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Gordon To Step Down as NIMH Director

In July 2016, the NIH director announced the selection of Dr. Joshua Gordon as the next NIMH director. Eight years later, after shepherding NIMH to its 75th year, Dr. Joshua Gordon announced he would step down on June 14.

First OBSSR Director Anderson Remembered

Dr. Norman B. Anderson, a trailblazer in the field of behavioral and social sciences research who served as inaugural director of NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) from 1995 to 2000, passed away on Mar. 1 while recovering from unexpected complications after knee surgeries.

NINDS Mourns International MS Expert McFarland

Scientist emeritus and international multiple sclerosis expert Dr. Henry McFarland, a longtime stalwart researcher at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), died Jan. 11 at age 83.

Retired NCI Investigator Parry Remembered

Dr. Dilys Parry died peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 2, after a long illness. For 30 years, she was a staff clinician and principal investigator in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

NINDS Mourns Research Pioneer Spatz

Dr. Maria Spatz, a retired senior scientist in the Division of Intramural Research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and a pioneer in research on the blood-brain barrier, died Jan. 26 at age 99.

The NIH Record

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