Features

Cloistered in the Cloister

Taking Refuge in NIH’s Oldest Building During the COVID-19 Pandemic

BY BIJETA PRASAI, NHLBI

The Cloister sheltered nuns for decades. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it sheltered NIH Medical Research Scholars.

Nine Types of NIH Zoom Callers

BY LYDIA MERRICK (ARTIST) AND NIH CATALYST STAFF (CONCEPT)

NCATS Annual Postbac Poster Day Goes Virtual

BY STEVEN BENOWITZ, NCATS

Like many of us, NCATS postbac Alex Renn has had an unexpected crash course in COVID-19. He presented his team’s work on April 20, 2020, at the NCATS annual postbac poster day event that for the first time went online. His poster described a state-of-the-art screening technique to develop antibodies effective against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Taking the Conference Hall to the Computer Screen

2020 Postbac Poster Day Goes Virtual

BY MEGAN KALOMIRIS, NIAID

Postbac Poster Day is a yearly tradition marked by the familiar sight of crowded halls of postbacs, all professionally dressed and eager to share their hard work—via colorful posters—with family, friends, and colleagues. This year, however, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the United States, large gatherings of all kinds were prohibited. But the three-day poster day event took place after all—virtually.

Highlights May–June 2020

COMPILED BY LAURA STEPHENSON CARTER

Highlights of what COVID-19-related activities were going on at NIH.

Cellular Signaling Proteins As Potential Targets for Novel Antidiabetic Drugs

NIDDK Researchers Shed New Light on the Mechanisms of Diabetes