SPECIALIZED CENTERS FOR ORAL, DENTAL and CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH

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SPECIALIZED CENTERS FOR ORAL, DENTAL and CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) invites applications for Specialized Centers for Oral, Dental and Craniofacial Research. These Specialized Centers will replace the currently existing Comprehensive Oral Health Research Centers of Discovery (COHRCDs) supported by the NIDCR. While the COHRCDs have been, and continue to be, effective, the required scope of activities has somewhat restricted in depth exploration of certain aspects of the selected themes. With the completion of the Human Genome Project and the rapidly escalating development of new sensitive high-throughput technologies, it is timely for the NIDCR to concentrate on contemporary approaches to areas critical to its mission. Through the establishment of Specialized Centers, emphasis will be placed on four areas: craniofacial biology, orofacial pain, oral infectious diseases (with the exclusion of HIV infections and the systemic consequences of oral infection), and salivary gland biology including Sjogren's syndrome. The Centers will focus on basic research associated with any aspect (except as noted) of these four areas and must be comprised of highly integrated multidisciplinary projects.