Tucci Named Next NIDCD Director
Dr. Debara L. Tucci has been chosen new director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. She is currently professor of surgery and director of the cochlear implant program in the division of head and neck surgery & communication sciences at Duke University.
Former NIAMS Director Katz Remembered
At a memorial service for former NIAMS director Dr. Steve Katz, two past NIH directors and the current director were among those paying tribute to a man who was beloved as mentor, scientist, administrator--and musician.
NIDA’s Compton Receives HHS Award at Ceremony
Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of NIDA, received the Department of Health and Human Services’ Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service at the annual award ceremony on May 8.
NIH Patient Lee’s Legacy Lives On
NIH mourns the passing of Andrew Lee, 23, who died on Apr. 21 following a hard-fought battle with cancer.
AGA Honors NINR’s Henderson
Dr. Wendy A. Henderson, chief of the digestive disorders unit in NINR’s Biobehavioral Branch, has been selected to participate in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Future Leaders Program.
NICHD’s Basser Honored
Dr. Peter Basser of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has been named recipient of the 2019 Honorary Member Award of the American Society of Neuroradiology.
NIBIB’s Krosnick Mourned
Dr. Steven H. Krosnick, director of the NIBIB program in image-guided interventions and head of the NIBIB Portfolio Evaluation Office, died on Apr. 1 following a battle with cancer.
Hagan Retires from NIGMS
Dr. Ann Hagan retired on Mar. 31 as NIGMS’s associate director for extramural activities. At NIGMS, Hagan earned the moniker “problem solver in chief” for her remarkable ability to balance rules with common sense.
NICHD’s Corfman Remembered
Dr. Philip A. Corfman died on Feb. 18 in Bowie, Md. He was the first director of NICHD’s Center for Population Research.