New Hires, Departures,

Searches

Swearing in of Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.Director, NIDCD

Welcome Back, Ned!Norman E. Sharpless, M.D.

Director, National Cancer Institute

Susan K. Gregurick, Ph.D.Associate Director for Data Science

Director, NIH Office of Data Science Strategy

Tara Schwetz, Ph.D.Acting Director, NINR

Santa Tumminia, Ph.D.Acting Director, NEI

Robert H. Carter, M.D.Acting Director, NIAMS

Rick Woychik, Ph.D.Acting Director, NIEHS

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D. Acting Director, NIDCR

John Ngai, Ph.D.Selected as Director, NIH BRAIN Initiative

Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S.Selected as Chief Executive Officer, All of Us Research Program

Stephanie Devaney, Ph.D.Chief Operating Officer, All of Us Research Program

Eric DishmanChief Innovation Officer, All of Us Research Program

Congress Members Craig (MN) , Foster (IL), Houlahan (PA), McBath (GA)

New Democrat Coalition

July 15, 2019

Congressmen Carter (TX), DeSaulnier (CA)Congressional Cancer Survivors Caucus

July 18, 2019

Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome

July 25, 2019

House Freshmen Working Group on AddictionRiggleman (VA), Cox (CA), Joyce (PA), Shalala (FL),

Trone (MD), Lamb (PA), Lee (NV)

September 9, 2019

Cancer Immunotherapy Discussion with Nobel Laureate James Allison, Ph.D.; Congress Members DeLauro (CT),

Fletcher (TX), Lowey (NY), Upton (MI)

September 11, 2019

House Appropriations Subcommittee Members DeLauro (CT), Frankel (FL), Roybal-Allard (CA)

September 17, 2019

Congressman Flores (TX)

September 17, 2019

House Appropriations SubcommitteeInvestments in Medical Research at Five Institutes and Centers

of the National Institutes of Health

September 25, 2019

Visit to University of KentuckyWith HHS Secretary Azar, Senator McConnell

October 7, 2019

Visit to U Mass Medical School, WorcesterWith Congressman McGovern

October 11, 2019

Black Maternal Health Caucus RoundtableWith Co-chairs Adams (NC) and Underwood (IL)

December 11, 2019

AWARDS

Maureen M. Goodenow, Ph.D.Director, Office of AIDS Research

Esperanza (Hope) Award, Latino Commission on AIDS

June 7, 2019

NICHD Director Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.2019 Pioneer Award, Intl Society for Prenatal Diagnosis

September 8, 2019

NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.Government Hall of Fame

September 19, 2019

W. Marston Linehan, M.D.Chief, Urologic Oncology Branch, NCI

Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals

2019 Science and Environment Finalist

2019 Presidential Rank AwardMeritorious Executive Recipients from NIH

Maria D. Joyce, MBA, CPAChief Financial Officer,

Clinical Center

Andrea T. Norris, MBADirector,

Center for Information Technology

Awards ceremony, hosted by the Senior Executives Association, will take place on December 19, 2019

Nobel Prize Winners

Medicine or

Physiology

Gregg L Semenza William G Kaelin Jr Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe

EconomicSciences

Esther Duflo Michael Kremer Abhijit Banerjee

King’s College London Awards Larry Tabak an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree

October 15, 2019

SPECIAL

EVENTS

At the Kennedy Center with Renée FlemingSeptember 12, 2019

Joined by Charles Limb during the REACH’s Justice Forum

NSO Presents ‘Sound Health’ Concert at NIHSeptember 26, 2019

Diane Rehm at CFC KickoffOctober 16, 2019

NIH and Canadian Institutes of Health Research Symposium

November 22, 2018

Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D.Director, National Eye Institute

Retired on July 29, 2019

Retirement Celebration on September 5, 2019

Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S.Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

and the National Toxicology Program (NTP)Retired on October 3, 2019

October 3, 2019 at NIEHS Headquarters September 12, 2019 in Bethesda

Martha J. Somerman, D.D.S., Ph.DDirector, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Retirement Celebration on December 11, 2019

In Memoriam

James B. Wyngaarden, M.D.June 14, 2019

Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D.August 17, 2019

SCIENCE

ADVANCES

Thanks, Mom and DadIn the season of gratitude, several successful people reflect on what they most appreciate learning from their parents.By Debra Weiner

Nov. 26, 2019

The Joy of LearningDR. FRANCIS S. COLLINSDirector of the National Institutes of Health who led the international Human Genome Project.

