NIGMS recently hired two new program directors. Dr. Luis Cubano is a program director in the Division of Training, Workforce Development and Diversity. Dr. Hongwei Gao is a program director in the Center for Research Capacity Building.

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities recently added six employees to its scientific staff.

The Center for Scientific Review has selected Dr. Amy Rubinstein as new chief of the oncology 1 basic translational integrated review group.

The Center for Scientific Review has named Dr. Valerie Durrant to become director of its Division of AIDS, Behavioral and Population Sciences.

Mary Beth Kester is the new director of the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation at NCCIH.

Frank Kutlak can consider his 25 years as an architect and project manager at the Office of Research Facilities a rousing success.

Dr. L. Tony Beck recently joined NIGMS as a program director in the Center for Research Capacity Building.

Dr. Rachel Caspi has been named chief of the NEI Laboratory of Immunology.

George E. Jarboe, 85, who had a 26-year career at NIH, died Mar. 18 from complications of dementia.

Dr. Bryan Traynor of NIA’s Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Dr. Rosa Rademakers of the Mayo Clinic have been awarded the 2016 Potamkin Prize for their contributions to research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s and related neuromuscular diseases.