Clinical Center News
July / August 2024
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A Roadmap to Improve Communication in the ICU

This is the third installment of Marcy Mager’s observations about the processes and procedures used in the NIH Clinical Center to provide care to patients who are severely ill. Full Story

CCE Modular Terrace

Center for Cellular Engineering Unveils New Manufacturing Facility

The Center for Cellular Engineering (CCE) will soon unveil its new, roughly $20 million Modular Terrace Facility. Full Story

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Diane Dowling, Dr. Harvey Alter, Dr. James Gilman, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and Dr. Lawrence Tabak

Clinical Center Honors Its Own Nobel Laureate

The Clinical Center recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the NIH History Center and Stetten Museum exhibit on Dr. Harvey Alter. Full Story

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and Dr. Stephanie Goff

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. Full Story

Elyas Khandwalla

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. Full Story

CEO awards recognize excellence from hospital staff
While there wasn’t a red carpet, the NIH Clinical Center celebrated its own awards season with the 2021 CEO awards ceremony on Dec. 17, 2021. The CEO awards honor the extraordinary achievements of employees during the previous fiscal year (Oct. 1 – Sept. 30).
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Dr. James Gilman
NIH researcher recounts pursuing a treatment for childhood tumors
In December 2021, Dr. Brigitte Widemann, Chief of the Pediatric Branch for the National Cancer Institute, presented the Astute Clinician Lecture, Advancing Therapies for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1): Lessons Learned from Every Patient.
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Dr. Brigitte Widemann
Building for all
Cranes and fresh asphalt are appearing around the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center as the NIH prepares for a bout of construction on campus.
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NIH Clinical Center Building 10 - Building For All - The blueprint for the NIH of tomorrow
Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility at the Clinical Center
The NIH Clinical Center has developed a comprehensive program to combat racism and reduce disparities across its workforce.
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NIH workforce race and ethnicity data
Updates from the Patient Recruitment Office
Now recruiting patients with certain types of RASopathy syndromes
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Caesar Santos performing
Clinical Center staff take home 2021 NIH Director’s awards
The pandemic isn’t over, but some of the hard work in getting us closer to that goal has been recognized by the NIH Director.
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Dr. Karen Frank
Laying the foundation for big changes: construction work strengthens hospital infrastructure
Orange cones, new traffic patterns and heavy equipment are circling the northwest corner of the NIH Clinical Center.
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Schematic site plan of the utility vault and new parking garage
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.
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Pius Aiyelawo
2020 Combined Federal Campaign – the Clinical Center Responds
Clinical Center employees generously contributed more than $100,000 during this year's campaign.
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a baby in a holiday outfit
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.
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Jeffery Sano
Clinical Center Increases Support for Personalized Medicine
While the patient census has been reduced during the pandemic, projects to improve the hospital have continued.
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New Center for Cellular Engineering facility at the NIH Clinical Center
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.
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Sheridan Reed

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