NIH Record - National Institutes of Health

NIH’ers Win HHS Departmental Awards

Three National Cancer Institute (NCI) researchers are among winners of the 2024 HHS Departmental Awards, the highest awards issued by the department. They were honored May 7 in the Great Hall of the Humphrey Bldg.

Six NIHer’s Among Newly Elected AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) elected 502 scientists, engineers and innovators from around the world and across all disciplines to its 2023 class of fellows. Six NIHer’s are among the electees.

Gordon To Step Down as NIMH Director

In July 2016, the NIH director announced the selection of Dr. Joshua Gordon as the next NIMH director. Eight years later, after shepherding NIMH to its 75th year, Dr. Joshua Gordon announced he would step down on June 14.

First OBSSR Director Anderson Remembered

Dr. Norman B. Anderson, a trailblazer in the field of behavioral and social sciences research who served as inaugural director of NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) from 1995 to 2000, passed away on Mar. 1 while recovering from unexpected complications after knee surgeries.

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