September 9, 2016

CIO Thomson Guides NHLBI Into Off-Site Computing
By Carla Garnett
Scientific data has grown exponentially. That’s why Alastair Thomson, NHLBI chief information officer, and his NIH colleagues began looking to the cloud for IT resources.

Dishman Follows Instincts to Top PMI Cohort Post
By Rich McManus
Eric Dishman, director of the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program (PMI-CP), owes his life and health to precision medicine and now wants to make the “Hail Mary pass” that saved him from kidney cancer common medical practice.
Poor Doctor-Patient Communication Often Breeds Poor Care
By Eric Bock
A doctor’s communication skills might be the difference between patients receiving high-quality care instead of sub-standard care. That’s what NIMHD director Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable stressed at the recent CC Grand Rounds.
Director’s Lectures Feature Ancient DNA, Immunotherapy
The 2016-2017 Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series returns with 35 planned talks, scheduled for Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m., in Masur Auditorium, Bldg. 10.