1. NCI Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program
Gabriel Lai, PhD
BEACON 12th Annual Meeting Workshop
May 25-26, 2016

2. Funding Opportunities
EGRP provides funding support for research in human populations to understand the causes of cancer and related outcomes
It is the largest funder of cancer epidemiology grants nationally and worldwide
Listing of funding opportunities that are currently accepting applications that are relevant to cancer epidemiology are available at,

3. Selected FOAs Name Announcement # (Grant Mechanism)
Exploratory Grants in Cancer Epidemiology and Genomics Research
PA (R21)
Improving Outcomes in Cancer Treatment-Related Cardiotoxicity
PA (R01)
PA (R21)
Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology
PA (R01)
PAR (R21)
Innovative Basic Research on Adducts in Cancer Risk Identification and Prevention
PAR (R01)
PAR (R21)
Translational Research on Adducts in Cancer Risk Identification and Prevention
PAR (U01)
Early-life Factors and Cancer Development Later in Life
PA (R03)
PA (R21)
PA (R01)
Core Infrastructure and Methodological Research for Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts
PAR (U01)

4. Grantsmanship Resources
A broad spectrum of grants-related information is available at,
New and early stage investigators
Multiple principal investigators
Preparing, submitting, and tracking information
Peer review
Tools for reviewing NIH supported projects
Award management and reporting
Grants policy resources
Visit to see sample grant applications

5. Meetings and webinars
Sequencing Strategies for Population and Cancer Epidemiology Studies (SeqSPACE) Webinar Series
June 7, Lessons Learned in Applying Functional-Annotation for Rare Variant Analysis
Nov. 1, Lessons Learned in the Application of Exome Sequencing to Cancer Epidemiology Studies
Infectious Agents and Cancer Epidemiology Research Webinar Series
June 9, Annual Report to the Nation with a Focus on Liver Cancer: Risk Factors and Burden Are Unevenly Distributed in the Population
Ethical aNd Regulatory Issues in Cancer ResearcH (ENRICH) Forum
Oct. 6, Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation and Biospecimen Donation: Community Views and Ethical Considerations

6. Meetings and webinars
June 28-29, Research Strategies for Nutritional and Physical Activity Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Workshop
Sept , Conference on Geospatial Approaches to Cancer Control and Population Sciences
Nov. 1-2, 2016 – NCI Cohort Consortium Annual Meeting