U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News
NIH Office of the Director (OD) <http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/>
For Immediate Release: Monday, February 22, 2010
NIH CONTACT:
Calvin Jackson, 301-594-8750, <e-mail:cj8e@xxxxxxx>
FDA CONTACT:
Meghan Scott, 301-796-4675, <e-mail:Meghan.scott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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NEWS ADVISORY
HHS ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
WHAT:
To announce a new collaboration between the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on regulatory and translational science.
WHO:
Speakers include HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D.
WHEN:
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 10 a.m. EST
WHERE:
Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, National Institutes of
Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
MORE INFORMATION:
This event will be videocast and archived at: <http://videocast.nih.gov>/.
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Sign language interpreters will be provided if requested. For other reasonable accommodations, please contact Calvin Jackson, NIH Office of Communications and Public Liaison at 301-594-8750 or by e-mail at <e-mail:cj8e@xxxxxxx>.
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