NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF

UNCLAS BRASILIA 002026 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE PASS TO DHHS/NIH/FIC FOR KEVIN BIALY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: TBIO KSCA OSCI BR SUBJECT: NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF ADENOMA IN SAO PAULO JAPANESE" REF: TEXT OF STATE CABLE DATED JULY 20, 2006 ELECTRONICALLY SENT BY KBIALY/NIH/FIC AUG 31, 2006 ¶1. On September 1, 2006, Embassy delivered to Secretary Everton F. Lucero, Head of the Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DCTEC/MFA),for review and approval, the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) proposed award of a research project titled "Case-Control Study of Adenoma in Sao Paulo Japanese," or Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology" (number CA 119682-01A1). The site covered in this project is under the direction of Dr. Gerson S. Hamada, from the Nikkei Disease Prevention Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil. ¶2. The Embassy sees no adverse foreign policy implications with respect to this research project. We emphasize the importance of complying with Brazilian laws on the export of data and biological material. ¶3. We are providing this assessment of foreign policy implications in advance of receiving approval from the Brazilian Government for the proposed research to go forward, in order to assist NIH in completing the domestic review process. Upon receipt of Brazilian approval, the Embassy will notify NIH by cable. CHICOLA