As many NIH’ers began returning to the Bethesda campus full time in recent weeks, NIH maintenance crews have been working overtime to make repairs and adjustments to lighting, cooling, heating and plumbing.

Robert Hoes, an elecrician with NIH’s Office of Research Facilities, is one of those unsung heroes troubleshooting and fixing wiring, lighting and other electrical issues. Hoes, who has worked at NIH for 33 years and counting, has done electrical work in just about every building on campus over the years. 

The NIH Clinical Center has appointed Pius Aiyelawo, MPA and fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives (FACHE) as acting CEO. Aiyelawo takes on the role following the retirement of Dr. James Gilman and brings a wealth of leadership experience from his time as Clinical Center chief operating officer and his 27-year career as a U.S. Naval officer.

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Unfortunately, this year’s Take Your Child to Work Day and Earth Day events, scheduled for April 24, have been canceled.

On Feb. 27, staff from the Clinical Center and Office of Research Facilities attended a special “Topping Out” event on the ground floor, marking the completion of the top floor of the Surgery, Radiology, and Laboratory Medicine (SRLM) wing.

In a new one-minute video, NEI Director Dr. Michael Chiang talks about the BLINK trial and how NEI-funded research may help slow myopia progression in teenagers.

The video is available on YouTube and on social media. See: https://bit.ly/43lNrXg.

The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) NanCI iOS app has a new feed that uses AI to provide personalized recommendations for research papers and science news. The free app also allows users to create folders, bookmark relevant papers and add a description of their focus to each folder to guide the recommendations. These folders function like “scientific playlists” that help users grow, share, and enjoy scientific information.