NIAAA Director Receives French Legion of Honor
In a June 30 ceremony at the Washington, D.C., residence of French Ambassador Gerard Araud, NIAAA director Dr. George Koob became a knight of the French Legion of Honor.
NIAAA Alumnus Callahan Mourned
Claire M. Callahan died on Feb. 11 in Danvers, Mass., after a lengthy illness. Her career was devoted to the service of people, principally as an educator of youth, and in the prevention and treatment of addiction.
NIAMS Council Welcomes Four
Four new members were recently named to the National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Council.
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.