NIH’s Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) has named epidemiologist Dr. Stephanie M. George as its new deputy director. She began her new role on Mar. 24.

NIH mourns the passing of Hydeia Broadbent, who died Feb. 20 in Las Vegas, Nev., at age 39.

Scientist emeritus and international multiple sclerosis expert Dr. Henry McFarland, a longtime stalwart researcher at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), died Jan. 11 at age 83.

Dr. Claire Mintzner Fagin, a trailblazer in the field of nursing and nursing research and a former NIH staffer, passed away on Jan. 16 at age 97.

Dr. Dilys Parry died peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 2, after a long illness. For 30 years, she was a staff clinician and principal investigator in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Dr. Maria Spatz, a retired senior scientist in the Division of Intramural Research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and a pioneer in research on the blood-brain barrier, died Jan. 26 at age 99.

Dr. Sean Mooney has been selected as director of the Center for Information Technology (CIT). He joins NIH this month.

NIH mourns the loss of Akwasi Addae, age 45, who died on Jan. 10 after falling into an air-handling intake shaft while conducting repair work on the exterior of the Clinical Research Center.

Scientist Emeritus Dr. Harish Pant died peacefully Dec. 22 at his home in Lake Forest, Ill., following a chronic illness.

Dr. Paul Plotz, who dedicated nearly four decades of service to science at NIH, passed away on Jan. 13 at age 86 after a long illness.