Francis S. Collins as a toddler (lower right), around 1951, taking part in a jam session at the family home in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Back row, from left: Brandon Collins; mother, Margaret James Collins, father, Fletcher Collins Jr.; Front row, from left: Fletcher Collins III, Christopher “Kit” Collins, Francis S. Collins.Credit...via Francis Collins

Global Health Issues

Global Health Fellows Orientation

July 2,2019

New NIH-BMGF Collaboration to DevelopGene-Based Cures for Sickle Cell Disease and HIV

October 23, 2019

2019 Grand Challenges Annual MeetingAddis Ababa, Ethiopia

October 28, 2019

Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) Update

AMP Timeline

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

AMP AD Project A (Clinical Trials)

AMP AD Project B (Target Discovery)

AMP T2D

AMP RA/SLE

AMP PD

AMP AD ‘2.0’ (TBD)

AMP RA/SLE ‘2.0’ (TBD)

AMP Metabolic Disorders (TBD)

No cost extension

‘Year 6’ $10.3M add’l NIH/private sector investment

NIH add’l $60M investment

AMP SCZ (TBD)

AMP Gene Therapy (?)

Summary of AMP’s impact on target prioritization activities

New targets of interest

Targets now deprioritized

Targets now higher priority

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Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Update

Slide Number 1Swearing in of Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.�Director, NIDCDWelcome Back, Ned!�Norman E. Sharpless, M.D.�Director, National Cancer InstituteSusan K. Gregurick, Ph.D.�Associate Director for Data Science�Director, NIH Office of Data Science Strategy Tara Schwetz, Ph.D.�Acting Director, NINRSanta Tumminia, Ph.D.�Acting Director, NEIRobert H. Carter, M.D.�Acting Director, NIAMSRick Woychik, Ph.D.�Acting Director, NIEHSLawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D. � Acting Director, NIDCRJohn Ngai, Ph.D.�Selected as Director, NIH BRAIN InitiativeJoshua Denny, M.D., M.S.�Selected as Chief Executive Officer, All of Us Research ProgramStephanie Devaney, Ph.D.�Chief Operating Officer, All of Us Research ProgramEric Dishman�Chief Innovation Officer, All of Us Research ProgramSlide Number 14Slide Number 15Congress Members Craig (MN) , Foster (IL), Houlahan (PA), McBath (GA)�New Democrat CoalitionCongressmen Carter (TX), DeSaulnier (CA)�Congressional Cancer Survivors Caucus Congressional Task Force on Down SyndromeHouse Freshmen Working Group on Addiction�Riggleman (VA), Cox (CA), Joyce (PA), Shalala (FL), �Trone (MD), Lamb (PA), Lee (NV)Cancer Immunotherapy Discussion with Nobel Laureate James Allison, Ph.D.; Congress Members DeLauro (CT), �Fletcher (TX), Lowey (NY), Upton (MI)House Appropriations Subcommittee Members DeLauro (CT), Frankel (FL), Roybal-Allard (CA)Congressman Flores (TX)House Appropriations Subcommittee�Investments in Medical Research at Five Institutes and Centers�of the National Institutes of HealthVisit to University of Kentucky�With HHS Secretary Azar, Senator McConnellVisit to U Mass Medical School, Worcester�With Congressman McGovernBlack Maternal Health Caucus Roundtable�With Co-chairs Adams (NC) and Underwood (IL)Slide Number 27Maureen M. Goodenow, Ph.D.�Director, Office of AIDS Research�Esperanza (Hope) Award, Latino Commission on AIDS�NICHD Director Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.�2019 Pioneer Award, Intl Society for Prenatal Diagnosis �NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.�Government Hall of FameW. Marston Linehan, M.D.�Chief, Urologic Oncology Branch, NCI�Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals 2019 Presidential Rank Award�Meritorious Executive Recipients from NIHNobel Prize WinnersKing’s College London Awards Larry Tabak an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree Slide Number 35At the Kennedy Center with Renée Fleming�September 12, 2019NSO Presents ‘Sound Health’ Concert at NIH�September 26, 2019Diane Rehm at CFC Kickoff�October 16, 2019NIH and Canadian Institutes of Health �Research SymposiumPaul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D.� Director, National Eye Institute�Retired on July 29, 2019Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S.�Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP)�Retired on October 3, 2019Martha J. Somerman, D.D.S., Ph.D�Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Slide Number 43James B. Wyngaarden, M.D.�June 14, 2019Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D.�August 17, 2019Slide Number 46Slide Number 47Slide Number 48Slide Number 49Slide Number 50Global Health Fellows OrientationNew NIH-BMGF Collaboration to Develop�Gene-Based Cures for Sickle Cell Disease and HIV2019 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting�Addis Ababa, Ethiopia�October 28, 2019Slide Number 54Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) UpdateSlide Number 56AMP Timeline�Summary of AMP’s impact on target prioritization activitiesSlide Number 59Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Update