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Expiration Date: Monday, October 29, 2001 NOFO Number: PAS-99-010 Release Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 Notice Type: PAS
Expiration Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 NOFO Number: PA-99-004 Release Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 Notice Type: PA
The purpose of this program announcement (PA) is to encourage basic
research on the structures of membrane proteins at (or near) atomic
resolution. Considerable research is on-going in the area of
membrane protein structure and function, particularly with respect
to sequences, topology, and the effects of mutations, however, much
of this work is somewhat speculative in that the interpretations
depend upon the very limited number of structures that have
actually been solved by direct biophysical measurements. Despite
several recent landmark solutions of membrane protein structures,
there remains a significant gap between the understanding of
membrane proteins and that of their soluble counterparts. This gap
will likely increase as the facility with which soluble protein
structures can be solved continues to increase. Therefore, it is
clear that a special effort is needed to promote studies of
membrane protein structures. An increase in the number of known
membrane protein structures will contribute to an enhanced
understanding of many basic phenomena underlying cellular functions
essential to human health.
Expiration Date: Monday, September 24, 2001 NOFO Number: PA-98-108 Release Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 Notice Type: PA
The purpose of this program announcement is to encourage grant applications for
the support of research designed to elucidate the diagnosis, epidemiology,
etiology, genetics, treatment, and optimal means of service delivery in relation
to Autistic Disorder ("autism") and autism spectrum disorders (Rett"s Disorder,
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Asperger"s Disorder, Pervasive Developmental
Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified, or "Atypical Autism").
Expiration Date: Saturday, January 23, 1999 NOFO Number: RFA-OD-98-008 Release Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 Notice Type: RFA
In order to promote high-quality research of CAM, the Office of Alternative
Medicine (OAM), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Disorders (NIAMS), the National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR),
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and the National
Institute on Aging (NIA) invite applications for Centers for CAM Research using
the Specialized Center (P50) grant mechanism. Such Centers will provide the
resources necessary for the rigorous scientific investigation of CAM. It is
expected that research conducted at these Centers will examine the potential
efficacy, effectiveness, safety and validity of CAM practices, as well as the
physiological or psychological mechanisms underlying these practices.
Expiration Date: Tuesday, September 4, 2001 NOFO Number: PA-98-102 Release Date: Friday, September 4, 1998 Notice Type: PA
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the
National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR), serving as the lead Institutes
for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pain Research Consortium, together
with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute on Aging (NIA),
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National
Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute of General Medical Sciences
(NIGMS), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and the Office of
Research on Women"s Health (ORWH), encourage investigator-initiated research
project grant applications to study mechanisms underlying analgesic response
and pain to advance the development of novel pain interventions, treatments
and management strategies. The purpose of this New Directions in Pain
Research: I program announcement (PA) is to inform the scientific community
of broad, shared interests in pain research encompassing the various
components of the NIH, and to stimulate and foster a wide range of basic,
translational and patient-oriented clinical studies on pain. Applications are
particularly encouraged to study pain throughout the lifespan from the
perspectives of molecular genetics, transcriptional controls, signal
transduction, including cellular/molecular mechanisms, innovative imaging
technologies, plasticity and from hormonal or gender influences. The pain
experience needs to be examined at all levels of analysis from the gene,
molecule, cell, tissue, and organ, to the individual, family and community,
with the ultimate goal of developing new insights into pain intervention,
treatment and management.
Expiration Date: Saturday, December 12, 1998 NOFO Number: RFA-NS-99-002 Release Date: Friday, September 4, 1998 Notice Type: RFA
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of Mental
Health (NIMH) invite investigator-initiated research grant applications that
address the potential role of the central nervous system (CNS) as a reservoir
for HIV. HIV can penetrate the CNS, and a subset of HIV-infected individuals
develop motor and/or cognitive impairments to varying degrees. The mechanisms
responsible for this CNS dysfunction are not well known. Direct injury by the
virus or viral components and the abnormal secretion of cytokines likely
damage nervous system cells. It is assumed that halting HIV replication
and/or elimination of virus would prevent CNS damage. This Request for
Applications (RFA) solicits research applications to study mechanisms of HIV
trafficking through the blood brain barrier (BBB), CNS viral localization,
control and eradication, and the CNS as a potential virus reservoir.
Applications addressing the anti-HIV CNS drug discovery, drug delivery and
pharmacology are especially encouraged.
Expiration Date: Sunday, August 5, 2001 NOFO Number: PA-98-097 Release Date: Wednesday, August 5, 1998 Notice Type: PA
The purpose of this program announcement (PA) is to solicit applications for
multidisciplinary, methodologically rigorous programs of neuroscience research
that will use advanced techniques for statistical and molecular genetic
analysis in human and animal populations to elucidate the genetic basis of
complex behaviors. This PA is issued in response to the growing evidence that
complex behaviors of relevance to human health and disease show varying
degrees of genetic influence. Examples include complex behaviors associated
with memory, activity level, harm avoidance, reward dependence, emotionality,
contextual fear conditioning, sensorimotor gating, drug seeking, pain
perception and reactivity, and analgesic response. The goals of this PA are
to quantify genetic and environmental effects and gene-environment
interactions and to locate and characterize genes affecting complex behaviors
in humans and animals.
Expiration Date: Sunday, July 29, 2001 NOFO Number: PA-98-094 Release Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 Notice Type: PA
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and the
National Cancer Institute (NCI) invite applications for support of research that
will increase our knowledge of the genetic, molecular, cellular, and
physiological mechanisms of radiation-induced cell injury and recovery, and the
sensitizing and protective mechanisms in the central nervous system under
radiation treatment conditions for brain tumors. The intent of this program
announcement (PA) is to encourage investigator-initiated applications to study
tumor and normal brain cell injury and repair mechanisms induced by brain tumor
radiotherapy including stereotactic radiosurgery procedures such as the Gamma
Knife, altered fractionation and/or radioenhancing agents, using state-of-the-art
neurobiological and neuroimaging approaches.
Expiration Date: Monday, May 21, 2001 NOFO Number: PA-98-074 Release Date: Thursday, May 21, 1998 Notice Type: PA
The purpose of this Program Announcement (PA) is to solicit applications as part
of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to increase our support of
the zebrafish as an animal model for research. This PA is intended to continue
stimulation of a trans-NIH initiative that was started with RFA: DK-98-006,
entitled "Genomic Resources for the Zebrafish," NIH Guide for Grants and
Contracts, Vol. 26, No. 39, December 5, 1997.
Expiration Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 NOFO Number: RFA-NS-99-001 Release Date: Thursday, May 14, 1998 Notice Type: RFA
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), in
collaboration with the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) and the
Office of Research on Minority Health (ORMH), invites applications for
Specialized Neuroscience Research Programs at Minority Institutions (SNRP)
awards. The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to augment and
strengthen the research capabilities of faculty, students, and fellows at
minority institutions by supporting the development of new, and/or the
enhancement of ongoing, basic and clinical neuroscience research projects and
programs.