Three Join NLM Board of Regents
The National Library of Medicine board of regents welcomed three new members at its recent meeting.
Grantee Lee Wins 2016 FNIH Lurie Prize
Dr. Jeannie T. Lee, a NIDA grantee, has been named the 2016 winner of the Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences for uncovering the functions of long, noncoding RNA in epigenetic regulation.
Remembering NICHD’s Rau
Dr. Donald Charles Rau, chief of NICHD’s macromolecular recognition and assembly section since 2002, passed away on Dec. 11 after a long battle with cancer.
NIAID Communicator London Calls It a Career, After 37 Years
Ann London is retiring after 37 years in public service. She began her career at HHS in 1978 at what was then the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration (now the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).
Exec Sec’s Brewer Retires
On Dec. 31, Brewer retired as director of the Executive Secretariat (Exec Sec) in the Office of the Director. Her office manages all written correspondence coming to and from the NIH director and principal deputy director.
NIH Alumnus Dingell Dies
Dr. James Victor Dingell of Vienna, Va., passed away on Dec. 21, 2019, at the age of 88 at home with his children by his side.
NINDS’s Chub Mourned
Dr. Nikolai Chub, a staff scientist in the section on developmental neurobiology, NINDS, died Jan. 10 from complications following a heart attack.
OAR Deputy Holtz Honored
Dr. Timothy H. Holtz, deputy director of the NIH Office of AIDS Research, has been promoted to the rank of rear admiral of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
“NIDA Notes” Editor Anderson Retires After 20 Years
NIDA Notes Editor David Anderson has retired after 20 years at the helm of NIDA’s signature science publication.