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KIDNEY DISEASE STUDY CENTERS SOUGHT The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases within the National Institutes of Health invites qualified institutions to become research centers for the study of kidney and urologic disorders. While clinical treatment of kidney disorders has improved in recent times, scientists still have little insight into the basic physiological mechanisms of these diseases. These new study centers are intended to attract fresh investigators to the field as well as explore new areas of basic research that may yield clinical applications. Eligible institutions must demonstrate relevant research capabilities and a willingness to undertake significant interdisciplinary collaborations between the basic and the clinical sciences. NIDDKD expects to award up to six center grants in 1992 from an expected pool of $4.2 million. The application deadline is July 16. For more information, contact Ralph L. Bain, Kidney and Urology Research Centers Program Director, Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases, NIDDKD, Federal Building, Room 202, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Md. 20892; (301) 496-7574. AAAS PROMOTES POPULARIZATION The American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Westinghouse Foundation invite nominations for their 1991 Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology. Any working scientist or engineer who has made outstanding contributions to the public's knowledge of scientific and technical matters, but who is not a member of the media, is eligible for the $2,500 prize. The award is intended to encourage technical professionals to communicate with the public by popularizing their own work. Such efforts can include publications or broadcasts, lectures, museum presentations or exhibit designs, or any other outreach project. The deadline for nominations is August 1. For more information, contact Patricia S. Curlin, Award Administrator, Committee on Public Understanding of Science and Technology, 1333 H St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005; (202) 326-6602. CANCER FUNDS FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS The American Cancer Society offers career-development funds for young physicians and academic scientists with an interest in cancer research. Young scientists interested in tumor-development research are eligible for the Clinical Oncology Career Development Award, which totals $90,000 over a three-year period. For young physicians specializing in cancer control, the Cancer Control Career Development Award for Primary Care Physicians totals $55,000 over a two-year period. Both awards are intended to support the grantees' work in supervised institutional programs. Application deadlines are August 1 for the Clinical Oncology Award and August 15 for the Cancer Control Award. For more information, contact Virginia Krawiec, Professional Education Department, American Cancer Society Inc., 1599 Clifton Rd., N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30329-4251; (404) 329-5734. NIH SEEKS ALTERNATIVE METHODS The National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration will fund studies of alternative biomedical research methods that limit the use of vertebrate animals or lessen those animals' pain and distress. Nonprofit and profit-making institutions, state and local government agencies, some federal agencies, and individual investigators may apply for funding in this area. Awards are available for periods of up to five years. NIH encourages proposals that aim to demonstrate how work with invertebrates, microorganisms, cell and tissue culture systems, or mathematical models can replace or supplement mammalian research in the study of human functions. Work with noninvasive experimental techniques for vertebrates and new technologies for reducing the pain and distress of laboratory animals are also welcome. Applications are accepted year-round. For more information, contact Louise E. Ramm, Director, Biological Models and Materials Research Program, National Center for Research Resources, NIH, Westwood Building, Room 8407, Bethesda, Md. 20892: (301) 402-0630.

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