The committee would like to thank all those who took the time to attend and participate in its meetings and share their views with the committee either verbally or as written comments. All of those who participated in panel discussions before the committee, including those at the public meeting, are listed below. A list of those who submitted written comments to the committee follows.

Norman B. Anderson
Office of Behavioral and Social Research
National Institutes of Health

Stanley Baum
Academy of Radiology Research

Christine Brunswick
National Breast Cancer Coalition

Marvin Cassman
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health

Francis S. Collins
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health

Mayer B. Davidson
American Diabetes Association

Morgan Downey
American Obesity Association

Robin Elliott
Parkinson's Disease Foundation

Anthony Fauci
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health

Annette Ferebee
American Public Health Association

Gregg Gonsalves
Treatment Action Group

David Goodman
National Marfan Foundation

Phillip Gorden
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health

Enoch Gordis
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institutes of Health

Alastair Gordon
The Islet Foundation

Patricia Grady
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institutes of Health

Laura Lee Hall
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

William Harlan
Office of Disease Prevention
National Institutes of Health

Robin Harrison
Diabetes Cure Now

Christine Hartel
American Psychological Association

Daniel Hoffman
Association of Schools of Public Health

Steven Hyman
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health

David Johnson
Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, and Cognitive Sciences

Karen Johnson
Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy Society, Inc.

Elke Jordan
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health

Stephen Katz
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institutes of Health

Melinda Kelley
Paralyzed Veterans of America

Ruth Kirschstein
National Institutes of Health

Richard Klausner
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health

Michael Langan
Vice President of Public Policy
National Organization for Rare Disorders

Claude Lenfant
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health

Robert Levine
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

Elaine Locke
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Gina Luke
Association of American Dental Schools

Gerard Lynam
American Diabetes Association

Yvonne T. Maddox
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health

Tony Mazzaschi
Association of American Medical Colleges

Debbie McCoy
Arthritis Foundation

Ray Merenstein
Research!America

Richard A. Millstein
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health

Jeanette Nottemius
Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco

Kenneth Olden
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health

Daniel Perry
Alliance for Aging Research

Anne Phelps
Legislative Assistant
Office of Senator Bill Frist

Tari G. Radin
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

Sandra Raymond
National Osteoporosis Foundation

Michael R. Rosen
American Heart Association

Dom Ruscio
C & R Associates

Peggy Schnoor
Office of Science Policy
National Institutes of Health

Lana Skirboll
Office of Science Policy
National Institutes of Health

Harold C. Slavkin
National Institute of Dental Research
National Institutes of Health

Philip M. Smith
Former Executive Officer
National Research Council

Anne Thomas
Office of Communications
National Institutes of Health

Cheryl Trepagnier
Autism Society of America Foundation

Harold Varmus
Director
National Institutes of Health

Michael Welsh
American Society for Clinical Investigation

Jack Whitescarver
Office of AIDS Research
National Institutes of Health

Vincent W. Yang
American Gastroenterologic Association

Russell V. Boham

Richard R. Clayton

Kelly Ellis-Craig

K. Fischbeck

Boguslaw Lipinski

Daniel Moore

Yufang Shi

Linda Snetselaar

David Spiegel

John K. Wooden

Laurie Worden

Richard Zorowitz

Alzheimer's Association

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

American Association for Dental Research

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

American College of Rheumatology

American Geriatrics Society

American Society for Microbiology

Center for the Advancement of Health

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research

National Council on Family Relations

National Kidney Foundation

Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Summit Health Coalition

Tourette Syndrome Association

*In addition to those listed under "Panelists."

Margaret Anderson
Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research

Sarah Brookhart
American Psychological Society

Miriam Davis
Independent Consultant

Dorothy Foellmer
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health

Ellen Gadbois
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources

Ron Geller
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health

Joe Harford
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health

Craig Higgins
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health

Gar Kaganovich
RAND Corporation

Rachel Levinson
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President

Francine Little
Office of Financial Management
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health

Anne E. Phelps
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources

Lee Pushkin
Office of Financial Management
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health

Lana Skirboll
Office of Science Policy
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health

Michael A. Stephens
Van Scoyic Associates

Irene Stith-Coleman
Congressional Research Service

Anne Thomas
Office of Communications
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health

Vincent Ventemiglia
Subcommittee on Children and Families
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources

Diane Wax
Office of Legislative Policy and Analysis
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health