For Immediate Release
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Media Advisory
Advisory Committee to the NIH Director: Working group reports on the biomedical workforce, diversity in the biomedical research workforce, and data and informatics
What: | Three working groups of the Advisory Committee to the National Institutes of Health Director (ACD) will be presenting their final draft recommendations to the ACD. The co-chairs of these three working groups will be available to discuss the recommendations with the media immediately following their presentations to the ACD. |
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Who: | ACD Biomedical Workforce Working Group Co-Chairs:
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When: | Thursday, June 14: 2:30-3 p.m.: Drs. Rockey and Tilghman for the Biomedical Workforce Working Group Report following their presentation to the ACD from 1-2:30 p.m. 4:15-4:45 p.m.: Drs. Tabak, Ruffin, and Tuckson for the Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group Report following their presentation to the ACD from 2:45-4:15 p.m. Friday, June 15: 10:45-11:15 a.m.: Drs. Tabak and DeMets for the ACD Data and Informatics Working Group following their presentation to the ACD from 9:15-10:45 a.m. |
Where: | NIH Main Campus Building 31, Room 6C10 (6th Floor, C Wing, Room 10) 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892 Videocast link: Thursday: http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=11324 Friday: http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=11326 |
How: | For media planning to attend onsite, an adjacent room (Building 31, Room 6C9) will be available for interviews immediately following the working group presentations for the time frames noted. For media watching via webcast, please let us know if you have an interest in an interview as soon as possible so that one can be lined up during the scheduled time period via telephone. |
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