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Thriving in a Changing World

Thriving in a Changing World. IPMA Spring Conference April 23, 2002 Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

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Thriving in a Changing World

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  1. Thriving ina Changing World IPMA Spring Conference April 23, 2002 Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

  2. I don’t know; the older we get, the more “standpat” we get. The only change we want as we grow older is a change back to the things of our early life. We don’t want a lot of new ones. Just because a things is new, don’t mean that it’s better. Will Rogers, Jan. 20, 1935

  3. Starting New Things

  4. I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod. Sir Winston Churchill

  5. I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people. Indira Gandhi Former Prime Minister of India

  6. Dealing with Crises

  7. A crisis is a dangerous opportunity. Sir Winston Churchill

  8. A SAMPLING OF COOL THINGS ABOUT THE GENOME Humans have fewer genes than expected Human genes make more proteins than those of other critters Male mutation rate is twice that of females “Junk” DNA contains the remnants and raw materials for evolution

  9. Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications An integral component of the Human Genome Project

  10. Will effective legislative solutions to genetic discrimination be found?

  11. Planning for the Future

  12. Special Council Meeting Oct. 9 Non-Medical Applications Jul. 8 Race & Genetics Aug. 6-7 Council Sept. 9-10 Proteomics Apr. 25-26 Publish Plan April 2003 Airlie II Nov. 18-20 Education & Public Engagement Jun. 10 Boundaries on Research Jul. 22 Genetic Variation Aug. 8-9 Genomics to Health Oct. 7-9 Decreasing Cost of DNA Sequencing July Worldviews July The 1% Solution July Pathways August NHGRI Planning Workshops for 2002 Airlie I Dec. 12-14, 2001 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT

  13. Conditions and events change so fast that what is passable today is ridiculous tomorrow. Will Rogers, Jan. 20, 1935

  14. Keeping Focus onWhat Really Matters

  15. Thriving in aChanging World

  16. We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time. -- T.S. Eliot

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