The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will begin a year-long commemoration of nursing science’s contributions to solving some of America’s most important health challenges at the “Bringing Science to Life” scientific symposium.

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  9. Medicare NIH to host sickle cell disease symposium More than 30 experts from around the world are scheduled to present Nov. 16-17 in Bethesda, Md., at the James B. Herrick Symposium — Sickle Cell Disease Care and Research: Past, Present, and Future. The free event, hosted by the National Institutes of Health, will examine the past century of work toward understanding sickle cell […]...
  10. Medicare, NIH makes a splash at USA Science and Engineering Festival The National Institutes of Health is making waves with exciting exhibits and special science performances at the inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival this weekend, Oct. 23-24, on the National Mall. The festival is aimed at making science fun, intriguing, and accessible to people of all ages. NIH will feature a mammoth exhibit at National […]...
  11. Medicare, NIH student research conference marks 10th anniversary Undergraduate and graduate students from across the country — many of them members of groups that are underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research careers — will gather for a flagship research conference on Nov. 10-13 in Charlotte, N.C. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), which […]...
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