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Innovations in drug development: How Children's National is taking a leadership role in faster, better and cheaper drugs

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A. James Clark Distinguished Professorship in Molecular Genetics
Innovations in Drug Development: How Children’s National is Taking a Leadership Role in Faster, Better and Cheaper Drugs 

Presented by: 

Eric Hoffman, Ph.D.
Director, Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children’s National
Professor and Chairman, Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University
Co-Founder, ReveraGen Biopharma

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