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

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...
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Staff member admires Covid-19 portrait series
Clinical Center CEO Awards celebrate innovations in 2020
A videocast celebration took place Dec. 18 during the fourth annual Clinical Center CEO awards to honor hospital staff and employees from across the NIH Institutes and Centers.
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NIH Clinical Center 2020 CEO Awards Crystal Award
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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Featured Studies from the NIH Clinical Center's Office of Patient Recruitment
People of African ancestry have a higher incidence of asthma and allergic diseases compared to other population groups.
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A woman using asthma inhaler
Being ready for the Unexpected – Jim Howson focuses on Clinical Center emergency preparedness
Tucked away on the 6th floor of the NIH Clinical Center is a man who spends all day thinking about what can go wrong.
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Jim Howson
Clinical Center honors staff clinician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant and administrator of the year
In October, the Clinical Center honored four employees for their outstanding clinical excellence and compassion in the care of patients at the NIH Clinical Center.
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Awardees Elise Ferré, Maureen McDonnell, Ruth Parker and Dr. Douglas Rosing
NIH and The Children's Inn at NIH celebrate Sibling Day to support the brothers and sister of patients being treated at the NIH Clinical Center
On July 9, the NIH Clinical Center and The Children's Inn at NIH celebrated Sibling Day – a day focused on the important role siblings play in the care of their brothers and sisters who are...
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Children conducting a science experiment
New web section highlights NIH Clinical Center doctors
Meet Our Doctors is a new feature of the NIH Clinical Center website that highlights our Clinical Center doctors.
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Screen capture of Meet Our Doctors, a new feature of the NIH Clinical Center website
CC Grand Rounds tackles workplace culture – generating respect and safety in the clinical research environment
How should medical and scientific research establishments deal with unprofessional behavior by employees?
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Dr. Jo Shapiro
38 Clinical Center staff honored at NIH Director's Awards Ceremony
This year, 834 awardees from all 27 institutes and centers within NIH were recognized at the NIH Directors Awards Ceremony July 15.
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Dr. Francis Collins, Thu Cao and Dr. Jim Gilman

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