NIH Roadmap for Medical Research Briefing

February 27, 2004 A Briefing by the NIH Director and Senior Staff

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) presents NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., and others in a briefing on the implementation and future directions of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research.

The NIH Roadmap Web site can be found at http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/.

In September of 2003, National Institutes of Health Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., launched a series of far-reaching initiatives known collectively as the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. The NIH Roadmap initiatives are designed to speed the movement of research discoveries from the bench into practice for the benefit of the public.

Join the discussion live or via webcast for a briefing on the implementation and future directions of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research.

NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., and other key NIH leaders will provide specific updates on requests for applications and other initiatives currently in circulation, describe future opportunities and answer questions about the NIH Roadmap's three themes: New Pathways to Discovery, Research Teams of the Future, and Re-engineering the Clinical Research Enterprise.

Who Should Attend?
Representatives from academic health centers, professional organizations, and health advocacy groups are particularly encouraged to attend.

The event will occur Friday, February 27, 2004 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Bethesda Marriott at 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, Md. Phone: 301-897-9400

Registration
All meeting attendees must register in advance at www.nihroadmap.nih.gov.

WEBCAST
The webcast can be viewed at www.nihroadmap.nih.gov/ No advance registration is necessary to view the webcast .

For an orientation prior to the session, please visit the NIH Roadmap Web site at www.nihroadmap.nih.gov