| Noel Spearheads Pandemic Influenza Preparedness |
| By Belle Waring |
To reach the office of the chief of hematology
in the Clinical Center's department of laboratory medicine, you
trek across the clin path lab, a unit the size of a football field
where warrens of scientists, clinicians and techs emit a modulated
hum. This vibrant hive has the buzz of continuous progress, and
so it's fitting that it holds the office of Dr. Pierre Noel.
Noel is not only chief of hematology, he's also advisor on weapons
of mass destruction, disaster planning and biodefense while he
serves, concurrently, as flight surgeon in the Air Force Special
Operations Command. While it may seem heroic to add even a straw
to all that, he recently accepted a leadership role in NIH's influenza
pandemic continuity of operations planning team.
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Forensics, She Wrote
NLM Exhibit Opening a Smash with Students |
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Local high school students view
an autopsy training film. |
"Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body," a
stunning exhibition now at the National Library of Medicine, traces
the history and science of forensic medicine from its 17th century
origins to state-of-the-art relevance. Catching the fire and the
excitement of television's CSI, The X-Files,
and Profiler — minus the gore and commercials — "Visible
Proofs" draws attention directly to the science, where the real
excitement always was to begin with.
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