Dr. J. Sri Ram, who retired in 2005 from the Division of Lung Diseases (DLD) in the National Heart, Lung and Blood Diseases Institute (NHLBI), passed away on Mar. 2 at age 95.

Dr. Paul Douglas Parkman, an award-winning virologist whose research led to significant advances against rubella, died on May 7 at age 91.

NIH Distinguished Investigator Dr. Gary Felsenfeld Felsenfeld died on May 1 at age 94.

Three National Cancer Institute (NCI) researchers are among winners of the 2024 HHS Departmental Awards, the highest awards issued by the department. They were honored May 7 in the Great Hall of the Humphrey Bldg.