NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "SSCOR IN PEDIATRIC HEART

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000957 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 "SSCOR IN PEDIATRIC HEART DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE" REF: STATE 38343 ¶1. On May 12, 2006, Embassy delivered to Secretary Everton F. Lucero, Chief 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 protocol titled "SSCOR in Pediatric Heart Development and Disease," (number 1 P50 HL 074734 03). The site covered in this project is under the direction of Dr. Jose Eduardo Krieger, at the University of Sao Paulo Heart Institute, 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