APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "CORONARY

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000533 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE PASS TO DHHS/NIH/FIC FOR KEVIN BIALY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: TBIO KSCA OSCI BR SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS (FIVE SITES) REFS: A) 05 STATE 211156, B)05 BRASILIA 3231, C) 05 STATE 195145, D) 05 BRASILIA 3086, E) 05 STATE 175817, F) 05 BRASILIA 3037, G) STATE 158935, H) 05 BRASILIA 3038, I) STATE 132811, J) BRASILIA 2023 ¶1. On March 10, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 017, dated March 8, 2006) approving the research project proposal entitled "Coronary Revascularization in Diabetic patients", (number U01 HL 71988-02),under the direction of: Dr. Whady Armindo Hueb, Dr. Paulo Caramori, Dr. Constantino R. Constantini, Antonio Carlos C. Carvalho and Dr. Fabio Brito. Informal translation of the approval notice follows: ¶2. Begin text: "Dear Counselor, This is to inform that, after consultations with the appropriate federal entities, the project the titled "Chagas Disease: Autoimmunity Stems from Parasite Invasion of Host Genome," to be developed by Dr. Whady Armindo Hueb, from Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Mecidina Hospital das Clinicas, Instituto do Coracao; Dr. Paulo Caramori, from Hospital Sao Lucas da Pontificia Universidade Catolica (PUCRS); Dr. Constantino R. Constantini, from Hospital Cardiologico Constantini; Antonio Carlos C. Carvalho, from Hospital Sao Paulo and Dr. Fabio Brito, from Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, financially supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH),was approved by the Brazilian Government. 2) Due to the collaborative nature ("multicentrico") of the project, this Protocol will be subject to a new Resolution CNS n. 346/2005, whose copy is attached. 3) The Ministry of Science and technology emphasized that for the collection and transfer of data and/or biological material abroad, the Brazilian researcher must solicit, for this purpose, authorization from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq),in conformance with current legislation. Cordially, Everton Frask Lucero (Signature) Deputy Head of the Division of Science and Technology" End of text of translation. ¶3. Informal translation of Resolution CNS n. 346/2005 will follow electronically to NIH/FIC Kevin Bialy bialyk@mail.nih.gov in the next few days. ¶4. The Embassy sees no adverse foreign policy implications with respect to this research project. We reiterate the importance of complying with Brazilian law on the export of data and biological material and medical research involving human beings. CHICOLA