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William H. Natcher was a Democratic representative from Kentucky who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953 to 1994. A tireless supporter of biomedical research, he holds the record for the longest tenure ever served in Congress without missing a vote. A conference center and administrative office building on the NIH campus is named in his honor. In fact, the Summit was held there. Building 45, the William H. Natcher Conference Center, includes office space for 600 extramural staff, a 1,000-seat auditorium, a state-of-the art multi-use, multimedia Conference Center with nine conference rooms, a 300-seat cafeteria, and below-grade employee parking for 450 vehicles. It was completed in 1994. The Breast Cancer Research stamp was first authorized by the Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act on August 13, 1997. Profits from the sale of the stamp fund breast cancer research, with 70 percent going to NIH and 30 percent to the Department of Defense. As of fiscal year (FY) 2005, NCI has received $30,764,211 since the breast cancer stamp was first issued in 1998, which it has used to fund breast cancer research projects. Thus far, two major programs have been funded: the Insight Awards to Stamp Out Breast Cancer and the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Exception Program. In FY 2004, 10 awards were funded, totaling $3.5 million from the breast cancer stamp, and in FY 2005, 7 awards were funded totaling $4.4 million. Most recently NCI’s Executive Committee voted to fund a Breast Cancer Premalignancy Program of research at NCI. For more information, please visit http://olpa.od.nih.gov/legislation/109/publiclaws/breastreauthorization.asp and www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/NCI_Cancer_Bulletin_020706/page9. < previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 next >
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