November 8, 2024

NIH Research Festival Showcases Innovative Science
It’s the premier event of NIH’s Intramural Research Program. As in years past, the 2024 NIH Research Festival spanned several days, featuring lectures, workshops, poster sessions, a vendor expo and a green labs fair. Read on about Dr. Manu Prakash's invention and its impact around the globe.

Whitehead Recounts Journey to Developing Dengue Vaccine
By Dana Talesnik
Research Festival Feature: The dengue virus, spread by a certain mosquito species in tropical climates, can cause severe illness and, if left untreated, it can be deadly. NIAID's Dr. Stephen Whitehead has been developing vaccine candidates for dengue and other arboviruses at NIH for 25 years. One of those vaccines recently completed a Phase-3 clinical trial in Brazil.
Basser Experiences Eureka Moment at NIH Research Festival
By Carla Garnett
First envisioned at an NIH Research Festival more than 33 years ago, Dr. Peter Basser's diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI) serves as the poster child for the ingenuity of NIH’s Intramural Research Program.
NEI Scientists Publish Cell-Making Recipe for Research
By Dana Talesnik
As part of NIH Record's ongoing Makers series, we talk with a team at the National Eye Institute whose work is enabling deeper study into eye diseases. Dr. Tea Soon Park and her NEI colleagues have published a recipe for making blood vessel cells from patient stem cells, research that could lead to new treatments for AMD and other degenerative eye disorders.