Gavini Named Chief of NINR Office of Extramural Programs
Dr. Nara Gavini recently joined the National Institute of Nursing Research’s Division of Extramural Science Programs as chief of the Office of Extramural Programs.
ORWH Council Welcomes Three
Three new members were recently named to the NIH advisory committee on research on women’s health.
Sieving Receives Italian Honorary Award
The Societa Oftalmologica Italiana (SOI) recently recognized National Eye Institute director Dr. Paul Sieving with the SOI Honorary Award in Ophthalmology.
NCI’s Clarke Mourned
Dr. Laurence P. Clarke, chief of the Image Technology Development Branch in NCI’s Cancer Imaging Program, died Apr. 16 in Florida from acute myeloid leukemia. He was a leader in medical imaging technology and championed bringing quantitative imaging into clinical trials.
NEI’s Nussenblatt Dies at 67
Dr. Robert Nussenblatt, chief of the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Eye Institute, died of cancer on Apr. 17 at age 67. He came to NIH in 1977 and proved to be a tireless scientist, research leader, mentor, clinician and patient advocate.
NIDDK’s Rosner Ends Half-Century NIH Career
Dr. Judah Leon “Lee” Rosner, a senior investigator in the molecular genetics section of NIDDK’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, concluded a 50-year NIH career on Apr. 29 with an afternoon-long scientific seminar in Wilson Hall.
NINDS Mourns Scientist Emeritus Kopin
Dr. Irwin J. “Irv” Kopin, scientist emeritus and retired scientific director, NINDS, died on Aug. 1 at age 88.
Environmental Researcher Needleman Mourned
Dr. Herbert Needleman, a physician-scientist who published groundbreaking research on lead toxicity in children, died July 18. The Philadelphia native was 89 years old and died of Alzheimer’s disease.
NIGMS Mourns Longtime Division Director Lewis
Dr. Catherine D. Lewis, former director of the NIGMS Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics (CBB), died on July 12.