MAY/JUNE 2007
Volume 13 - No. 2
Oceania Tobacco Control Meeting
14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health
SRNT Newsletter
May/June 2007, Volume 13, Number 2
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.
Recent Program Announcements (PAs) with potential relevance to the tobacco and nicotine research community include:
- Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence (PA-07-329) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-329.html
- Information Technologies and the Internet in Health Services and Intervention Delivery (PA-07-295) http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-295.html
- Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health (PA-07-292) http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-292.html
- Community Participation in Research (PA-07-283) http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-283.html
- Technology Development for the Detection and Evaluation of Chemical and Biological Carcinogens (PA-07-240) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-240.html
- Collaborative Clinical Trials in Drug Abuse (PA-07-232) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-232.html
- CDC Grants for Public Health Research Dissertation (PA-07-231) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-231.html
- Oral Health Promotion Research across the Lifespan (PA-07-225) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-225.html
The NCI summary report, What's in a Name? Examination of Light and Intermittent Smokers, was released May 2007. The report outlines specific high-priority research recommendations and aims to set a tobacco control research agenda to address an understudied research topic—light and intermittent smoking. The report is a product of a meeting which convened leading scientists in the field of tobacco control to review the state of the science on light and intermittent smokers, summarize research progress, identify gaps, limitations, and challenges in research, and develop and prioritize recommendations to advance research related to this growing subgroup of smokers. View the Summary Report online at: http://dccps.cancer.gov/tcrb/LITS4-7.pdf.
As part of the Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative, NCI, NIDA and ACS cosponsored The Future of Youth Tobacco Cessation Research Workshop May 8-9, 2007. The overarching goal of the workshop was to examine progress and future directions in youth tobacco cessation research. Participants of the meeting adjourned to discuss past research efforts, inform youth tobacco cessation research from other youth-focused interventions, and develop future research priorities. The workshop fostered new ideas in order to translate basic research to future cessation approaches, ways to manage methodological challenges, and innovative approaches to target specific populations. A summary report will be made available in the future. Learn more about the Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative at: http://www.youthtobaccocessation.org/
The NCI held State and Community Tobacco Control Policy Research and Dissemination: The Next Generation Meeting April 16-17, 2007. The key objective of the meeting was to gather input on a broad range of perspectives regarding priorities for policy and population-based research, particularly as it relates to state and community-based tobacco control programs. Participants reviewed highlights from previous NCI research in this area through two rounds of the Tobacco Research Initiative for State and Community Interventions (TRISCI). Directions outlined at the meeting will assist in developing future state, community and policy research initiatives. Learn more about the TRISCI initiatives at: http://dccps.cancer.gov/tcrb/scrfa.html.