4  September 2003

NEWS                                               Contact: Charles Pucie
For Immediate Release                                            301-402-5311

           MARK EIN AND ELLEN SIGAL JOIN BOARD OF

BETHESDA, MD, Sep. 4-Mark D. Ein and Ellen V. Sigal have joined the board of directors of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, it was announced today. The Foundation for NIH was established by the United States Congress to maximize the resources available to the National Institutes of Health and to provide the flexibility needed to address promising new areas for biomedical research as they emerge.

Mark D. Ein is the founder and chief executive officer of Venturehouse Group, LLC, a holding company that creates, invests in and builds technology and telecommunications companies. Prior to forming Venturehouse Group, Mr. Ein was a principal with The Carlyle Group, a large private equity firm with offices around the world. He serves on the Trustee’s Council of the National Gallery of Art, is a Washington trustee and on the executive committee of the Federal City Council and was co-chairman of the 2000 Corporate Campaign for The Phillips Collection. He is on the boards of directors of the Wolf Trap Foundation, the SEED School and Foundation and The Washington Tennis & Education Foundation. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund, was a charter member of the Washington Redskins Leadership Council and is a member of the Leadership Committee of Fight for Children and School Night.

Ellen V. Sigal, PhD, is the founder and chairperson of Friends of Cancer Research, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the nation's progress toward prevention and treatment of cancer. Dr. Sigal also holds leadership positions with a broad range of cancer advocacy and public policy organizations, including: Duke University's Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins Cancer Center Advisory Council, the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the American Cancer Society. Dr. Sigal serves on the Board of Scientific Advisors for the National Cancer Institute, and, most recently, Dr. Sigal was named to the National Institute of Health Director's Council of Public Representatives. For her efforts on behalf of cancer research advocacy, Dr. Sigal received the 1998 American Association for Cancer Research National Leadership Award, the 1999 Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center National Leadership Award, and the 2002 American Society of Clinical Oncology Special Recognition Award.

Prior to her work in cancer research advocacy, Dr. Sigal enjoyed a highly successful and influential business career in commercial real estate.

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health was established by the United States Congress to support the mission of the National Institutes of Health - improving health through scientific discovery. The Foundation identifies and develops opportunities for innovative public-private partnerships involving industry, academia, and the philanthropic community. A non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation, the Foundation raises private-sector funds for a broad portfolio of unique programs that complement and enhance NIH priorities and activities.