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	October 22: Large-Scale Genetic Study Sheds New Light on Lung Cancer, Opens Door to Individualized Treatment Strategies A multi-institution team, funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today reported results of the largest effort to date to chart the genetic changes involved in the most common form of lung cancer, lung adenocarcinoma.
	October 16: Researchers Establish International Human Microbiome Consortium Scientists from around the globe, meeting today in Heidelberg, Germany, announced the formation of the International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC), an effort that will enable researchers to characterize the relationship of the human microbiome in the maintenance of health and in disease.
	October 10: NIH Scientists Discover Crucial Control in Long-Lasting Immunity National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have identified a protein that plays matchmaker between two key types of white blood cells, T and B cells, enabling them to interact in a way that is crucial to establishing long-lasting immunity after an infection.
	October 7: Human Microbiome Project Awards Funds for Technology Development, Data Analysis and Ethical Research The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the first awards for its Human Microbiome Project, which will lay a foundation for efforts to explore how complex communities of microbes interact with the human body to influence health and disease.
	July 25: A Farewell and Tribute to Francis S. Collins On July 25, 2008, NHGRI bid a fond farewell to Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. at Natcher Auditorium on the National Institutes of Health campus. Dr. Collins stepped down on August 1, 2008 to explore writing projects and other professional opportunities.

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Last Updated: November 20, 2008