Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Centers

In June 2009, the National Cancer Institute approved reissuance of funds for the Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) initiative. The original TREC funding announcement was issued in 2005.

NIH Guide announcement coming soon!
The TREC initiative fosters collaboration across multiple disciplines and encompasses projects that cover the biology, genomics, and genetics of energy balance to behavioral, socio-cultural, and environmental influences upon nutrition, physical activity, weight, energetics, and cancer risk. It provides training opportunities for new and established scientists who can carry out integrative research on energetics and energy balance. The TREC initiative complements NCI’s energy balance research endeavors and efforts of the NIH Obesity Task Force.

NCI Board of Scientific Advisors TREC Reissuance – June 2009
Instructions:
Use the exact search term "NCI Board of Scientific Advisors June 2009"
Follow link and advance to 6:51:15 in the recording to view the TREC presentation.

TREC Initiative Midcourse Update – March 2009

Contact:
Linda Nebeling, PhD, MPH, RD
Branch Chief
Health Promotion Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
nebelinl@mail.nih.gov

The 2005 funded research centers for the NCI TREC initiative were:

The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN	Principal Investigator Dr. Robert Jeffery
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA	Principal Investigator Dr. Anne McTiernan
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA	Principal Investigator Dr. Michael Goran
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH	Principal Investigator Dr. Nathan Berger

The funded Coordination Center for the NCI Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer initiative is:

More information on the 2005 TREC initiative

• TREC Initiative Website
• TREC Concept and Application Information
• NCI’s Press Announcement About the TREC Awards