NIH Clinical Center News: Fall 2018

Fall 2018 Read the complete edition online View past issues PRINT FEATURES: NIH fights the Flu Join a study at NIH CC staff find their stride in 35th NIH Institute Relay Challenge Staff engagement tour program debuts Technology Transfer Office facilitates innovation NIH Director’s Awards honor 16 CC employees Department of Transfusion Medicine hosts September symposia Elementary school students raise $8,000 for CC patients, their families ONLINE FEATURES: CC CEO speaks at inaugural Children's National - NIAID Symposium Going above and beyond: learning from lectures, mentors Artwork encourages staff to take the stairs ABOUT CC NEWS: Published by the Office of Communications and Media Relations. News, article ideas, calendar events and photos are welcome. Submissions may be edited. Clinical Center News National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Building 10, Room 6-2551  Bethesda, MD 20892 Tel: 301-594-5789 Fax: 301-402-0244 NIAID, CC employees honored for clinical excellence, compassionate care of patients In October, Dr. Colleen Hadigan with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was named Staff Clinician of the Year, and Clinical Center colleagues Victoria Anderson and Karen Baker were co-named Nurse Practitioners of the Year. NHGRI Scientific Director named 2018 Federal Employee of the Year Dr.  Daniel Kastner of the National Human Genome Research Institute was named 2018 Federal Employee of the Year as a part of the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals (Sammies). The Sammies are presented to the best in federal service for their significant contributions to the country and the world. Hitting the mark with a new magnet On Saturday Aug. 25, a 38,000 lb. magnet was delivered to the NIH Bethesda campus and hoisted into a newly renovated room at the NIH Clinical Center Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center. The 7 Tesla (7T) magnet will be used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to produce detailed images of tissues and organs within the human body for research and diagnostics. National Symphony Orchestra “types” a tune at Building 10 On Sept. 11, the National Symphony Orchestra performed in the Clinical Center atrium as part of its Sound Health Initiative which brings orchestral music to area hospitals and medical centers.