NIH plans to relocate its chimpanzees from New Iberia to the Federal Sanctuary System

What:	NIH leadership will be available to answer questions from reporters about today’s announcement on plans to relocate its chimpanzees from New Iberia Research Center to the Federal Sanctuary System
Who:	Kathy Hudson, Ph.D., NIH Deputy Director of Science, Outreach, and Policy; James Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
When:	11:00-11:30 a.m. EST, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012
How:	Reporters should call: 888-324-0789 and enter passcode: 6377900.

For those unable to participate, an audio file will be available upon request.

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