NCI Alumnus Caban Mourned
Dr. Carlos E. Caban, 75, passed away on May 1 from stage 4 prostate cancer. He began his NIH career as a research scientist, moved to the National Cancer Institute as a review administrator, became a program director for Cancer Control Research (now DCCPS) and served as a program policy officer in the Office of Extramural Research.
State Educators Honor NCI
The Maryland State Department of Education recently honored the National Cancer Institute with a 2017 award of excellence in career and technology education during a ceremony in Baltimore.
NCBI Director Lipman Departs
Dr. David J. Lipman, who has served as director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information since its creation almost 30 years ago, is leaving NIH to become chief science officer at Impossible Foods.
Biophysical Society Honors NINDS’s Swartz
Dr. Kenton Swartz, a senior investigator in the molecular physiology and biophysics section of the NINDS Division of Intramural Research, recently received the Kenneth S. Cole Award from the Biophysical Society.
Former NCI Visiting Scientist James Is Mourned
Dr. A. Everette James Jr., 78, a former visiting scientist at the National Cancer Institute (1991-1992), passed away on Mar. 14 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
NIH Administrator Baldwin Mourned
Calvin “Cal” Benham Baldwin Jr., an administrator for 33 years at NIH, died on June 28 at Kensington Park, a senior living community. He was 91.
NCI’s Cahoon Named Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
Dr. Elizabeth “Lisa” K. Cahoon was recently appointed an Earl Stadtman tenure-track investigator in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch of NCI’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics. She studies cancer and precancer risks.
NIA Director Hodes Receives Immunology Award
NIA director Dr. Richard Hodes was honored May 12 with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Immunologists (AAI).
APS Lauds NIH’s Porter for Public Service
Dr. Linda Porter, director of the NIH Office of Pain Policy, recently received the John and Emma Bonica Public Service Award from the American Pain Society (APS). Porter was recognized for her work in advancing the federal pain research agenda and moving forward the National Pain Strategy.