Features

2018 Research Festival

A Potpourri of Science

2018 Research Festival: Plenary Sessions

The three plenary sessions featured four institute directors; immunodeficiency, rare diseases, and genetic disorders; and allergies and flu.

2018 Research Festival: Selected Concurrent Symposia

Featuring the NIH chemists, genome editing, high-throughput sequencing, computational biology, and the NIH Hackathon.

2018 Research Festival: Virtual Reality

NIH Researchers Showcase VR’s Potential for Biomedicine

BY KATHRYN DEMOTT, NEI

Virtual reality (VR) systems have hit a sweet spot. Enhancements in resolution and interactive capacity have come together at a reasonable price point. Judging from the range of VR demos at the NIH Research Festival, the NIH community has plenty of ideas for tapping into the technology’s biomedical potential.