of the proposed activity suitable for dissemination to the public. It should be a self-contained description of the project and should contain a statement of objectives and methods to be employed. It should be informative to other persons working in the same or related fields and insofar as possible understandable to a scientifically or technically literate lay reader. This abstract must not include any proprietary or confidential information. This section must be no longer than 30 lines of text. 2.

Public Health Relevance

Using no more than two or three sentences, describe the relevance of this research to public health. In this section, be succinct and use plain language that can be understood by a general, lay audience. Best regards, Zephaun Harvey Grants Management Specialist NIH/NHGRI 5635 Fishers Lane, Ste 4076, MSC 9306 Bethesda, MD 20892-9306 Courier services should use: Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: 301-435-7859 Fax: 301-451-5434 Email: harveyz@mail.nih.gov

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
5U01HG007416-02
Application #
8728992
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZHG1-HGR-M (M1))
Program Officer
Hindorff, Lucia
Project Start
2013-09-01
Project End
2017-05-31
Budget Start
2014-06-01
Budget End
2015-05-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
$745,378
Indirect Cost
$145,831
Name
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
608195277
City
Chapel Hill
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27599
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