FEB/MAR 2007
Volume 13 - No. 1
SRNT Newsletter
February/March 2007, Volume 13, Number 1
Nicotine Research Grant Funding Update
The Tobacco and Nicotine Research Interest Group (TANRIG) consists of representatives from the NIH, CDC, and other DHHS agencies who seek to increase collaboration, coordination, and communication of tobacco- and nicotine-related research across NIH Institutes and Centers and with other DHHS agencies. The TANRIG is co-chaired by Allison Chausmer (NIDA) and Ed Trapido (NCI) who can provide additional information about TANRIG.
NCI, in collaboration with NIDA, recently reissued Program Announcements on "Testing Tobacco Products Promoted to Reduce Harm." The R01, open until May 2, 2009, is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-174.html. The R21, open until March 6, 2009, is at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-361.html.
Other recently released NIH PAs and RFAs of potential interest to the tobacco research community include:
1. Functional Genetics and Genomics of Drug Addiction, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-166.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07 -167.html (R21); and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-168.html (R03)
2. National Cooperative Drug Discovery Groups for the Treatment of Mental Disorders, Drug or Alcohol Addiction, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-159.html
3. Behavioral and Integrative Treatment Development Program, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-111.html
4. The Genes, Environment, and Development Initiative, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-07-012.html (Receipt Date: 3/15/2007)
RFA-CD07-005; Improving Public Health Practice through Translation
Research (R18) was recently announced by the CDC. The intent of this RFA is the achievement of new scientific knowledge that
can accelerate the translation of research findings into public health practice through implementation,
dissemination, and diffusion research. More information is available at:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12558&mode=VIEW
The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), the principal source of information on the health of the US population, has room for additional supplemental questions for the 2009 NHIS. The annual NHIS sample, which represents the civilian non-institutionalized household population, now consists of approximately 88,000 persons of all ages who reside in approximately 35,000 households. Supplemental questions are sponsored by other agencies within and outside DHHS. If your agency is interested in sponsoring a question or questions on the NHIS, please contact Brenda LaRochelle (301) 458-4686, or Blarochelle@cdc.gov, no later than September 1, 2007 (i.e., 16 months prior to fielding).
The American Stop Smoking Intervention Study for Cancer Prevention (ASSIST) was one of the most ambitious publicly funded tobacco use prevention and control efforts and has been adopted in numerous settings. The 17th edition of the NCI Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph Series, Evaluating ASSIST: A Blueprint for Understanding State-level Tobacco Control, was released in October, 2006. The framework described in Monograph 17 will be useful in evaluating future tobacco use prevention and control efforts as well as other behavioral health or social interventions. For more information, go to http://dccps.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/index.html.
Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers (TTURC) held an investigator meeting in April 2006 to discuss current projects and goals. Funded by NCI, NIDA, and NIAAA, TTURCs facilitate a transdisciplinary approach to reduce the disease burden of tobacco use. Currently, TTURC investigators are working on a diverse range of projects, including studies of the pharmacogenetics of nicotine addiction, cessation, prevention, and international tobacco control. Other studies underway in this group include mouse models of neurocognitive effects of smoking, examinations of psychiatric comorbidity, and the physiology of gender differences in the role of stress in relapse. For more information, go to http://dccps.cancer.gov/tcrb/tturc/index.html.
The first NIH R01 electronic submissions process (February 5, 2007) went smoothly for most, with the majority of applications submitted without error. If you have not yet submitted a grant application via the electronic submission process, information is available at http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/ , including an FAQ section at http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/faq.htm.