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Media Advisory for NIH/EPA Teleconference
EMBARGOED: Information made available at this teleconference is not for release until 2:00 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 Teleconference begins at 11:00 a.m. EST Thurs., Feb. 14, 2008 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Raymond MacDougall, NIH/NHGRI (301) 402-0911 Robin Mackar, NIH/NIEHS (919) 541-0073 Bob Cassell, EPA (202) 564-3326 14 Feb 2008: NIH/EPA Leading Scientists to Discuss New Chemical Testing Collaboration
On Feb. 14, leading scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will discuss a new research collaboration related to U.S. environmental health protection. The collaboration creates a toxicity testing process using state-of-the-art robotic technologies that rely less on animals and more on cell-based tests and will generate data that are specifically applicable to humans. Please note — Because the briefing will also discuss a publication in Science, information disclosed during the reporters-only teleconference will remain strictly embargoed until 2:00 p.m. EST Thurs., Feb. 14, in accordance with the magazine’s embargo policy. WHO:Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH WHAT:Teleconference with NHGRI, NIEHS, EPA directors and leading scientific experts to discuss a new interagency collaboration to improve toxicity testing, and the jointly published commentary in Science magazine. The teleconference will feature brief presentations followed by a Q&A session for reporters. WHEN:Thursday, Feb. 14, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST (Embargoed until 2:00 p.m. EST) WHERE:Teleconference. Reporters to dial-in at: 800-862-9098; international reporters call: 785-424-1051. Conference ID/Password: Tox Testing
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