Clinical Center News
2020 Combined Federal Campaign – the Clinical Center Responds
Clinical Center employees generously contributed more than $100,000 during this year's campaign.
Mask Portraits Inspire Researcher
In the early months of the pandemic, Dr. Maren Laughlin, Program Director with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, created the COVID Portrait Series, 25 portraits.
Clinical Center Welcomes new Deputy Chief Information Officer
At the end of 2020, the Department of Clinical Research Informatics (DCRI) added a new Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief of Clinical Informatics at the NIH Clinical Center.
Staff in the Spotlight: Dr. Frances Gavelli receives Clinical Research Award
Dr. Frances T. Sheehan-Gavelli, a principal investigator and research engineer in the NIH Rehabilitation Medicine Department, is the co-recipient of the 2021 Orthopedic Research and Education...
Clinical Center Increases Support for Personalized Medicine
While the patient census has been reduced during the pandemic, projects to improve the hospital have continued.
Medical Research Program Thrives Through Pandemic
This year the NIH Clinical Center has overcome many obstacles to continue providing outstanding patient care and world-class research.
Had Covid? Your Blood Might be the Key to a Cure
Millions of Americans have been infected with COVID-19 and recovered after their illness.
The Clinical Center Celebrates Black History Month
February is African American History Month or Black History Month - commemorating leaders, achievements and the deep-rooted history of African and Black Americans in the United States.
Halloween celebrations continue during pandemic for hospitals youngest patients
The NIH Clinical Centers youngest patients celebrated Halloween despite infection control requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Laboratory Medicine staff celebrate four decades of service
In the 1960s, the nearly 10-year-old NIH Clinical Center welcomed three new employees – Vanessa Martinez, Paula Merryman and Cameron Spriggs.
Dr. Francis Collins, Dr. Tony Fauci, and several others, including frontline healthcare workers, receive COVID-19 vaccination at NIH Clinical Center
On Dec. 22, NIH hosted a COVID-19 Vaccine Kick-Off event in the Clinical Center.
Dr. Ellen Sidransky presents 23rd annual Astute Clinician lecture series
On Nov. 4, Dr. Ellen Sidransky, with the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), spoke on "Gaucher Disease: How a Rare Disease Provides a Window into Common Neurodegenerative Disorders.
Hospital at NIH opens new clinical trials: COVID-19 treatment, improvements for people with mild to moderate psoriasis, a better understanding of the germline RUNX1 mutations
For more information on trials, or to learn about other available opportunities to participate in research studies.
Nobel Prize win for Clinical Center scientist
It began with an early morning phone call. Instead of a telemarketer or an over-eager candidate jarring him out of bed, the Secretary General of the Nobel Committee in Stockholm, Sweden was on the phone.
Traumatic brain injury can now be diagnosed by a blood test
Two studies conducted by the Rehabilitation Medicine Department at the NIH Clinical Center, demonstrated that a blood test of neurofilament light chain can accurately identify all stages.