Media Advisory

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Join NIH and the Milken Institute/FasterCures in A Celebration of Science: NIH Day Event

What

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Milken Institute/FasterCures host A Celebration of Science with panels about the NIH impact on health and the economy and short talks by national leaders in government, industry, university research, and patients.

Who

NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Milken Institute Chairman Michael Milken, congressional members, researchers, patients, and caregivers will share their personal and scientific insights on the power of biomedical research.

When

Saturday, September 8, 2012, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. ET

Where

Natcher Auditorium on the NIH Campus, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD. NIH Visitor’s Map: http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor

How

RSVP required. Please provide your name, organization, and contact details to NIH News Media Branch, NIH OCPL or 301-496-5787. Instructions and a complete agenda will be provided upon RSVP.

A Celebration of Science: NIH Day Event is jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Milken Institute and is part of a three-day Milken Institute Celebration of Science Event: http://www.celebrationofscience.org. Please contact Cecilia Arradaza of FasterCures for more information about the larger Milken Institute event: carradaza@fastercures.org.

About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): 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. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

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