IC Directors’ Meeting Highlights — April 24, 2014

Announcements

Dr. Collins described several previous and future Congressional visits, meetings, and hearings. He also mentioned his upcoming “Disruptive Innovator” award reception at the Tribeca Film Festival. Information about the ceremony for the planting of a clone of the original Tree of Hippocrates was provided as well.

Molecular Libraries Team Briefing: Tom Insel, Chris Austin, and Hugh Rosen

Drs. Insel (NIMH), Austin (NCATS), and Rosen (Scripps) provided an overview of the Molecular Libraries and Imaging Program, including goals, initiatives, milestones, and accomplishments. Selected accomplishments from the Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network (MLPCN) also were presented. The discussion focused on the accessibility of the program and components of the transition planning.