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Speeches & Testimony Archives 1995-2005
2008
May 1, 2008:
Statement from Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins on Passage of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
by the U.S. House of Representatives,
May 1, 2008
2007
March 9, 2007: The Threat of Genetic Discrimination to the Promise of Personalized Medicine ![PDF Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090509015053im_/https://www.genome.gov/Images/icons/pdf_icon.gif)
NHGRI Director Dr. Francis S. Collins testifies before the health subcommittee of the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on H.R. 493, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007.
2006
October 22, 2006: Genomics, Medicine, and Society ![PowerPoint Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090509015053im_/https://www.genome.gov/Images/icons/powerpt_icon.gif)
NHGRI Director Dr. Francis S. Collins speaks to the International Conference on Genomics about various topics ranging from personalized medicine to The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and how large scale sequencing projects can continue to foster international collaboration and immediate data access.
April 17, 2006: Genomic Medicine: A Revolution in Medical Practice in the 21st Century ![PowerPoint Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090509015053im_/https://www.genome.gov/Images/icons/powerpt_icon.gif)
NHGRI Director Dr. Francis S. Collins speaks to the World Health Congress on genetic testing and the impact of genomics on modern medicine.
April 6, 2006: Director's Statement to Congress on the FY2007 Budget Request NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins testifies before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education and Related Agencies regarding the President's FY 2007 budget request.
January 10, 2006: Is Genomics the Cure for Disparities? ![PowerPoint Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090509015053im_/https://www.genome.gov/Images/icons/powerpt_icon.gif)
A presentation by NHGRI Director Francis Collins to the National Leadership Summit to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health.
Last Updated: March 23, 2009
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