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From the Deputy Director for Intramural Research

Collecting and Interpreting NIH History

BY MICHAEL GOTTESMAN

The NIH has a proud and intriguing history. Fittingly, we also have an Office of NIH History that documents, preserves, and interprets our many significant achievements. And the collections run deep.

Research Briefs

Read about discoveries made by NIH intramural researchers: immune system can slow degenerative eye disease; scientists develop a “mini-brain” model of prion disease; studies about obesity and weight gain; increase in aggressive uterine cancers; and more.

Artistic Moment

“Crescendo”

CREDIT: JOHN FRIEDMAN

The lush colors of crabapple and cherry blossoms bursting into bloom in New York City’s Riverside Park inspired artist Jon Friedman to create this painting, “Crescendo,” in the 1990s. The piece, on loan to NIH, now resides in a sunlit stairwell in Building 49 on the NIH Bethesda campus.

Colleagues: Recently Tenured

Meet your recently tenured colleagues: Kapil Bharti (NEI), Ashish Lal (NCI-CCR), Shalini Oberdoerffer (NCI-CCR), Madhav Thambisetty (NIA), and John S. Tsang (NIAID, pictured).

The SIG Beat

NEWS FROM AND ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC INTEREST GROUPS

New SIG: Myeloid Malignancy Interest Group’s Inaugural Symposium

The new Myeloid Malignancy Scientific Interest Group celebrated its launch with an inaugural symposium on April 22, 2019. Myeloid malignancies, such as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), are rare, often highly fatal, cancers of the blood cells. The goal of this SIG is to intensify collaborations across the NIH communities and contribute to the ongoing growing momentum and interest in addressing these diseases and developing better treatments.

FROM THE FELLOWS COMMITTEE

Want to Improve Your Scientific Writing Skills? There’s Training for That!

BY CRAIG MYRUM, NIA

The primary responsibilities of most NIH trainees include running experiments and analyzing data. But effectively reporting scientific findings is arguably an even more important task. Without adequate skills in writing, scientists are less likely to get grants or have their work published.

Announcements

News about resources, auditions, events, lectures, trainee events, and more.