U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News National Cancer Institute (NCI) http://www.cancer.gov/ National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) http://www.genome.gov/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 8, 2005 CONTACT: NCI Media Relations Branch, 301-496-6641, ncipressofficers@xxxxxxxxxxxx; NHGRI Communications, 301-402-0911, spencerg@xxxxxxxxxxxx NCI AND NHGRI LAUNCH COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO EXPLORE CANCER GENOMICS WHAT: The National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a press conference to launch a human cancer genome pilot project. The project will lay the foundation for exploring genomic changes involved in cancer, with the ultimate goal of developing new means of preventing, detecting and treating cancer. WHO: Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI director Anna D. Barker, Ph.D., NCI deputy director WHEN: Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. ET WHERE: Ballroom, National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. Note: Reporters may listen via teleconference by calling 1-800-479-9001 and entering the participant code: 9281704. Please dial in to the press conference 5 to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- "The Nation's Medical Research Agency" -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov. ## This NIH News Release is available online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2005/nci-08.htm. To subscribe (or unsubscribe) from this list, go to http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=nihpress&A=1.
