Director's Working Group

**Semantic type:** Health Care Related Organization

**Definition:** Ad hoc "think tanks" appointed to address key scientific issues. Their members include leaders in laboratory, clinical, and population-based research drawn from the extramural and intramural research community, staff of the NIH and other government agencies, members of professional organizations, and interested consumers and patient advocates. Their recommendations provide a framework for Institute strategic planning and for the development of operational plans by NCI divisions. (National Cancer Institute-1999 Budget Request)