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The NIH Catalyst: A Publication About NIH Intramural Research

National Institutes of Health • Office of the Director | Volume 28 Issue 3 • May–June 2020

Departments

From the Deputy Director for Intramural Research

Working Together while Staying Apart

Best Practices for “Virtual” Interactions

BY MICHAEL GOTTESMAN, DDIR

All of us have been experiencing the isolation, anxiety, and frustrations of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. For most of us this is a stressful period, yet we still must carry on our interactions with our colleagues, now physically separated from us, using communication tools that may be unfamiliar and at times add additional stress. It is especially important that we continue to interact with each other in a civil and respectful manner.

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From the Annals of NIH History

NIH and the 1918 Flu

From Alice Evans’s Memoirs

BY ALICE EVANS (SEPTEMBER 2, 1963)

The following is an excerpt from Alice Evans’s memoirs, written in 1963, about her experiences during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Evans, a bacteriologist, was one of the first women scientists at NIH and worked there from 1918 to 1945. Her research led to the recognition of brucellosis as a public-health problem and the acceptance of the need to pasteurize milk.

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Photographic Moment

Thank You Dr. Fauci!

Decking the walls in Building 31 are handwritten notes thanking Anthony Fauci for helping to keep the public informed about the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The SIG Beat

NEWS FROM AND ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC INTEREST GROUPS

NEW SIG: COVID-19 Scientific Interest Group

The COVID-19 Scientific Interest Group was created in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This interest group is intended for NIH scientists and HHS colleagues to exchange information concerning research on COVID-19 disease and the virus that causes it—severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

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Colleagues: Recently Tenured

Meet your recently tenured colleagues: Daniel Barber (NIAID), Michael B. Cook (NCI-DCEG), Pamela Guerrerio (NIAID), Vincent Munster (NIAID-Rocky Mountain Labs, pictured), and Adam Phillippy (NHGRI).

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Research Briefs

Read about NIH scientific advances by intramural scientists: how replenishing neuronal mitochondria may help spinal cord regrow after injury; tooth enamel protein may be therapeutic target for blinding disease; autoimmunity may be on the rise; preventing tumor growth; and more.

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The Training Page

FROM THE FELLOWS COMMITTEE

The Potential Path from Ph.D. to Medical Science Liaison

BY CRAIG MYRUM (NIA)

Are you as good with people as you are with a pipette? Can you cut down on scientific jargon to effectively communicate science with anyone? What about your leadership and critical-thinking skills? If you envisage a career outside of academia and these qualities seem to describe you, consider transitioning into a role as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL).

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Announcements

News about events, deadlines, lectures including new ITAP intramural funding program for COVID-19 research, OITE online resources for traininees, new COVID-19 lecture series, workshop on “Pregnancy and Maternal Conditions that Increase Risk of Morbidity and Mortality”; new issue of Women’s Health in Focus at NIH; and more.

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Announcements: Kudos

NIH IRP PUBLICATIONS RECOGNIZED FOR PRESTIGIOUS INTERACTIVE MEDIA AWARDS

Three NIH intramural research program publications were recognized by the Horizon Interactive Awards, a leading international interactive media awards competition that highlight this year’s “best of the best” in interactive media production.

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