ODS Director Coates Retires
Dr. Paul Coates, director of the Office of Dietary Supplements, has retired. He came to ODS as director 19 years ago after a 20-year academic career as a human geneticist and 6 years at NIH, where he was introduced to the field of nutrition and the translation of research into policy.
NIH PHS Officers Volunteer at Local Parks
April marked Earth month to raise awareness of the health of our environment.
NHLBI’s Wiestner Wins Scholar-Innovator Award
Dr. Adrian Wiestner, senior investigator in NHLBI’s Laboratory of Lymphoid Malignancies, is among winners of the 2018 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Awards.
NINR’s Saligan Participates in Wreath-Laying
Dr. Leorey Saligan, chief of the symptom biology unit in NINR’s Division of Intramural Research and captain in the Public Health Service, participated in the Military Health System Nurses Week wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery’s nurses’ memorial on May 7.
Retiree Mishoe Honored with Namesake Fellowship
“The next generation will be the ones to change the world, and I am so excited to be a part of it,” said Dr. Helena Mishoe, describing her feelings about the newly unveiled Radm. Helena O. Mishoe Fellowship for Underrepresented Scientists at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
CSR Director Nakamura Retires
“One of the great joys of my 39+ year career at NIH has been working with so many extramural scientists and staff who care deeply about the future of science and NIH research,” said Dr. Richard Nakamura, who retired as director of the Center for Scientific Review on Apr. 30.