HHS/NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, M.D., Speaks at Nobel Conference

HHS/NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, M.D., gives the opening address at the Nobel Forum, sponsored by the Karolinska Institute, in Stockholm, Sweden.

May 14, 2007 – The Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Honorable Elias Zerhouni, M.D., delivered the opening address on "Major Trends in Imaging Science" at the 49th Nobel Conference, "Watching Life through Molecular Imaging," held at the Nobel Forum, sponsored by the Karolinska Institute, in Stockholm, Sweden.

Noting the impact that biomedical imaging has had on medicine and biology over the last 30 years, Dr. Zerhouni highlighted the future role of imaging as a means to translate discoveries regarding biology into patient care. He spoke of HHS/NIH’s hope to usher in an era in which medicine will be more predictive, personalized, preemptive, participatory, and efficient.

"Advancing biomedical imaging is essential for improved understanding of biological systems, detecting and controlling diseases, and enhancing human health by effectively translating research results to patient applications," Dr. Zerhouni told researchers attending the conference.

The symposium, which took place from May 6 to 9, 2007, addressed significant contributions of molecular imaging in fundamental biology and the clinical management of cancer, neurological diseases, as well as many other disease states.

Last revised: September 06, 2007