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.
NCI’s Williams Is Mourned
Dr. Joy Ann Williams of Bethesda passed away at the age of 55 on Nov. 18, 2016, after a 4-year battle with ovarian cancer.
NIDA Recognizes Johnston, Developer of ‘Monitoring the Future Survey’
The National Institute on Drug Abuse honored its grantee Dr. Lloyd Johnston, who 42 years ago designed and began the nation’s annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey.