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.

Dr. Catherine D. Lewis, former director of the NIGMS Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics (CBB), died on July 12.

Dr. Regina Smith James has joined NIMHD as a medical officer. She will serve as director of clinical and health services research in the Division of Scientific Programs.

Dr. Amjad Shehadah, a vascular neurology fellow in the Stroke Branch of the NINDS Division of Intramural Research, has received the Mordecai Y. T. Globus New Investigator Award in Stroke from the American Stroke Association (ASA).

Dr. Marian Willinger, who was instrumental in the launch of the Back to Sleep awareness campaign in 1994, retired on May 31 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Dr. Philip Taylor retired from the National Cancer Institute in May after 34 years of distinguished service.

Dr. Louise Brinton, who made contributions to advance the health of women in the United States and around the world, retired from federal service.

Dr. John Bennett Robbins, co-developer of a vaccine that has spared thousands of children from a major cause of death and intellectual disability, died Nov. 27 after a long illness. He was 86 years old.

Dr. Kathryn Harris, a senior outreach and education analyst in NIH’s Office of Science Policy, was recently presented with the Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award by the American Biological Safety Association.

Dr. Jonathan Wiest retired in December after 18 years at NCI. He joined the institute in 2001 as associate director for training and education, Center for Cancer Research, to advance NCI’s cancer training efforts for both intramural and extramural research.