NIH ROADMAP FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH: A BRIEFING BY THE NIH DIRECTOR AND 
SENIOR STAFF

RELEASE DATE:  February 19, 2004

NOTICE:  NOT-RM-04-010 

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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 us 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.  

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

WHEN:   Friday, February 27, 2004 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM ET

WHERE:  Bethesda Marriott 
        5151 Pooks Hill Road
        Bethesda, MD USA
        (301) 897-9400

REGISTER:   All meeting attendees must register in advance at 
http://www.nihroadmap.nih.gov -- NIH Roadmap Briefing.  

WEBCAST:    The webcast can be viewed live at 
http://www.nihroadmap.nih.gov -- NIH Roadmap Briefing.  No advance 
registration is necessary to view the webcast.

Webcast viewers are invited to submit questions in advance to 
nihroadmap@nih.gov by February 24. The speakers will attempt to address 
as many questions as possible during their presentations. 

If you are unable to attend the meeting, materials, speaker 
presentations, and a synopsis will be available on the NIH Roadmap Web 
site following the briefing.

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

Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters 
and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should 
contact Lisa Needleman Kaplan at 301-468-6004.



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