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Pre-Application Meeting: Questions & Answers - an unedited, rough transcript of the meeting is available on request to Mickey Rinaldi (mrinaldi@mail.nih.gov) The Cancer Imaging Program (CIP), of the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) solicits applications for cooperative agreement (U54) awards to establish a Specialized Research Resource Center that will participate as a member of a network of inter-disciplinary, inter- institutional research teams for the purpose of supporting translational research in optical imaging and/or spectroscopy in vivo. The network will operate under the guidance of a Steering Committee (SC). The goal is to organize a consortium with flexibility in scope, funding, and incentives to encourage inter- and intra-team collaborations on translational cancer research. The objective is to accelerate the pace of translational research by developing a consensus process to improve methods for system integration, optimization and validation of next-generation in vivo optical imaging and/or spectroscopy methods and technologies, including contrast agents. The research scope includes feasibility studies for the detection of pre-cancerous lesions, cancer detection and diagnosis, and measurement or prediction of response to therapy.

• Release Date: August 27, 2002
• Letter of Intent Date(s): December 17, 2002
• Application Receipt Date(s): January 21, 2003
• Contact: Houston Baker, Ph.D. bakerhou@mail.nih.gov

See full description in NIH Guide: RFA: CA-03-002