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Coordinating Center for the Barrett’s Esophagus Translational Research Network (U01)
RFA-CA-10-015

Program Summary

This National Cancer Institute funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications for the Coordinating Center for the Barrett’s Esophagus Translational Research Network (BETRNet). The BETRNet overall objective is to achieve a better understanding of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) biology, improve EA cancer risk stratification and prediction, provide strategies for EA prevention, and better define individuals at risk. BETRNet will include three to four multi-institutional Translational Research Centers (to be supported under a parallel FOA) and a single Coordinating Center (to be supported under this FOA). The BETRNet Research Centers are designed to conduct innovative high impact transdiciplinary research focused on ultimate development of validated diagnostic tools as well as improved patient management. The role of the Coordinating Center will be to support the overall BETRNet goals and Research Centers in four major areas: Network coordination; data management and bioinformatics; patient registry with virtual biorepository; and Network evaluation. Through these collaborative efforts, BETRNet can accelerate the integration and transformation of important research findings generated from individual laboratory-based, clinical, or population studies into clinical applications.
It is anticipated that the award will not exceed $500,000 per year in total costs. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed 5 years.  

UIC is restricted to one application.

Additional Information 

Deadlines

Letter of Intent

OVCR may reserve submission slots for previously submitted but unfunded proposals that received highly competitive ratings from the external sponsor.  These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Vice Chancellor.  For consideration, copies of your complete reviews (not just summary) must be provided.

Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program.  White paper instructions will be posted if necessary.

eLOI Form and Instructions – Adobe Acrobat Requirements

1. Download the file directly to your computer, right click on the link, then select "save link as" or "save target as" from the drop down options.
2. Open eLOI.
3. Position the hand pointer inside a form field and click.
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4. Complete the form fields.
5. After completing the form, click “Save” to save the completed form for your records, then click “Submit to RDS@uic.edu.”

Letter of Intent (LOI): eLOI Form (Fillable PDF*)

*Please note:

• Fields highlighted in red are required to successfully submit the form.
• Do not print then submit scanned version of eLOI via email.

Please contact Jennifer Czak at jpaliga@uic.edu or 6-2590 with any questions. 

If an authorized principal investigator is not listed above, please consider the limited competition still open.  Contact RDS@uic.edu for further information.

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