BBRB Newsletter: Spring 2001
A Call to Researchers to Propose an Extraordinary Opportunity for Investment
Dr. Richard Klausner, director of NCI, has issued an invitation to the research community to "imagine and build the future of cancer research" through the Extraordinary Opportunity for investment priority setting and planning process. An Extraordinary Opportunity for investment is a broad-based, overarching area of scientific discovery that holds tremendous promise for creating important new knowledge about cancer and dramatically advancing our progress toward reducing the human burden of disease. For further details go to http://extraordinary-opportunities.cancer.gov or e-mail extraordinary-opportunities@cancer.gov to request a copy of the brochure.
Every three years, NCI seeks formal input from researchers, clinicians, and lay experts in the cancer field, asking them to suggest new, emerging research investment areas for the next three-year cycle. In 1998, at the start of the last three-year cycle, NCI received over 250 suggestions from grantees, advisory board members, and advocacy groups. The next three-year cycle will commence with FY 2004.
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