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2004

April 30, 2004
Life in the Lab
Learn what it is like to choose the career of a scientist from three young and very different individuals who decided to invest their lives in research.

March 31, 2004
Scientists Compare Rat Genome with Human, Mouse
An international research team, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced it has completed a high-quality, draft sequence of the genome of the laboratory rat, and has used that data to explore how the rat's genetic blueprint stacks up against those of mice and humans. Note: A full written transcript of the Rat Genome Press Conference Webcast will be available soon. Please contact the Communications and Public Liaison Office at (301) 402-0911 for more information.

March 15-16, 2004
Chemistry and Biology: Parners in Decoding the Genome
Individual lecture webcasts from a symposium that highlighted for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the larger biomedical research community the unique and exciting scientific insights resulting from the application of modern chemical approaches to the study of important problems in biology and genomics.

2003

December 5, 2003
From Base Pair to Bedside
A day-long scientific symposium marking the 10th anniversary of the Division of Intramural Research (DIR).

April 14-15, 2003
From Double Helix to Human Sequence - and Beyond: Part I and Part II
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Energy (DOE) hosts a two-day scientific symposium From Double Helix to Human Sequence - and Beyond on April 14 and April 15 at the Natcher Conference Center in Bethesda, Md.

April 15, 2003
Bringing the Genome to You
Nobel Laureate James Watson, National Human Genome Research Institute Director Francis Collins and others on the cutting edge of genetics share their insights. A half-day public symposium held on the morning of April 15th at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

April 14, 2003
Human Genome Project Press Conference
The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium, led in the United States by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Department of Energy (DOE), announces the successful completion of the Human Genome Project more than two years ahead of schedule.

March 7, 2003
ENCODE Project Launch
The ENCODE Pilot Project Research Consortium held an information session for potential applicants to two RFAs being released. This highly interactive public research consortium of investigators with diverse backgrounds and expertise are encouraging discussion about testing and comparing existing computational and experimental approaches to identify functional sequences in DNA.

2002

November 18-20, 2002
Beyond the Beginning: The Future of Genomics II
Coverage of opening lectures and closing deliberations.
Speakers: Opening Session: Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, NHGRI; Richard Myers, Ph.D., Stanford University; David Valle, M.D., Johns Hopkins University and Medical Institutions; Wylie Burke, M.D., PH.D., University of Washington, Wash. Closing session: Workgroup chairs, Francis S. Collins, Elias Zerhouni, M.D., Director, NIH.

2001

December 12-14, 2001
Beyond the Beginning: The Future of Genomics
Full, three-day conference coverage.
Speakers: Francis S. Collins M.D., Ph.D., Director, NHGRI; Barbara Wold, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology; Geoffrey Duyk M.D., Ph.D., Exelixis, Inc.; Janet Thornton, Ph.D., University College, London; Rick Lifton, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University; Eric Juengst, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve; Maynard Olson, Ph.D. , University of Washington.

May 7, 2001
Insights from the DNA Sequence of the Human Genome
The Human Genome Lecture Series.
Speakers: Deanna Church, Ph.D. and Jean Weissenbach, Ph.D.

April 10, 2001
Insights from the DNA Sequence of the Human Genome
 The Human Genome Lecture Series
Speakers: Alex Bateman, Ph.D. and David Kulp, Ph.D.

March 13, 2001
Insights from the DNA Sequence of the Human Genome
The Human Genome Lecture Series
Speakers: Evan Eichler, Ph.D. and Arian Smit, Ph.D.

February 12, 2001
First Analysis of Complete Human Genome Press Conference
Speakers: Francis S. Collins, Director, NHGRI; Craig Venter, Celera Genomics; Ari Patrinos, DOE; Bob Watterston, Washington University, St. Louis; Eric Lander, The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.

2000

June 26, 2000
White House Press Conference: The Human Genome Project

1999

November 23, 1999
The Billion Base Pair Celebration
Speakers: Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences; Francis S. Collins, Director, NHGRI; Donna Shalala, Secretary of DHHS; Bill Richardson, Secretary of DOE.

October 12, 1999
Informatics Meets Genomics: Eighth Millenium Evening at the White House

May 13, 1999
Tissue Microarrays for Basic, Translational and Clinical Cancer Research
Speaker: Olli-P Kallioniemi, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI.

April 15, 1999
Advances In Clinical Gene Therapy: A Tribute to R. Michael Blaese
Speakers: Francis S. Collins, Director, NHGRI; Michael Blaese, M.D., Chief, Clinical GeneTherapy Branch, NHGRI.

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