The Pharmacology Research Associate
(PRAT) Program will use the applicant and referee information to
award opportunities for training and experience in laboratory or
clinical investigation to individuals with a Ph.D. degree in
pharmacology or a related science, M.D., or other professional
degree through appointments as PRAT Fellows at the National
Institutes of Health or the Food and Drug Administration. The goal
of the program is to develop leaders in pharmacological research
for key positions in academic, industrial, and Federal research
laboratories.
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
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(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
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