail Soyombo

Supports individuals to reenter an active biomedical and behavioral research career after taking time off to care for children or parents, or to attend to other family responsibilities.

PA-16-289

Contact: Dr. Alison Lin 

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (F31)
PA-16-308  | Fact Sheet (download)

Update: Due dates have changed to April 8, August 8, & December 8. Read NOT-OD-17-029

Contact: Dr. Nicole McNeil

Recruit and provide support to students, post-doctorates, and eligible investigators from groups underrepresented in cancer and cancer health disparities research. Note: must have a parent grant.

PA-16-288  | Guidelines

Submission Periods:
October 1 – December 1 and February 1 – March 30

Contact: Dr. Alison Lin or Dr. Elena Schwatrz

The following are select resources that share cancer and cancer health disparities news from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers. Click on the links below to see the latest posted versions or sign up to receive updates. 

• BD2K Centers-Coordination Center Highlights  | NIH
• Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. e-Newsletter | NCI

• News From the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program | NCI

• Extramural Nexus | NIH Office of Extramural Research Extramural News 
• NCATS e-Newsletter | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• NIMHD Quarterly News | NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
• OBSSR Connector | NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
• PEPH Newsletter | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Specialized Information Services Email Updates, News, and Social Media | National Library of Medicine

The NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01) is designed to enhance workforce diversity by promoting cancer research career development and mentored training experience to individuals from underrepresented groups.

Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01)
K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed | K01 Clinical Trial Required | Contact: Dr. Abigail Soyombo

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08)
K08 No Independent Clinical Trials | K08 Clinical Trial Required | Contact: Dr. John Ojeifo

NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22)
K22 No Independent Clinical Trials | K22 Clinical Trial Required | Contact: Dr. Abigail Soyombo

NEW: Notice of Termination of PAR-16-399 "Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K23)"

Application Due Dates: 
February 12, June 12, October 12

Visit the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) website

Find additional cancer health disparities resources:

• Understanding Cancer Disparities
• Cancer Health Disparities Definitions
• Examples of Cancer Health Disparities
• The Biology of Cancer Health Disparities

There are seven regional GMaP hubs housed at NCI-Designated Cancer Centers across the United States. Contact the Regional Coordinating Director in your region or visit your local GMaP website to find out how GMaP can help you.

AACR Educational Workshops and Professional Development Opportunities
AACR workshops provide early-career investigators with opportunities to develop skills in clinical trial design, molecular biology, epidemiology, drug development, and translational research.

CancerCare Workshops
Leading experts in oncology provide up-to-date information in one-hour educational cancer workshops over the telephone or online.

Cancer Epidemiologic Research in Understudied Populations

The Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program hosts a quarterly webinar series, Cancer Epidemiologic Research in Understudied Populations. The purpose of this webinar series is to highlight innovative cancer epidemiology research on these populations.

Visit here to learn more.

NIH Peer Review Briefing for Basic Research Applicants and Reviewers
Recorded on Friday, December 2^nd from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

The NIH Director and other NIH/CSR officials will reaffirm NIH’s commitment to basic research and help applicants and reviewers do their part in proposing and reviewing basic research.
 

NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education Mentoring Guidelines
This document is to help those of you transitioning in your scientific career to make good decisions when choosing a mentor.  Included are sample questions to ask the PI and the research group, as well as many other links and resources.

Make the Most of Your Mentoring Relationships

Two Part Blog Series

    Part 1: Managing Mentoring Relationships – Tips for Mentees

    Part 2: Managing Mentoring Relationships – Tips for Mentors

Two Part Blog Series

    Part 1 – Identifying Mentors: Why it Matters?

    Part 2 – Getting the Most Out of Mentoring Relationships

National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
NRMN is a nationwide consortium of biomedical professionals and institutions collaborating to provide all trainees across the biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences with evidence-based mentorship and professional development programming.

The NCI Grants Process
Learn more about how NCI grants are funded.

NCI Grant Activity Codes/ Mechanisms
List and description of NCI award codes and mechanisms.

NIH NIAID Sample Applications & More
Listing of sample applications and summary statements for various types of grants.

NIH OER Central Resource for Grants and Funding Information
Application guide and application forms including how to prepare to apply, register, writing and formatting, process of submission, policies, due dates, and more.

NIH OER Format Pages
A comprehensive listing of the format pages you will use to include the requested information when applying for a grant. Includes links to biosketches, reference letters, data tables, and more.

• HHS Office of Minority Health Awards $2M to Help Reduce Lupus Related Health Disparities
• NIH Launches Largest-Ever Study of Breast Cancer Genetics in Black Women
• Caring for Our Nation's Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Older Americans (Director's Blog)
• NIMHD Launching Two New Centers to Research Chronic Diseases Among Health Disparity Populations

• Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel Report 2016 - On September 7, the Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel released its final report to the public at a meeting of the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB). The report includes recommendations on 10 specific research areas that should be supported through the Cancer Moonshot. Read more at: https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/moonshot-cancer-initiative/blue-ribbon-panel
• NCI Cancer Moonshot Initiative Blue Ribbon Panel
• White House Cancer Moonshot Initiative

• Tri-Agency Network Announced- APOLLO (Applied Proteogenomics Organization Learning and Outcomes)
• Ovarian Cancer Study Uncovers New Biology – Proteogenomics Provides New Inroads to Diagnosis and Treatment - National Cancer Institute
• First Large-Scale Proteogenomic Study of Breast Cancer Provides Insight into Potential Therapeutic Targets

Cancer Statistics by Race and Ethnicity
Reports and interactive tools with statistics and data by race and ethnicity.

HHS Health Information Database
This site is dedicated to making high value health data more accessible to entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers in the hopes of better health outcomes for all.

Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics (DCEG) Study Data
Lists of DCEG study cohorts.

Compendium of Publicly Available Datasets and Other Data-Related Resources 
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a free resource that compiles in one place descriptions of and links to 132 public datasets and resources that include information about health conditions and other factors that impact the health of minority populations.

In his State of the Union address this year, President Obama announced that he's launching the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) — a bold new research effort to revolutionize how we improve health and treat disease. The PMI aims to leverage advances in genomics, emerging methods for managing and analyzing large data sets while protecting privacy, and health information technology to accelerate biomedical discoveries.

• NIH Precision Medicine Initiative Homepage
• NIH Funds Precision Medicine Research with a Focus on Health Disparities
• Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Working Group Report to the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH
• NCI Announces Reactivation of Precision Medicine Trial - NCI-MATCH
• Fact Sheet: President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative

Specimen Resource Locator (SRL)
The biospecimen resource database is designed to help researchers locate resources that may have the samples needed for their investigational use. This publicly searchable database includes information about biospecimen banks and sample procurement services.

NCI AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR)
ACSR is a resource for investigators working in the fields of HIV/AIDS, cancer, virology, immunology, pathology, epidemiology, tumor biology assay development, and many others. It is a biorepository for HIV-infected human biospecimens from a wide spectrum of HIV-related or associated diseases, including cancer, and from appropriate HIV-negative controls.

Division of Cancer Prevention Biorepositories
List of carefully collected and controlled, high-quality human biospecimens, annotated with clinical data and properly consented for investigational use.

Biospecimen Resources for Population Scientists
Additional links to biospecimen resources that may be of interest to cancer epidemiologists.

Division of Cancer Treatment & Diagnosis (DCTD) Human Biospecimen Resources
Additional links to Human Biospecimen Resources from DCTD.

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