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Article: NIH Director Francis Collins to Address 3,000 Cystic Fibrosis Experts at International Conference in Minneapolis
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- October 14, 2009
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Contact: Laurie Fink, +1-301-841-2602, lfink@cff.org; or Lily
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Reach Phase 3 Trials
BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Francis S.
Collins, M.D., Ph.D., the new NIH director who led an international
effort to map the human genome and co-discovered the gene
responsible for cystic fibrosis, will address more than 3,000
leading scientists and clinicians from around the world at the 23rd
annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC).
Held in Minneapolis from Oct. 15-17, 2009, the conference comes
at a pivotal point in the ...