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From the Deputy Director for Intramural Research

A New Centralized Institutional Review Board

BY MICHAEL GOTTESMAN, DDIR, AND JONATHAN GREEN, OD

As you almost certainly have heard by now, the NIH Intramural Research Program is in the process of centralizing and consolidating the Institutional Review Board (IRB) system in an effort to improve its consistency and overall efficiency.

News You Can Use: Office of Patient Recruitment

Extending the Reach of NIH Studies

BY BRANDON LEVY, OIR

If researchers design a groundbreaking clinical study, and no patients know about it, what’s the use?

Research Briefs

Read about discoveries made by NIH intramural researchers: how elevated hormones flag liver problems; a bacteria toxin that triggers the death of cancer cells; T cells that accelerate wound healing; how male mice grow ovaries; imaging modalities that allow scientists to view the retina in unprecedented detail; and more.

The Training Page: NIH Fellows Editorial Board

Influencing Science, One Manuscript at a Time

BY BRANDI CAROFINO AND ERIKA GINSBURG, NCI

The NIH Fellows Editorial Board (FEB) recently celebrated a big milestone: They edited their 1,000th submission.

Institutional and Personal Approaches to Enhancing Diversity

BY SUSAN CHACKO, CIT

Mentorship and institutional change were the main themes at the symposium “Breaking through the Petri Dish Lid: Ways for Women and Underrepresented Groups to Advance Their Careers in Science,” held on October 5, 2018. Prompted by the underrepresentation of women and minorities at the upper levels of science, the symposium featured three panelists—Kathryn Zoon, Hannah Valantine, and Nesrine Taha—who discussed personal and institutional approaches to changing the existing paradigm.

News You Can Use: NIH Library Services

So Much More than Books

BY KATHLEEN MCGLAUGHLIN, OD

Need to know how to develop bibliometrics that will help you evaluate written publications? Want to understand how to use information-systems technology? How about getting assistance with editing your manuscripts or managing your data? The NIH Library, located in Building 10, is at your service.

NIH in History: Christian B. Anfinsen

Celebrating the Life and Work of Nobel Laureate Christian B. Anfinsen

BY HUSSAIN ATHER, NICHD, AND ALAN N.SCHECHTER, NIDDK

He won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1972, and his work still influences research being done today. He was a beloved mentor to dozens of scientists at the NIH. And he worked tirelessly to promote human rights for scientists around the world.

The SIG Beat

NEWS FROM AND ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC INTEREST GROUPS

Two SIGs are featured here: The Adherence Research Network SIG, which has been around a long time but recently revived its SIG page; and a new SIG—the Circulating Nucleic Acids/Liquid Biopsy Interest Group.

Announcements

News about events, deadlines, lectures, news about the upcoming NIH Workplace Climate and Harassment Survey, and more.