Below is a news release on a presentation at the 2009 National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP will present the “Excellence in Public Service Award” to Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health, during the plenary session Saturday, Oct. 17 at approximately 11 a.m. (ET). The presentation is at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

For Release: Saturday, Oct. 17
11 a.m. (ET)

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) will honor Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, with the “Excellence in Public Service Award” at the National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) at approximately 11 a.m. (ET) Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Collins’s groundbreaking research has increased our understanding of the genetic basis of disease. As the newly appointed director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), he oversees a research agenda with the potential to lead to vast improvements in children’s health.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.