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January 1, 2001 less than 1 minute read
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The National Institute of Environmental Health Science Toxicogenomics Research Consortium
The National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) has issued a Request for Application (RFA) to develop a national Toxicogenomics Research Consortium (TRC). The development of the consortium is intended to increase the scientific community’s ability to apply microarray gene expression profiling to biological responses to environmental stress. The goals of establishing the TRC are to accelerate research in this field using microarray gene expression profiling; develop standards for the analysis of gene expression with intra- and inter-laboratory validation; develop a database of gene expression information in this area; and define how the entire genetic complement of an organism responds to environmental agents, including chemicals, physical agents, and physiological changes. Applicants are eligible if they perform research in this area within the United States at a non-profit or for-profit institution. The mechanism of support is through the National Institutes of Health U19 Cooperative Agreement, which can be used to support individual research projects or core facilities. The NIEHS has budgeted as much as $5.5 million to support five or six first-year awards. It is expected that the size of the award will vary with each award recipient. Letters of intent responding to this RFA are due on Feb. 15, 2001, with the final application due on March 15, 2001. More information on this RFA can be found at http:\\grants.nih.gov\grants\guide\rfa-files\RFA-ES-01-002.html.
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