| News Advisory
NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS: National
Cancer Institute Symposium Showcases HIV/AIDS Research and
Introduces a New Center of Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Cancer
Virology |
| What: |
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part
of the National Institutes of Health, is holding a symposium
to celebrate and showcase several important historic achievements
in HIV/AIDS research made by former and current NCI scientists,
introduce a new Center of Excellence for HIV/AIDS and cancer
virology, and discuss new directions in the continuing effort
to combat HIV infection, the devastating consequences of
AIDS, and AIDS-related cancers. Topics at the symposium will
include:
- AIDS Malignancies
- HIV Virology and Molecular Pathogenesis
- Immunology/Immunopathology
- Vaccines/Immunotherapy
- Epidemiology
- Drug Development/Resistance
For more information, go to: http://web.ncifcrf.gov/events/hivaidsresearch2007. |
| Who: |
John Niederhuber, M.D., Director,
NCI
Robert Gallo, M.D., Director, Institute of Human Virology
Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases
Beatrice Hahn, M.D., Professor, University of Alabama-Birmingham
Stuart Le Grice, Ph.D., Head, Center of Excellence in HIV/AIDS
and Cancer Virology
|
| When: |
Thursday-Friday, November 1 and 2,
2007: 8:45 a.m. – 5:20 p.m. |
| Where: |
Masur Auditorium, Building 10, National
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892. Attendees
are strongly encouraged to use the Metro. The NIH campus
can be easily accessed via the Medical Center stop on the
Metro's Red Line. For more info: http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm |
| How: |
To register for the seminar,
please contact the NCI Office of Media Relations at (301)
496-6641 or at ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov. |
For more information about cancer, visit the NCI website at http://www.cancer.gov or
call NCI's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's
Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and
Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting
and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research,
and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both
common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and
its programs, visit www.nih.gov. |
