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Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Omicron)

January 20, 2023

  • Fauci at podium faces standing attendees

    Fauci Bids NIH Farewell After Half Century of Service

    By Carla Garnett

    Dr. Anthony Fauci, set to retire from the agency he had served continuously since 1972 (and as a clinical associate from 1968 to 1971), and a few dozen of his dearest friends and colleagues came together for the only farewell event he wanted: a small, straightforward, no-nonsense observance.
  • Ukraine's health minister wearing a mask, sits with hands folded at table in CC medical board room, listening intently to NIH staff briefing.

    Ukraine’s Health Minister Visits NIH, Explores Collaboration

    By Dana Talesnik

    It’s been nearly a year since Ukraine began battling Russia’s incursion, a war that has devastated Ukraine’s health system. In December, Ukraine’s Minister of Health Dr. Viktor Liashko visited the Clinical Center to discuss his country’s health needs during wartime and beyond, and how deepening ties with NIH might further those efforts.
  • Dr. Widemann

    NCI’s Widemann Discusses NF1 Therapeutics

    By Amber Snyder

    Dr. Brigitte Widemann of the National Cancer Institute was honored as 2022’s featured speaker at the annual Anita B. Roberts Lecture Series—“Distinguished Women Scientists at NIH." She discussed her research on NF1, the most common single gene disorder in the nervous system.
  • Emhoff, Vice President Harris, Alex Berko and his parents pose outside the vice president's house

    Berko Wins VP Holiday Card Contest

    By Amber Snyder

    The Second Family’s 2022 holiday card features art done by a familiar hand: Alex Berko, 15, the youngest son of NIH Chief People Officer Julie Berko.
Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Omicron)

On the Cover

Scanning electron micrograph of a cell (purple) infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (orange), isolated from a patient sample and colorized.

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