Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA

Description

CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, “Longitudinal Study of a Population-based Cohort of People with Lupus (U01)”. Approximately $1,000,000 will be available in fiscal year 2011 to fund 1 to 2 awards. This new longitudinal study is designed to follow an established, population-based cohort with lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus {SLE} and discoid lupus) to determine over time:• The treatment, health care access, and natural history (severity, morbidity, mortality, etc.) of cohort members, • Factors (including genetic and other biological factors such as antibody levels) associated with these outcomes, and • The above by categories of research interest (e.g., age, gender, race/ethnic group).

Who can apply

• Unrestricted

Contact

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <br/>Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) <br/>Technical Information and Management Section (TIMS) <br/>Phone 770-488-2700
pgotim@cdc.gov