Former NIH Director Wyngaarden Mourned
Former NIH director Dr. James B. Wyngaarden died June 14 at age 94 in Durham, N.C., after a long illness. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, he served as NIH director for more than 7 years.
NIH Honored for Top BTWD Participation
NIH'ers celebrate coming in first, again, in metro area bike commuting. NIH had the most participants among large metro-area employers for Bike to Work Day, held on May 17.
Fogarty’s Bridbord Retires, Collects Accolades
Dr. Ken Bridbord, a senior scientist emeritus at the Fogarty International Center, was honored by two global health organizations this spring for his distinguished leadership.
OAR Deputy Director Named
NIH’s Office of AIDS Research welcomes Dr. Timothy H. Holtz as new deputy director. Most recently, he was stationed as CDC country director at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.
Volkow Speaks, Receives Honorary Degree at UMBC
NIDA director Dr. Nora Volkow delivered the commencement address at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
NINDS’s Hart Retires After 30 Years of Federal Service
After 30 years of service in the federal government, 23 with NINDS, Nancy Hart has officially retired.
NIDCD’s Chadwick Retires
Dr. Richard Chadwick retired from NIH in April after 39 years of research and service. He spent the last 23 years at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders as chief of the section on auditory mechanics. He continues to serve as a scientist emeritus.
Mayer Elected to Royal Society
Dr. Mark Mayer, a scientist emeritus at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, was pleasantly surprised when he recently opened his mailbox and found a letter announcing his election as a fellow of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom.
CSR’s Freund Retires
Dr. Robert Freund recently retired as chief of the AIDS and related research (AARR) integrated review group. His career divides roughly in two—the first half in research and teaching at Harvard and the University of Maryland and the second half at the Center for Scientific Review.