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and Upcoming Events
Calendar of Recent and Upcoming
Events
April 22–23—The 5th Global Forum on Bioethics
in Research will take place in Paris, hosted by INSERM. Topics will
center on intellectual property issues in health research. A tentative
agenda has been constructed, including case studies of genetic databases,
uses of medicinal plants from indigenous communities, community
representation in research and IP activities, and benefit sharing.
Meeting sponsors include NIH (FIC and NIEHS), CDC, the U.K. Medical
Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
April 27—FIC, ORWH, and CIHR convene science-funding
agencies, including partners across NIH, to consider gender, sex,
and global health.
April 27–28—FIC will represent NIH as
an observer to the European Medical Research Councils Meeting.
May 3–5—FIC will represent NIH as an observer
to the Advisory Committee on Health Research, WHO.
May 17–18—FIC Advisory Board meets.
May 17–22—World Health Assembly.
November 11–16—Mexico Summit of Health
Ministers/Global Forum for Health Research.
To be scheduled in spring—Science at NIH—a
Day for the Diplomatic Corps.
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