When: February 27, 2004
Where: Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD
Institute: Office of the Director (OD)

NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., and other key NIH leaders will hold a briefing on the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. The NIH Roadmap, launched in September 2003, is a series of far-reaching initiatives designed to speed the movement of research discoveries from the bench into practice for the benefit of the public. The 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.
  
  
• Re-engineering the Clinical Research Enterprise.

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

Next Steps

The briefing will be held from 2:00–4:00 p.m., EST. Attendees must pre-register. Please visit the Roadmap site at www.nihroadmap.nih.gov to find out about the following:

• Orientation prior to the briefing.
  
  
• Pre-registration for attending the briefing.
  
  
• How to view the briefing on Web cast.
  
  
• Meeting materials, speaker presentations, and a synopsis after the briefing.

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