Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063

Q -- ENTRAL LABORATORY FOR THE ANALYSES OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES SOL lababstract2 DUE 061500 POC Carol Wasilaukas / phone: (336)716-2837 WEB: Click here to download the full text of the RFP located, http://show.phs.wfubmc.edu/documents%2FRecruitment%2Fother%2FLab%20RFP %2Ehtm. The Wake Forest University School of Medicine in cooperation with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK) and the investigators of the Study of Health Outcomes of Weight Loss (SHOW) is soliciting proposals to serve as a Central Laboratory for the Analyses of Biological Samples, Long-Term Storage of Frozen Samples, Collection and Storage of Genomic Material. Respondents may submit a proposal for any or all of the services that are detailed in the Request for Proposals (RFP). The study is a multi-center, randomized clinical trial that will compare community care with intensive lifestyle interventions designed to produce long-term weight loss (with or without weight-loss medications) in 6000 obese participants with type 2 diabetes at sixteen clinical sites. A 36 month screening and randomization phase is expected to begin in March 2001. Each participant will be followed for 4-7 years. All follow-up will be completed by March 2008. A contract will be awarded to the most competitive respondent to an RFP issued May 30, 2000. Click here to download the full text of the RFP located on the SHOW website. Respondents are asked to send a non-binding letter of intent by June 15, 2000 and a complete proposal by July 14, 2000. Inquiries may be directed to Carol Wasilauskas at the Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Tel. (336)716-2837. Posted 06/05/00 (W-SN461503). (0157)

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