NIDCR Prospective Observational or Biomarker Validation Study Cooperative Agreement
Funds prospective observational studies or biomarker-validation studies that need new data or biospecimen collection, through a cooperative agreement.
Some questions in medicine can only be answered by watching forward in time — collecting data or biospecimens as they happen, rather than looking back at what already exists. This is a standing route to fund exactly that kind of work.
Two study types qualify: investigator-initiated observational studies, or biomarker validation studies. Both must need prospective collection of data or biospecimen…
Investigator-initiated observational studies or biomarker validation studies requiring prospective collection or continued analysis of data or biospecimens, with no disease, condition or health domain named. A clinical trial is not allowed.
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