WASHINGTON, July 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the Biden Cancer
Moonshot, NASA will virtually host an event at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 11, to highlight how
the agency is working to end cancer for the benefit of
humanity by conducting research aboard the International Space
Station.
The event will stream on NASA Television, the NASA app, and
the agency's website. Learn how to stream NASA
TV through a variety of platforms, including social media.
Additional participants include:
- Dr. Michael Roberts, chief
scientific officer, International Space Station National
Laboratory
- Dr. Catriona Jamieson, director, Sanford Stem Cell
Institute at the University of California San
Diego
As a member of the Cancer Cabinet, NASA is working with agencies
and researchers across the federal government to reduce the
nation's cancer death rate by at least 50% in the next 25 years,
one of the ambitious but achievable goals of the Cancer
Moonshot.
Learn more about the Biden Cancer Moonshot at:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/cancermoonshot/
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