Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement KSHV R01

Notice Number NOT-CA-20-098

ACSR Funding Opportunity: AMC Fellowship Program

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Investigation of the Transmission of Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to promote a reissuance of an initiative by publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications to advance our understanding of the modes of transmission of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also called human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8); the biology of the initial steps of infection; and risk factors for infection to inform efforts to prevent KSHV transmission and thus prevent Kaposi sarcoma (KS), KSHV-associated multicentric Castleman disease (MCD), primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), and other KSHV-induced diseases in populations living with HIV or at high risk of developing HIV.

Application Due Date: September 14, 2020

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