CURRENT ISSUE - January 13, 2016
ACD Applauds Collins, Meets New Clinical Center CEO
Presiding over what might have been his final meeting as chair of the advisory committee to the NIH director, Dr. Francis Collins received an impromptu standing ovation that left him visibly moved...Read more
Physician Gives Hope, Healing to World’s Poor
Dr. Paul Farmer has spent decades providing medical care and expanding health access to the world’s poor...Read more
Olivet Aims to Speed Compassionate, Effective Intervention
There is a canard in health care about a 17-year gap between science and service...Read more
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ON THE COVER: Photomicrographs of the drug AZT at magnifications of 30x and 50x IMAGE: LARRY OSTBY, NCI |
Peace Corps Director Discusses Volunteer Opportunities
If you think you’re too old to experience the Peace Corps, think again. During a recent visit to NIH, agency director Carrie Hessler-Radelet described opportunities for people of all ages, noting that the oldest current volunteer is 87.
New official names were recently given to all NIH roadways in an effort to help visitors and postmen locate various buildings on the res- ervation. As a general principle, all roads were given names based either on their function or geographical location on the NIH site plan (see above).
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