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I am posting these proposal announcements so that you can see that some environmental studies are to be funded..... TITLE: PARKINSON'S DISEASE: CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS - NIH > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > RFA: ES-00-003 > > National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences > National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke > > Letter of Intent Receipt Date: November 5, 1999 > Application Receipt Date: January 11, 2000 > > PURPOSE > The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to stimulate > the career development of physician-scientists engaged in research > on the relative roles of environmental, endogenous neurochemical, > and modifying genetic factors in the cause of Parkinson's Disease > (PD). Recent evidence from twin studies has shown that genetics > plays less of a role and environmental factors a potentially greater > role than previously thought in the development of late-onset PD. > In response to this finding, the National Institute of Environmental > Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Institute of Neurological > Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) have issued an RFA (ES-00-002) for > research project grants for research aimed at elucidating the role > of the environment in the development of PD. The results of these > immediate investigations will contribute to clarifying the part > environmental factors play in the etiology of this disease. It is > recognized, however, that long-term progress in research in this > area is dependent on developing a cadre of scientists who can carry