Departments

From the Deputy Director for Intramural Research

Ensuring Gender Equity at the NIH

We have had the honor and privilege of co-chairing a task force whose goal is to make recommendations to ensure that women and men have equal opportunities to contribute to the creative and innovative science done at NIH in the intramural research program.

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News Briefs

New HHS Secretary Tom Price makes his first official visit to NIH; new mobile germ-free facility at NIH will make sterile products; new NIH child-care center scheduled to be completed by summer.

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Colleagues: Recently Tenured

Meet your recently tenured colleagues: Robert B. Best (NIDDK; pictured), Choonsik Lee (NCI-DCEG), Luigi Daniele Notarangelo (NIAID), Kumaran Ramamurthi (NCI-CCR), Jianxin Shi (NCI-DCEG)

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Research Briefs

NINR: BIOMARKER IN BLOOD MAY HELP PREDICT RECOVERY TIME FOR SPORTS CONCUSSIONS

CREDIT: PAUL BURNS/BLEND IMAGES/THINKSTOCK

NINR researchers have found that measuring concentrations of tau in the blood may provide an unbiased way to determine when it’s safe for athletes to return to play after a concussion.

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From the Annals of NIH History

Hidden Figures in Paper Chromatography

Alma Levant Hayden (died 1967), a scientist in the then–National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, is demonstrating a technique called paper chromatography to screen for steroid substances.

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The Training Page

FROM THE OFFICE OF INTRAMURAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Making the Most of Your NIH Experience

In the 21st century, successful scientists need strong communication skills. You must be able to teach in the research environment and perhaps in the classroom; you must collaborate effectively; and you must function well both as a manager and as a leader. Furthermore, you must understand the career-exploration process, the importance of networking, and effective job-search strategies.

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The SIG Beat: New SIGs

NEWS FROM AND ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC INTEREST GROUPS

Two new SIGs: Psychoneuroendocrinology Scientific Interest Group; Deep Learning in Medical Imaging and Behavior Interest Group

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The SIG Beat: Flow Cytometry

NEWS FROM AND ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC INTEREST GROUPS

Go with the Flow

These are innovative times in flow cytometry, a technology that simultaneously analyzes multiple characteristics of thousands of cells as they move through fluid and are excited by a light source.

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Announcements

Lectures, meetings, events, and deadlines

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