Johnson Appointed NIH Deputy Director for Management
Dr. Alfred Johnson has been named NIH deputy director for management. He had been serving as acting DDM since May 2016.
Scientific Review Officer, Mentor Khan Bids Farewell
Dr. Mushtaq Khan lives by the creed “Live to Give.” It guided him through 38 years of federal service, including 27 at NIH supporting the review process with a focus on digestive disease research.
Fargo Named First NIEHS Scientific Information Officer
Dr. David Fargo, NIEHS’s first scientific information officer (SIO), will direct development of the infrastructure needed for scientific big data.
Medical Arts’ Brown Mourned
Linda Brown, 73, who worked for the Medical Arts Branch for over 48 years and was an integral part of the branch’s creative process and culture, died Oct. 25 after battling cancer for 3 years.
Lisanby To Direct NIMH Division of Translational Research
Dr. Sarah Hollingsworth Lisanby has joined NIMH as director of the Division of Translational Research (DTR).
Boone Heads Loan Repayment Program
Dr. Ericka Boone is the new director of the Division of Loan Repayment in the NIH Office of Extramural Research.
NCCIH Mourns Program Director Pontzer
Dr. Carol Pontzer, program director in the Division of Extramural Research at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, died July 15 after a battle with brain cancer.
Former NIH Photographer Hecht Mourned
Gerald “Jerry” Victor Hecht, a public affairs specialist for the former Audiovisual Branch in the NIH Office of the Director and a photographer who captured many signal moments in NIH history, died Nov. 24 of complications from Parkinson’s disease.
NHLBI Alumnus Terry Stadtman Dies
Dr. Thressa “Terry” Stadtman, 96, died Dec. 11 at her home. She was a retired senior investigator and former chief of the section on intermediary metabolism and bioenergetics in NHLBI’s Laboratory of Biochemistry.