CSR’s Hunt Retires After 43 Years at NIH
Ron Hunt, who retired recently as an administrative officer in the Center for Scientific Review, describes NIH as the biggest influence on his life. Not only did he see first-hand the value of NIH research, he said, but also he learned “not to sweat the small stuff.”
Carter Serves as Acting Director of NIAMS
Dr. Robert Carter has been named acting director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
NEI’s Optican Retires After 40 Years at NIH
Dr. Lance Optican, chief of the section on neural modeling in NEI’s Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, will be retiring this spring.
NIAMS Director Katz Remembered
Dr. Stephen Katz passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 20, 2018, at age 77.
Former NIH Senior Advisor, IC Director Vaitukaitis Remembered
Dr. Judith Vaitukaitis, 78, an accomplished reproductive neuroendocrinologist and clinical researcher, died Oct. 19.
NEI’s Hikosaka Receives Neuroscience Prize
Dr. Okihide Hikosaka is a recipient of the 2018 Gruber Prize in Neuroscience.
NEI’s Datiles Retires
Senior investigator and medical officer Dr. Manuel “Manny” Datiles III of NEI retired in September.
NIDDK Director Honored for Commitment to Health Equity
Dr. Griffin Rodgers received the 2018 Herbert W. Nickens Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Ziegler Retires from NCI
Dr. Regina G. Ziegler retired in October after nearly 40 years of service to the National Cancer Institute.