Speaker Name(s): Jordan Cohen, M.D. President AAMC, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Victor Velculescu, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Director, Cancer Genetics Laboratory, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Description: Using the Human Genome to Understand and Treat Cancer: This briefing provides an example of how research into the human genome, supported by the National Institutes of Health and conducted by physicians and scientists affiliated with the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals, is leading to major advances in the fight against cancer. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) hosts a series of luncheon briefings for congressional staff to highlight innovation and discovery supported by the NIH at America's medical schools and teaching hospitals. The Fulfilling the Promise briefings are designed to update congressional staff on: * the vital linkage that exists among medical schools, teaching hospitals, and the NIH, * the essential role that medical schools and teaching hospitals play in research, * the timeline and process for medical discovery.