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NIGMS Scientific Review Officer Trempe Retires

Journeying from her NIH office in Bethesda to colleges and universities around the country was once a big part of Dr. Mona Trempe’s life. This time, she packed her bags to retire and move to Las Cruces, New Mexico.

New Leadership in Extramural NIGMS

Dr. Erica Brown has been selected as associate director for extramural activities and director of NIGMS’s Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) and Dr. Darren Sledjeski has been selected as DEA deputy director.

NIDCR Senior Scientist Yamada Mourned

Dr. Yoshihiko Yamada, a senior scientist in the Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology in the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, passed away on Dec. 16, 2019.

Brown Joins NIGMS as Program Director

Dr. Patrick Brown recently joined NIGMS as a program director in the Undergraduate and Predoctoral Training Branch in the Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity.

Long Appointed Director of NIGMS Division

Dr. Rochelle Long is the new director of the NIGMS Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry (PPBC). A pharmacologist, she has played leading roles in fostering research in pharmacogenomics through national and international collaborations.

Boerboom Heads CSR Division

Dr. Lawrence Boerboom is the new director of the Division of Physiological and Pathological Sciences at the Center for Scientific Review. He has been chief of CSR’s cardiovascular and respiratory sciences integrated review group since 2009.

Holland Named NIAID Scientific Director

Dr. Steven M. Holland has been appointed director of the NIAID Division of Intramural Research. He has served NIAID as chief of the Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases since 2004 and as NIH deputy director for intramural clinical research since 2011.

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