RESEARCH

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is excited to announce two new funding opportunities in research addressing disparities in breast cancer outcomes. Requests for Applications (RFA) are now available at http://www.komen.org/grants or http://www.komengrantsaccess.org.

American Heart Association announces availability of funding for AHA-Jon Holden DeHaan Foundation Cardiac Myogenesis Research Centers, an $8.4 million initiative The Jon Holden DeHaan Foundation has joined with the American Heart Association to select and award three cardiac myogenesis research centers. Request for Applications (RFA) can be found on the American Heart Association's Web site http://my.americanheart.org/portal/professional. A Letter of Intent is required.

The Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) Defense Appropriations Act provides $10 million to the Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program to promote innovative research. This program is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Each Program Announcement is available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov), the CDMRP website http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp.htm, and the CDMRP eReceipt Website (https://cdmrp.org).

The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) is soliciting applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Two-year fellowships are available in any U.S. laboratory carrying out space-related biomedical or biotechnological research that supports the NSBRI's goals. Detailed program and application submission information is available on the NSBRI Web site at www.nsbri.org/Announcements/rfa08-03.html. Notices of intent and applications must be submitted through the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES). Notices of intent are due June 19, 2008, and the application deadline is July 31, 2008.

On June 2, 2008, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD), in cooperation with the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD), is releasing a Cooperative Agreement Notice (NNH08ZDA008C) soliciting proposals for the NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI). Proposers will be required to clearly articulate an innovative, interdisciplinary, lunar research program, together with plans to advance the full scope of NLSI objectives as defined in the Institute's Mission Statement (see NLSI website at http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov). Upon its release date, this Cooperative Agreement Notice will be available electronically from http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then select "Open Solicitations" then select "NNH08ZDA008C"). Notices of Intent (NOIs) are due June 27, 2008, and proposals are due August 29, 2008.

The Research Regulator, Spring Issue is now available!

In this issue:

• Important information about the NIH Public Access Policy
• Animal Research Resources
• Research Misconduct – What you want to know
• RCR “Discussion Starters” for Animal Research and Research Misconduct