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Cernich Named NICHD Deputy Director

Dr. Alison Cernich was sworn in as NICHD’s deputy director on Sept. 3 Since 2015, she has served as director of NICHD’s National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research.

Former NLM Director Lindberg Mourned

Dr. Donald Lindberg, who served as director of the National Library of Medicine—the world’s largest biomedical library—for more than 30 years, died in Bethesda on Aug. 17. He was 85.

NIDA Hosts Winners of Addiction Science Awards

The winners of NIDA’s 2019 Addiction Science Awards, part of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), presented their projects to NIDA deputy director Dr. Wilson Compton and other NIDA scientists on Aug. 12.

Vanderpool Named NCI Branch Chief

Dr. Robin Vanderpool has been named chief of the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute.

NEI Director Sieving Retires

Dr. Paul Sieving retired as NEI director on July 29. When Sieving arrived at NEI in 2001, science was at a turning point, with recent sequencing of the first human genome. Under his direction, NEI created key resources that enabled researchers to employ new technologies in genetics, neuroscience and imaging.

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