Grants, Contracts, RFAs, and RFPs. 1  A grant is a funding mechanism for a particular scientific inquiry that you generate. You come up with the idea, they decide if it's a good idea, and they provide funding for you to do it. In contrast, a contract is a funding mechanism of government agencies or other organizations to obtain specified services or goods.
1 Chlamydia culture. 2  This is a test to find the bacteria that cause a chlamydia infection. 3  A sample of body fluid from areas such as the cervix, urethra, eye, rectum, or throat is added to certain cells used to grow chlamydia.
Test Summary Calreticulin (CALR) Mutation Analysis Clinical Use Diagnose essential thrombocythemia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) Assess prognosis Clinical Background Diagnosis of BCR/ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) includes demonstration of a clonal marker such as a JAK2 or MPL mutation.