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‘Maximum Freedom, Minimum Hassle’
Pioneer, New Innovator Awards Announced |
| By Rich McManus |
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NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni |
Calling it “one of the best days of the year for me,” NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni announced winners of the 2008 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award and New Innovator Awards on Sept. 22. This year, 16 scientists—the largest cohort ever—won Pioneer awards, which Zerhouni
defined as “loose-guide research, which extends the boundaries of knowledge.” Another 31 scientists won New Innovator Awards, for a total of 47 honorees and an NIH funding commitment
of some $138 million over 5 years.
The Pioneer Awards, this year supported by nine institutes and centers, “provide ample resources
and total freedom,” said Zerhouni. “You don’t have to follow the script written in your application—you can follow your instincts. This award offers the maximum freedom and the minimum hassle.”
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Challenge Relay Celebrates Its 25th Run |
| By Carla Garnett |
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Never know who’ll compete in the Challenge Relay. Dr. David Robinson (l) is chased by Buddy the Elf. |
On May 24, 1978, at approximately high noon, the “NIMH Shrinks” took 11 minutes and 59 seconds to race around Bldg. 1 and into NIH lore as the first team to finish the inaugural Institute Challenge Relay. More than 30 years and several thousand miles later, the relay marked its 25th run on Sept. 18, 2008.
“It was then, and is still today, held to encourage
friendly competition,” explains an early NIH Health’s Angels Jogging Club member, Jerry Moore. Now an NIH regulations officer in the Office of Management Assessment, he helped organize the first race.
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