2005 Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus Schedule

The Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus was established in 1989. It is a bi-partisan, bi-cameral caucus and takes no dues from members. One hundred and twelve Members of the House of Representatives and 14 Members of the Senate comprise the Caucus membership. Representatives Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Lois Capps (D-CA), Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) and Rush Holt (D-NJ) serve as the co-chairs of the Caucus. The Caucus has enjoyed remarkable success through its broad membership, education and outreach efforts among Members of Congress and the preeminence of the scientists who serve as partners with Caucus leadership through the Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy (JSC). The JSC provides exclusive scientific advice and guidance to the Caucus. The current scientific advisor to the Caucus is University of California, San Francisco Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Laureate and a member of the Steering Committee since its inception. He succeeds fellow Laureate Harold Varmus, who served as scientific advisor from 1989 until he became Director of the National Institutes of Health in 1992.

2005 Caucus Schedule