Pre-Application Webinar: PAR-25-325 Integrating Biospecimen Science Approaches into Clinical Assay Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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This webinar will provide information about PAR-25-325, “Integrating Biospecimen Science Approaches into Clinical Assay Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).”

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity, the National Cancer Institute invites applications to support extramural research to investigate and mitigate challenges facing clinical assay development and subsequent analytical validation due to preanalytical variability in tumor tissue biopsies and liquid biopsies.

Extramural research may focus on how different biospecimen preanalytical factors associated with collection, processing, and storage could affect emerging and clinically relevant biomarkers.

The goal of this funding announcement is to expedite biomarker clinical assay development through evidence-based standardization of biopsy handling practices.

Speakers:

	Lokesh Agrawal, PhD Branch Chief (Acting) Biorepositories and Biospecimens Research Branch Cancer Diagnosis Program Division of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Lokesh.Agrawal@NIH.gov
	Ping Guan, PhD Program Director Biorepositories and Biospecimens Research Branch Cancer Diagnosis Program Division of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Ping.Guan@NIH.gov
	Abhi Rao, PhD Program Director Biorepositories and Biospecimens Research Branch Cancer Diagnosis Program Division of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Abhi.Rao@NIH.gov

The next application due date is June 04, 2026. Participation in the webinar is not required to submit an application.

NCI staff will provide an overview of the funding opportunity and the application process, followed by a general question and answer session. Feel free to submit any questions in advance of the webinar to the Program Directors above.

If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in this event, please contact Claire Robustelli (Claire.Hildebrandt@NIH.gov) and Dr. Lokesh Agrawal (Lokesh.Agrawal@NIH.gov) at least 5 business days before the event.

Registration URL: https://cbiit.webex.com/weblink/register/re545f65dbd8237d0f2761e68bd53657c