Released: 8-Jul-2009 1:15 PM EDT
Health IT Is Unifying Basic and Clinical Cancer Research
cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG®)

Media, researchers, care providers and healthcare-IT experts are encouraged to attend this free National Cancer Institute meeting focused on caBIG®, an initiative to translate research findings into improved outcomes for cancer patients. Leaders from government, advocacy, industry and academia"”including Aneesh Chopra (first-ever U.S. Chief Technology Officer)"”will discuss the value of linking all constituents across the spectrum of research and care.