Former SRO Ehrenspeck Is Mourned
Dr. Gerhard Ehrenspeck, 81, retired scientific review officer, Center for Scientific Review (CSR), passed away on Jan. 3 from complications of cancer treatment.
ODS Acting Director Betz Retires After 33 Years
Dr. Joseph M. Betz retired on Dec. 31, after serving as the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) acting director for 4½ years.
NIH Chief Information Officer Norris Retires
NIH Chief Information Officer Andrea Norris, who also served as director of the Center for Information Technology (CIT), retired on Dec. 31.
After 28 Years, NINDS’s Smith Retires
Dr. Jeffrey Smith, chief of the cellular and systems neurobiology section (CSNS) in the Basic Neuroscience Program at NINDS, retired on Dec. 31, after 28 years of service to NIH—all with NINDS.
Auchincloss Named Acting Director for NIAID
Dr. Hugh Auchincloss has agreed to serve as acting director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
NIH Remembers Patient Advocate Lee
NIH mourns the passing of Bruce Hatch Lee, a Maryland real estate developer who became a patient advocate for rare kidney cancer. Lee died after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
NCI’s Srivastava Receives Listwin Award
Dr. Sudhir Srivastava received the 2022 Don Listwin Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Early Detection. Srivastava is senior scientific officer and chief of the Cancer Biomarkers Research Branch in the Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute (NCI).
NINDS’s Hallett Retires After 40 Years of Federal Service
Dr. Mark Hallett, chief of the Medical Neurology Branch (MNB) at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), retired after 40 years of federal service, 38 with NINDS.
DPSAC Access Control Chief Retires After 42 Years
Alex Salah, a much sought-after electrician across the Washington, D.C. area, and a longtime asset at NIH, recently retired after 42 years of federal service.