Consider attending the first of a six-part seminar series commemorating the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project (HGP) in October 1990. The series, organized by the NHGRI History of Genomics Program (http://www.genome.gov/27557501), features HGP participants who will be sharing their perspectives about the HGP and how it affected their careers.

The series kicks off this Thursday, December 3, 2015 with a panel discussion that includes key HGP leadership: Francis Collins (NIH Director and Former NHGRI Director) as well as Elke Jordan and Mark Guyer (Former NHGRI Deputy Directors). The panel will take place from 2:00 to 3:00 PM in Lipsett Amphitheater in Building 10.

Additional details are provided below and at http://www.genome.gov/27562713.  Please note that if you cannot join us in person, the panel will be video recorded and made available on our GenomeTV channel of YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/GenomeTV#p/u) after December 3.

SPEAKERS:

Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health.

Elke Jordan, Ph.D., Former Deputy Director, National Human Genome Research Institute.

Mark Guyer, Ph.D., Former Deputy Director, National Human Genome Research Institute.

Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Human Genome Research Institute.
TITLE: “A Quarter Century after the Human Genome Project’s Launch: Lessons Beyond the Base Pairs”
DATE: Thursday, December 3, 2015
TIME: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Building 10, Lipsett Amphitheater
SPONSOR:  NHGRI History of Genomics Program