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NIH director Dr. Francis Collins (l), flanked by ACD member Dr. Jose Florez of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, told the group that he thought last December’s ACD meeting might have been his last.

ACD Supports Early Investigators, Applauds Collins� Reappointment

Two days before the 114th meeting of the advisory committee to the NIH director on June 8, the President invited NIH director Dr. Francis Collins to remain in that post permanently.

“I am grateful and honored to have...Read more

Dr. Fiona Marshall

Daly Lecturer Describes 21st Century Drug Discovery

Just recently back from a trip to South Africa, where she had a �pretty scary� face-to-face with a deadly black mamba snake...Read more

Dr. David Valle

Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Help Identify Rare Mendelian Disorders

If Charles Darwin had read the findings of Gregor Mendel...Read more

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A scanning electron microscope picture of a nerve ending broken open to reveal vesicles (orange and blue) containing chemicals to pass messages in the nervous system.
ON THE COVER: Zebrafish group used in studies of behavioral genetics. One such program aims to identify brain cells that control the startle reflex, which may help us understand post-traumatic stress and other anxiety disorders in people.

IMAGE: J. SWAN, NICHD

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10th Annual Student Poster Day Draws Crowd

Friends and families associated with Special Love, which runs Camp Fantastic each August, were guests at the circus.

Hundreds of exhibitors and visitors crowd the Visitor Information Center and lobby in Bldg. 10 for one of the rites of summer � the annual presentation of work completed by NIH's cadre of summer science interns. More than 400 students, from high school to medical school, participated in the 10th annual Poster Day on Aug. 3, sponsored by the Office of Education.

Our Clinical Center Grows

Rapid progress is again being made in constructio n of our 13-story Clinical Center after delays caused by strikes and weather conditions.

The West end of the building is now up to first-floor level.

Bids for erection of the superstructure -- largest contract in the NIH expansion program -- will be openedon August 23. It is understood that at least six firms will submit figures. (Complete plans and specifications for the superstructure were placed on the market for bids on June 29.)


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Zebrafish group used in studies of behavioral genetics. One such program aims to identify brain cells that control the startle reflex, which may help us understand post-traumatic stress and other anxiety disorders in people.