DCEG STAFF WIN NIH DIRECTOR’S AWARDS

In July, several DCEG staff members were recognized at the annual NIH Director’s Awards Ceremony for their superior performance. NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., who stepped down in October, presented awards to the following staff members:

The Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS) Policy Development Team members: Stephen J. Chanock, M.D., Director of the Core Genotyping Facility and Chief of the Laboratory of Translational Genomics, and Robert N. Hoover, M.D., Sc.D., Director of the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, along with staff members from other NIH institutes, for their teamwork, skill, and dedication in the development of the landmark NIH GWAS data-sharing policy.

Shelia Hoar Zahm, Sc.D., DCEG Deputy Director, along with Elaine J. Ayres and Dr. John I. Gallin (both of the NIH Clinical Center), for their leadership of a committee to evaluate biospecimen storage and tracking in the NIH Intramural Research Program.

In addition, Demetrius Albanes, M.D., Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, received a U.S. Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal for his research contributions on micronutrient effects in cancer.