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Beyond the Books

A Dynamic NIH Library Inspires Innovation, Bolsters Discovery

BY: MICHAEL TABASKO, OD

The NIH Library is supporting NIH scientists on their research journeys in unexpected ways—and offers much more than people realize.

Tackling Difficult Problems in Women’s Health

Highlights of the “Advancing NIH Research on the Health of Women” Conference

BY TAMAR JACOBSOHN, NICHD

Women’s health research took center stage at the “Advancing NIH Research on the Health of Women” videoconference, hosted by NIH’s Office of Research on Women’s Health. The conference featured talks on rising maternal morbidity and mortality rates; increasing rates of chronic debilitating conditions in women; and stagnant cervical cancer survival rates.

Dissecting the Causes of Health Disparities: Michele Evans

Michele Evans Delivers the Anita Roberts Lecture

BY JANETTE NORRINGTON, OD

“As a daughter of the South Bronx who lived and worked there before coming to NIH, I had an indelible recollection of the broken promises, the false promises that never ameliorated poor health,” said Senior Investigator Michele K. Evans during her Anita Roberts Lecture held on November 1, 2021. “I knew I had to become a physician to improve health in communities like this.”

COVID-19 Timeline at NIH (November–December 2021)

COVID-19 Research and Activities at NIH (November–December 2021)

Highlights of the COVID-19-related activities that were going on at NIH in November and December 2021.

The SIG Beat

NEWS FROM AND ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC INTEREST GROUPS

NEW SIG: Trans-NIH Gene Therapy Scientific Interest Group

The Trans-NIH Gene Therapy Scientific Interest Group (GRx SIG)was developed to strengthen cross-disciplinary gene-therapy research at NIH.

Obituaries 2021

Former NIH scientists and other NIH-affiliated people who died in 2021.