Clinical Center News
March / April 2024
Dr. Saly Gabriel to lead NIH Clinical Center Pharmacy Department
Saly Gabriel, PharmD, MBA has joined the NIH Clinical Center as its new chief of the Pharmacy Department. Full Story
Pediatric patients welcome Washington Commanders
The Clinical Center welcomed five football players from the Washington Commanders football team. Full Story
U.S. & Australia collaborate on cancer research
The U.S. and Australia have strong research ties - Australian researchers are the United States' second largest international recipients of National Cancer Institute research grants. Full Story
Lab report: Inside the neurorobotics research group lab
In a 900-square-foot lab on the NIH campus, scientists develop novel technologies to improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. Full Story
Profile: Hospital Epidemiologist Dr. Alison Han
Han oversees a team focused on understanding and preventing the causes of disease outbreaks. Full Story
Mark your calendar!
March 4 - 13 2024, the NIH Management Intern Program vacancy announcement will be posted in USAJobs.
NIH Clinical Center's Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
Nearly 50 gingerbread houses were produced by Clinical Center and NIH staff for the hospital's annual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest.
How the NIH Clinical Center Cured Elyas Khandwalla
Participating in a clinical trial, a seventh-grader received a life-saving bone marrow transplant, shedding light on a promising new preoperative conditioning treatment.
Clinical trials at NIH Clinical Center in need of participants
Latest information on research studies looking for volunteers.
Clinical Center celebrates E Wing renovation
The Clinical Center's E Wing, ribbon-cutting ceremony was recently held on the lawn in front of the CC’s South Entrance.
President Joe Biden visits the Clinical Center to Highlight Prescription Drug Prices
On Dec. 14, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden visited the NIH Clinical Center to deliver remarks on efforts to reduce the price of prescription drugs and highlighting how a signature piece of legislation is capping prescription drug costs.
How the NIH Clinical Center Cured Elyas Khandwalla
Participating in a clinical trial, a seventh-grader received a life-saving bone marrow transplant, shedding light on a promising new preoperative conditioning treatment.
NIH Director Scrubs In at the Clinical Center
NIH Director, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and NCI, Dr. Stephanie Goff operated on a woman with metastatic melanoma to remove a tumor from her thigh muscle, which is part of a clinical trial's protocol to test the effect of using combo immunotherapy drugs in a patient with metastatic melanoma.
Dr. Saly Gabriel to lead NIH Clinical Center Pharmacy Department
Saly Gabriel, PharmD, MBA has joined the NIH Clinical Center as its new chief of the Pharmacy Department.
Profile: Hospital Epidemiologist Dr. Alison Han
Han oversees a team focused on understanding and preventing the causes of disease outbreaks.
Men in Nursing discussion addresses rewards and challenges
The Clinical Center's Nursing DEI Council sponsored a Men in Nursing event, focused on male nurses who work in a profession that remains 88 percent female.
Clinical Center dedicates Bernstein sculpture
On Oct. 6, the Clinical Center held a dedication event for the Lionel Bernstein sculptures outside the Clinical Center Chapel.
Mark your calendar!
March 4 - 13 2024, the NIH Management Intern Program vacancy announcement will be posted in USAJobs.
NIH Clinical Center's Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
Nearly 50 gingerbread houses were produced by Clinical Center and NIH staff for the hospital's annual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest.
How the NIH Clinical Center Cured Elyas Khandwalla
Participating in a clinical trial, a seventh-grader received a life-saving bone marrow transplant, shedding light on a promising new preoperative conditioning treatment.
Clinical Center celebrates E Wing renovation
The Clinical Center's E Wing, ribbon-cutting ceremony was recently held on the lawn in front of the CC’s South Entrance.
President Joe Biden visits the Clinical Center to Highlight Prescription Drug Prices
On Dec. 14, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden visited the NIH Clinical Center to deliver remarks on efforts to reduce the price of prescription drugs and highlighting how a signature piece of legislation is capping prescription drug costs.
NIH Director Scrubs In at the Clinical Center
NIH Director, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and NCI, Dr. Stephanie Goff operated on a woman with metastatic melanoma to remove a tumor from her thigh muscle, which is part of a clinical trial's protocol to test the effect of using combo immunotherapy drugs in a patient with metastatic melanoma.
Looking for safety superstars
NIH is accepting Mission First Safety Always award nominations through December 31, 2023.
Interested in healthy eating and the mediterranean diet?
Is a Mediterranean-like diet that eliminates many ultra-processed foods healthier than a Western diet?
The CLEAN-MED diet intervention study was designed to test this concept.
Dr. Sriram Gubbi recognized as the 2023 Distinguished Clinical Teacher
Dr. Sriram Gubbi, a staff clinician in the Metabolic Diseases Branch of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, received the NIH 2023 Distinguished Clinical Teacher Award (DCTA).
Hospital welcomes students back for Take Your Child to Work day
Take Your Child to Work Day held activities virtually and in person in the Clinical Center and across campus.
Collins looks to Clinical Center's past, present and future
Speaking to his first NIH-wide audience since December 2021, Dr. Francis S. Collins sounds a positive note on the NIH Clinical Center's past, and its future prospects.
Register now for Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion Symposium
The hospital's Department of Transfusion Medicine is co-hosting the 42nd Annual Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion Symposium on September 20, 2023.
Clinical trials at NIH Clinical Center in need of participants
Latest information on research studies looking for volunteers.
Lab report: Inside the neurorobotics research group lab
In a 900-square-foot lab on the NIH campus, scientists develop novel technologies to improve the lives of people with neurological disorders.
Scientists searching for treatments for severe aplastic anemia
NIH researchers want to work with patients with severe aplastic anemia to explore new treatments and medications.
Transfusion medicine symposium shares practical knowledge
Symposium focused on recent developments, current practices and management issues relevant to transfusion medicine.
Participants needed in clinical trial at the NIH Clinical Center
Information on a research study looking for volunteers.
Daniel Chertow promoted to tenured investigator
Dr. Daniel S. Chertow, an NIH physician-scientist specializing in critical care medicine and infectious diseases, was recently promoted to tenured investigator.