September 2003
From NIH/National Institutes of Health
NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., announces plan to speed medical discovery Wide-ranging NIH plan, developed in conjunction with experts from key fields of medical research, will significantly accelerate the pace of medical research. The plan will:- Change the way clinical research is conducted, speeding development of new tests and treatments.
- Create a new style of scientific research teams.
- Accelerate the understanding of how the human body works in sickness and in health.
WHERE:
National Press Club's First Amendment Room
13th Floor
529 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. WHEN:
9:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 30, 2003 WHO:
- Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.; Director, National Institutes of Health
- Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.; Director, National Human Genome Research Institute
- Stephen I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D.; Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Director, National Institute of Dental and Cranofacial Research | |