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Pilot Project To Map Three Cancers

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July 2, 2007	The Cancer Genome Atlas Awards Funds for Technology Development

November 20, 2006	NHGRI Funds Large-Scale Sequencing Centers

October 16, 2006	NIH Announces Two Integral Components of The Cancer Genome Atlas Pilot Project

September 13, 2006	National Institutes of Health to Map Genomic Changes of Lung, Brain, and Ovarian Cancers

December 13, 2005	NIH Launches Comprehensive Effort to Explore Cancer Genomics

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Feature Article
Mapping the Cancer Genome
Scientific American
March 2007
Francis S. Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, and Anna D. Barker, deputy director for Advanced Technologies and Strategic Partnerships at the National Cancer Institute, discuss the importance of creating a comprehensive catalogue of the genomic changes involved in cancer through The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA).

News Conference
The Cancer Genome Atlas Launch
December 13, 2005
National Press Club
Washington, D.C.