UAB: Comprehensive Cancer Center

The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) in conjunction with the UAB Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) has received supplemental funding from the NCI to fund 2-4 pilot projects focused on HIV-Associated Malignancies. The budget available for these projects will range from $50,000 to $100,000 for one year only. Research projects examining cancers that predominately affect, or have an increased incidence in, HIV-infected individuals, and/or the basic mechanisms of HIV virus infection that leads to cancer, are encouraged. The intent of this program is to provide initial funding to multi-investigator research teams with an interest in HIV-associated malignancy that leadds to NIH extramural funding.

Application (NIH R21 Style on PHS 398 Forms):

--Project Co-Leaders: one member of the CCC and one member of the CFAR
--Investigators with joint membership will need to declare either CCC or CFAR affiliated for the purpose of the application
--One-Year Detailed Budget

Relevance and Specific Aims are limited to one page:

--HIV-Associated Malignancy Relevance
--Specific Aims

Research Strategy up to 6 pages maximum containing the following components:

--Significance (including preliminary data helpful but not required)
--Innovation
--Approach (including description of research strategy)

Deadline: Friday, January 14, 2011 by 5:00 PM

Questions: Michael Bertram, Ph.D., CCC Associate Director for Administration, 975-0358 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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