Dr. Griffin Rodgers received the 2018 Herbert W. Nickens Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Dr. Regina G. Ziegler retired in October after nearly 40 years of service to the National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Santa Tumminia was appointed deputy director of the National Eye Institute on Nov. 12.

Michele Morin Doody, a staff scientist in NCI’s Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB), retired at the end of December.

The National Institute of Nursing Research, together with partners from across NIH, recently held a workshop on the “State of Rural Health Disparities: Research Gaps and Recommendations.”

Two physicians from the Clinical Center’s rehabilitation medicine department (RMD) were recognized by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR) at its recent annual assembly in Orlando.

In his new post, Dr. Alexei Kondratyev will oversee 10 study sections that review NIH grant applications that cover a broad range of neuroscience research.

Dr. Valery Bliskovsky, a staff scientist in the Genomics Core of NCI’s Center for Cancer Research, died on Nov. 13, in the aftermath of a heart attack suffered while swimming. He was 55 years old.

Carol Kosh began her career at NIH in 1978 as a GS-1 office automation clerk in NHLBI’s intramural research program. More than 40 years later, Kosh retired as a branch chief.

Geoffrey Spencer, 46, an accomplished and colorful NIH communications professional, died Oct. 27 due to complications from adrenomyeloneuropathy, a rare, incurable, genetic neuro-degenerative disorder.