Rare diseases affect an estimated 25 million Americans. On Feb. 27, NIH will host an event to raise awareness about rare diseases, the people they affect and current NIH research collaborations.

NIH staff are invited to OM on the Move All Hands, a town hall style meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 2 to 3 p.m. at 6001 Executive Blvd on the relocation of off-campus staff in the NIH Office of Management (OM) to Rockledge I and II in 2019.

NIMHD held its second annual Health Disparities Research Institute at NIH Aug. 14-18.

The 21st Comcast Outdoor Film Festival benefitting the NIH Children’s Charities took place Aug. 24-26 at Strathmore, drawing some 9,500 patrons and raising more than $6,500.

The NIH Asian & Pacific Islander American Organization (APAO) will continue its tradition of honoring employees in the NIH Asian Pacific American community for their achievements.

NIAMS recently convened a meeting on ectodermal dysplasias (ED). This group of more than 180 genetic disorders results from defects in the ectoderm—the outer layer of cells—of the embryo.

More than 300 research posters representing projects undertaken by NIH Summer Research Program participants filled several display areas within Natcher Conference Center at a poster day on Aug. 10.

NIDA director Dr. Nora Volkow met with Iceland President Gudni Th Johannesson on Oct. 3 at Bessastadir, the official residence of the president, where the two discussed the science of substance use disorders.

Dr. Margaret Heitkemper will present the fourth 2017 NINR Director’s Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 1 to 2 p.m. in Lipsett Amphitheater, Bldg. 10.

The next talk in the National Library of Medicine Biomedical Informatics and Data Science Lectures is titled “Transforming Electronic Health Records from Annoyances to Assistants: A Research Agenda for the Next Decade,” by Dr. James Cimino.