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\pagestyle{fancy} \lhead{Proposal Title} \rhead{Lead PI} \renewcommand{%
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\centering {\bf Curriculum Vitae \color{red}{({\emph{2-page limit}})}}\\
{\bf PI NAME}\\
{\bf Contact Information} \smallskip

\begin{flushleft} {\bf PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION}
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PhD \\ 
MS \\ 
BS \\ 
}

\vspace{.15in}
{\bf APPOINTMENTS}
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2010--present \\ 
2001--2010 \\ 
1990--2001 \\ 
}

\vspace{.15in}
{\bf FIVE PUBLICATIONS MOST RELEVANT TO THIS PROPOSAL}
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\item Publication most relevant to this proposal \\ 
\item Publication most relevant to this proposal \\ 
\item Publication most relevant to this proposal \\ 
\item Publication most relevant to this proposal \\ 
\item Publication most relevant to this proposal \\ 
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{\bf RESEARCH INTERESTS AND EXPERTISE}
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Insert paragraph(s).
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{\bf SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES}
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\item Text \\ 
\item Text \\ 
\item Text \\ 
\item Text \\ 
\item Text \\ 
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{\bf COLLABORATORS \color{red}({\emph{PAST 5 YEARS INCLUDING NAME AND CURRENT INSTITUTION}})} 
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Collaborator name, current institution \\
Collaborator name, current institution \\
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