Letter of Intent for Mesothelioma Samples
To receive tissue from the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank, you must first send a Letter of Intent (LOI) that contains:
Primary investigator, position/title (must be at or above assistant professor or equivalent), institution, address including email, telephone number, and co-investigators.
Title of study.
A statement of the specific aim(s) of the proposed research .
A statement of the background and hypothesis of the proposed research.
A description of the technical approach and methods.
Approximate number and types of cases required.
Justification for samples size and proposed statistical analysis.
Assurance that the technique(s) can be applied to paraffin-embedded, DNA, or blood samples.
Clinical (demographic and epidemiologic) and/or outcome and follow-up data required.
You can submit your Letter of Intent electronically, or you download, fill and mail the Letter of Intent to:
Nancy B. Whelan
Project Coordinator
Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
UPMC Cancer Pavilion, Room 301
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone: 412-576-0300
Fax: 412-623-3201
e-mail: whelannb@upmc.edu
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Waqas Amin M.D.
Research Associate
Department of Biomedical Informatics
UPMC Cancer Pavilion
5150 Centre Ave. Suite 301
Pittsburgh, PA. 15232
P: 412-623-7836
F: 412-623-4737
e-mail: aminw@upmc.edu |
