October 5, 2018

It’s an exciting time to be a young scientist, as new technology keeps opening new doors to scientific discovery. Two NIH early-career investigators recently discussed their research on cancer genomics, made possible by the latest genetic and analytic tools.

People are naturally adapted to live at or close to sea level, where the body’s oxygenation is more optimal than in higher-altitude environments, said Dr. Max Gassmann in the Clinical Center’s FAES Education and Conference Suite recently.

​Dr. Eugene Braunwald, a cardiologist and distinguished Hersey professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, has seen his field come a long way since starting his career in the early 1950s at NIH.