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ATTENTION - FLORIDA BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS Plan to attend BioFlorida's 13th Annual Conference, the State's largest gathering of life science professionals. For the first time, FL CURED is co-hosting the meeting to showcase Florida's dynamic and growing biomedical research enterprise,
to foster cooperation and collaboration among biomedical researchers in both the public and private sectors,
to enhance translational research, and to highlight new and emerging funding opportunities.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— A Florida State University College of Medicine researcher has discovered a new interaction between a cell signaling system and a specific gene that may be the cause of B-cell lymphoma.
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The Florida Department of Health is pleased to announce that 73 Florida scientists will receive biomedical research grants totaling over $45.5* million for projects beginning July 1, 2010.
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The Florida Department of Health Office of Public Health Research is pleased to present the
Florida Biomedical Research Programs legislatively-mandated 2009 annual reports. These
programs offer grants through merit-based competitions to eligible Florida scientists conducting research into tobacco-related diseases and cancer.
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The Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program represents the state’s focused efforts to accelerate cutting-edge cancer research in Florida. One of eleven types of cancer studied by Program researchers is ovarian cancer.
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The Florida Department of Health is pleased to announce that 35 Florida scientists will receive research grants totaling over $19.5 million beginning January 1, 2010.
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TALLAHASSEE—The James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program, administered by the Florida Department of Health’s (DOH) Office of Public Health Research, garnered national recognition from the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) as the winner of the 2009 Excellence in Tech-based Economic Development (TBED) Award for expanding Florida’s research infrastructure.
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The Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program represents the state’s focused efforts to accelerate cutting-edge cancer research in Florida.
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True or false: Nicotine is bad for you. No matter how you answered, you're correct. Nicotine is good for you. And bad for you. It all depends, at least in part, on the age at which you are exposed to nicotine.
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Florida State College of Medicine researcher Akash Gunjan has solved a century-old mystery about proteins that play a vital role in the transfer of the human genetic code from one cell to another.
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On July 26th, the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program lost a close friend—no, a member of its family. Among Senator James E. “Jim” King's many accomplishments as a long-time and esteemed member of Florida’s legislature, his support for Florida's biomedical research enterprise is what many consider his most valuable contribution to the citizens of Florida.
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A James & Esther King Team Science Program (TSP) Grant led by Dr. Patrick Kupelian, Clinical Research Director at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando (MDACCO) in collaboration with University of Central Florida (UCF) researchers is focusing on improving the accuracy of radiotherapy delivered to
smoking-induced lung tumor and its surrounding tissues, a task complicated because the tumor moves during breathing.
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The University of South Florida and Moffitt Cancer Center have been awarded a highly competitive, $6-million federal grant to create a National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) Center of Excellence.
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The Florida Department of Health is pleased to announce that 64 Florida scientists will receive research grants totaling over $21.4 million beginning July 1, 2009 contingent upon the Governor’s approval of the budget and associated legislation.
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The Florida Department of Health recently surveyed all 2009-2010 registrants for the James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program and the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program funding opportunities.
The purpose of the survey was to gather feedback related to the funding application process. The information will be used to make improvements to the application process and to enhance the overall application experience.
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Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health is sponsoring two grant mechanisms for "Testing Tobacco Products Promoted to Reduce Harm." The purpose of these funding opportunities is to stimulate multidisciplinary research on potential reduced-exposure tobacco products, both smoked and smokeless, through the interplay of basic, biological, behavioral, surveillance, and epidemiology research.
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Teenagers who smoke could be setting themselves up for depression later in life, according to a groundbreaking new Florida State University study.
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In spite of the economic downturn, the Florida Biomedical Research Programs are poised to award nearly $11 million in grants effective July 1, 2009 for biomedical research projects that advance scientific discovery and technology based economic development in Florida.
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Applications for four BRAC seats to be appointed by Governor Crist are being accepted through February 12, 2009. Members serve three year terms and can be considered for a second term.
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that the experimental drug they are testing to treat a deadly form of thyroid cancer turns on a powerful tumor suppressor capable of halting cell growth.
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The Florida Department of Health, Office of Public Health Research is pleased to announce the availability of the 2008 annual reports for the James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program and the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program.
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Only 1 percent of smokers who try to quit are smoke-free one year later, but those resolving to kick the habit in 2009 may be able to improve their odds by participating in an intensive treatment program developed by Florida State University researchers.
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Dr. Paul Kenny, a James & Esther King Program 2007 New Investigator Research Grantee at The Scripps Research Institute, was recently selected as a high-impact leader who is making a difference in Florida and beyond.
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The University of Miami, Nature Publishing Group and Scripps Florida are pleased to announce the Miami 2009 Winter Symposium, Interpreting the Human Genome.
January 24-28, 2009, Deauville Beach Resort, Miami Beach, FL, USA.
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Dr. Johannes Vieweg’s Bankhead-Coley Program 2008 SPORE Planning Grant has been instrumental in bringing together a collaboration of cancer researchers from the University of Florida, Shands Healthcare, and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
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Dr. Richard Melker, a James & Esther King Program 2004 Small Business Technology Transfer Grant recipient, has further developed an exhaled breath detection system.
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