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March 17, 2023

  • Dr. Tara Schwetz smiles in front of American flag

    Meet More Inspiring Women Leaders at NIH

    In this second installment of a series on inspiring women leaders at NIH, the Record caught up with two administrators, a veterinarian and a staff scientist. They shared their backgrounds and some challenges they continue to face in their careers and also offered sound advice.
  • Owoade speaks while Devaraj laughs

    NIH Leadership Recognizes DRS Efforts During Pandemic

    By Eric Bock

    At the latest “Gratitude Tour” stop, NIH leadership thanked ORS’s Division of Radiation Safety (DRS) staff for ensuring radiation sources and radioactive materials used in biomedical research were handled safely during the pandemic.
  • Dr. Pompano

    Pompano Builds New Lymph Node Models

    By Amber Snyder

    You may be painfully aware of the lymph nodes in your neck when you are sick. But did you know that they are just some of the roughly 600 lymph nodes found throughout the human body? Researchers have limited options for studying lymph nodes in the lab. UVA's Dr. Rebecca Pompano is working to change that.
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    NINDS-FIC Team Sees ‘Showcase of Amazing Neurological Research’

    By Shannon E. Garnett

    A delegation of NINDS and FIC staff recently traveled to Zambia to conduct a site visit, meet with NINDS- and FIC-funded investigators and trainees and discuss research gaps, capacity needs and potential opportunities.
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On the Cover

Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) reconstructions of femurs of 9-week-old male mice. Images are mid-bone sagittal sections with gradient colors corresponding to bone mineral density.

Maria Morasso/NIAMS Laboratory of Skin Biology

The NIH Record

The NIH Record, founded in 1949, is the biweekly newsletter for employees of the National Institutes of Health.

Published 25 times each year, it comes out on payday Fridays.

Editor: Dana Talesnik
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Associate Editor: Patrick Smith
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Assistant Editor: Eric Bock
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Staff Writer: Amber Snyder
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