Dr. Barney Graham retired after more than 20 years as an investigator at the NIAID Vaccine Research Center (VRC), where he served as VRC deputy director and chief of the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory.

Visual information specialist Jill George retired in October and will be sorely missed, not only for her talent but also for her friendliness, kindness and patience.

Dr. Miriam Kelty, former associate director at the National Institute on Aging and founder of the NIH Bioethics Interest Group, died June 6.

The American Neurological Association (ANA) recently honored NINDS director Dr. Walter Koroshetz and clinical director Dr. Avindra Nath for their outstanding accomplishments in academic neurology and neuroscience.

​Dr. Alex Politis, chief of the infectious diseases and microbiology integrated review group (IRG) at the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), retired in June. He served as IRG chief for 19 of his 23 years at NIH. Politis likened parts of the job as chief to his days of coaching basketball, baseball and soccer teams.

With September marking his official retirement after nearly 50 years at NIH, Dr. William Knowler leaves behind an extraordinary legacy. Since 1979, he has served as chief of NIDDK’s diabetes epidemiology and clinical research section in the Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch.

Language propelled Dr. Weijia Ni from his childhood in Shanghai, China, through a decade-long ordeal on a state farm during the Cultural Revolution, to education and a career in the United States. After 20 years at NIH, he retired Aug. 31 as chief of the Risk Prevention and Health Behavior Integrated Review Group in the Center for Scientific Review.

Dr. Bernard Talbot retired in July 2021, marking the closure of a 51-year NIH career.

Now, after 33 years of federal service—all with NIH—Margo Warren’s fortune has led her in a new “right” direction, straight to retirement. She officially retired on July 31.

Dr. Craig A. Jordan, director of the NIDCD Division of Extramural Activities, retired in August after 37 years at NIH.