18th NIH Director: Jayanta Bhattacharya

Jayanta Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., became the 18th NIH director on April 1 after serving 38 years at Stanford University.

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Homegrown AI

NIH researchers are creating AI tools benefiting the broader biomedical community. Read about four exciting developments.

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The Power of Practice

Read about the NIH crown jewel in health care education: the Clinical Center Medical Simulation Program, a joint program of the Office of Clinical Research Training and Medical Education and the Nursing Department’s Office of Nursing Professional Development, coordinated by Mabel Gómez, a Harvard simulation-trained medical doctor who serves as the simulation facilitator and educator.

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From the Deputy Director for Intramural Research

DDIR Nina Schor writes about the robustness and boldness of the NIH Intramural Research Program.

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Tsz Chun Kelvin Choi Named NIMHD’s New Scientific Director


Tsz Chun Kelvin Choi takes the helm as scientific director (SD) of NIMHD. 

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NIH Physicians, Researchers Help Children Live Longer, Healthier Lives

Skeletal genomicist Carlos Ferreira has spent the past decade working with Natalie who lives with a rare disease known as generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) caused by mutations in the ENPP1 or ABCC6 genes.

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Catalytic Research

Read about the latest scientific advances and discoveries by NIH intramural scientists.

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News You Can Use

Scientists at the National Toxicology Program launched a first-of-its-kind Rodent Ultrastructure Atlas, an open digital resource that details the intricate subcellular architecture and organization of various tissues as seen through an electron microscope.

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Stadtman Investigators

Meet 17 Stadtman Investigators and the scientific discoveries they are bringing to the NIH.

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What We’re Reading

A new spin on an old section, “What We’re Reading,” is now a peek inside the minds of the NIH scientific community. Here, we highlight commentaries recently published that challenge the scientific status quo.

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Photographic Moment

Spring has sprung! Meet four new furry little friends at Lake Discovery on the NIEHS campus.

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Catalytic Events

A roundup of catalytic events in May–June 2025

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