Advisors Approve $50 Million NCI Effort To Attack Cancer On a Molecular Level
In Brief: NCCN, ACS Write Prostate Cancer Guideline For Patient use; Gates gives $4.5M to UPCC
NCI Programs: BSA Approves Formation Of Two Grant Programs:
Molecular target Drug Discovery Grants; Unanimously Approved
Centers Of Excellence In Interventions Aimed at molecular Targets; Approved On 19-6 Vote
DO RFAs cut Into R01 Grant Pool? Board Asks
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