After almost 43 years of dedicated service with NIH, Michael Alexander retired from his post as hospitality service coordinator for the Clinical Center’s Office of Hospitality and Volunteer Services.
NIGMS Deputy Executive Officer Vickie Southers retired this past December after 22 years of federal service. Southers began her federal career at the U.S. General Accounting Office and then the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Dr. Enrico Cabib, retired NIH principal investigator and valued colleague and friend, died Feb. 24. His scientific mind and sense of humor enriched NIH since 1967, when he joined NIDDK as a principal investigator.
Margaritha Barbara Cole—who was the welcoming face of the R&W gift shop on the B1 level of Bldg. 31 for 27 years—died in 2020 at age 84. Plans for a memorial service had been put on hold due to the pandemic.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) elected 505 scientists, engineers and innovators from around the world and across all disciplines to its 2022 class of fellows. Ten NIHer’s are among the electees.
NIH mourns the unexpected passing of Rebecca Kolberg, chief of the NIH Director’s Presentations Branch in the Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL), who had retired Dec. 31 after a 20-year NIH career.
Dr. Roger I. Glass stepped down Jan. 14 as director of the Fogarty International Center (FIC) and NIH associate director for international research. He plans to remain at Fogarty as senior scientist emeritus.
Dr. Gerhard Ehrenspeck, 81, retired scientific review officer, Center for Scientific Review (CSR), passed away on Jan. 3 from complications of cancer treatment.