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June 2017

The Genetics of Autism

June 23, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2044, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Join pioneering autism researcher, Matthew State, MD, PhD, who will discuss the profound scientific opportunities that are rapidly accelerating progress in autism research. The advent of genome sequencing has allowed…

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July 2017

NIH 101: An Introduction to the National Institutes of Health

July 14, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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The National Institutes of Health is the world’s leading supporter of fundamental discovery that extends healthy lives and reduces the burden of illness.  Thanks to the Congressional investment, NIH-supported research…

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Shining a Light on the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

July 26, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cannon House Office Building, Room 122, 27 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003 United States
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Today, an estimated 5.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia.  The number is expected to double every 20 years as life…

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September 2017

Is Your Child at Risk for Developing Cancer?

September 27, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2060, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Joshua Schiffman, MD, Huntsman Cancer Institute

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March 2018

How Do Our Bodies Process Medicine?

March 16, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Speaker Namandje Bumpus, PhD Johns Hopkins Medicine

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April 2018

What Role Does Science Have in Solving the Opioid Crisis?

April 11, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Speaker Peter W. Kalivas, PhD Medical University of South Carolina

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May 2018

Medical Marijuana: Is It the Medical Panacea Some Hope It to be?

May 9, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, 20010 United States
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Speaker Kent Hutchison, PhD University of Colorado, Boulder

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June 2018

Is a Universal Flu Vaccine Possible?

June 20, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Speaker James Crowe, MD Vanderbilt Vaccine Center

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September 2018

Breaking Down Scientific Silos: Identifying Commonalities Across Diseases

September 14, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Speaker Nevan J. Krogan, PhD UCSF School of Medicine

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October 2018

A Revolutionary Look at Evolution

October 5, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Speaker Neil Shubin, PhD University of Chicago

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March 2019

NIH 101: An Introduction to the National Institutes of Health

March 14, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cannon House Office Building, Room 122, 27 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003 United States
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The National Institutes of Health is the world’s leading supporter of fundamental discovery that extends healthy lives and reduces the burden of illness. Thanks to the Congressional investment, NIH-supported research…

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April 2019

What is the Microbiome and How is it Crucial for your Health?

April 8, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2075, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Ami Bhatt, M.D., PhD Stanford Medical School

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May 2019

The National Academy of Sciences’ Principles for Governing the Promise and Concerns with Human Genome Editing

May 17, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Richard O. Hynes, PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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July 2019

Human Genome to Precision Medicine

July 15, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Eric Green, M.D., PhD National Human Genome Research Institute In this talk, Dr. Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), will provide an overview of groundbreaking…

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September 2019

The Future of Cancer Immunotherapy

September 11, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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James Allison, PhD The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

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The BRAIN Initiative: Is This Grand Challenge Living Up to Expectations

September 25, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Eve Marder, PhD Brandeis University

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February 2020

What We Know about the Coronavirus

February 26, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Cannon House Office Building, Room 122, 27 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003 United States
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Every day we hear a new report on the coronavirus. The reports range from the spread of the virus to the current mortality rates of victims of the virus. But…

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February 2021

NIH 101: An Introduction to the Nation’s Medical Research Agency

February 18, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20010 United States

The National Institutes of Health is the world’s leading supporter of fundamental discovery that extends healthy lives and reduces the burden of illness. Thanks to Congressional investment, NIH-supported research has met some of our nation’s biggest health challenges.

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September 2023

NIH 101: An Introduction to the National Institutes of Health

September 14, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2045, Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20010 United States
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Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus Briefing   NIH 101: An Introduction to the National Institutes of Health   Dr. Keith Yamamoto University of California, San Francisco Thursday, September 14 Noon-1:00 p.m.…

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