Quick Q & A with NCBI ’s Algorithmic Methods in Computational & Systems Biology Group
In our series of Quick Q&As with scientists who work in the NLM’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), we’re pleased to introduce the Algorithmic Methods in Computational and Systems Biology group. This team works in three basic areas: cancer and diseases, gene regulation, and algorithms for efficient utilization of large data sets. “This is… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - June 14, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: People Sum7 Source Type: blogs
Focus on Holly Herro: She Lives Up to Her Name
You wouldn’t expect Holly Herro to be a fighter. She’s graceful, slender, and soft spoken. Yet Herro is as tough as any heavyweight champion. When it comes to the threats of time, light, humidity, and potential pests damaging important historical documents, she’s one of the fiercest competitors in town. She does whatever it takes—whether it’s… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - June 8, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: People Source Type: blogs
Performer Nick Jonas Raises Awareness about Type 1 Diabetes in NIH MedlinePlus
Posted today in NIH MedlinePlus magazine, performer Nick Jonas talks about life on stage and off with type 1 diabetes. Readers can also learn about how NIH-funded artificial pancreas research is helping patients with type 1 diabetes and how a long-term study led by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders aims… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - June 1, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Publications Source Type: blogs
The Magical, Medicinal NLM Herb Garden
“Fresh herbs—there’s nothing else like them!” So says Montgomery County master gardener* Mary Musselman, one of several dedicated volunteers who tend the National Library of Medicine’s colorful herb garden, across the oval driveway in front of the main Library building. Bracketed by benches, this unique haven on the NIH campus is intended to showcase the… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - June 1, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Exhibitions Source Type: blogs
Congratulations to the Recently Tenured Zhiyong Lu, PhD
NLM in Focus is pleased to share this profile of Dr. Zhiyong Lu, PhD, senior investigator at NLM’s National Center for Biotechnology Information. For more information about Dr. Lu and his team, check out this Quick Q&A. Education: Nanjing University, Nanjing, China (BS in computer science); University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (MS in computer science); University of Colorado School of Medicine,… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - May 30, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: People Source Type: blogs
More Rock Star Medical Librarians in the Spotlight
In this our final posting of rock star librarians this month, we’re pleased to feature a band and individual librarians. Do you want to read about more rock star librarians? We’ll post again during National Medical Librarians Month in October. Details below. Mount Carmel Health Sciences Library Liz Lyman, Kaitlyn Humphrey, Noreen Mulcahy, Don Pearson, Stevo… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - May 25, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: People Source Type: blogs
Rock Star Medical Librarians: Today ’ s Headliners
Ever since the Director of the National Library of Medicine Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan wrote in a blog post, “I’m all for the ‘rock star’ librarian idea,” we’ve been onboard. This week, we’re bringing you more profiles of some of the current rock stars in the field. You can also see what you’ve missed in our earlier… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - May 24, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: People Source Type: blogs
Rock Star Medical Librarians: This Week ’ s Opening Act
NLM in Focus posted profiles of rock star medical librarians in April. The response has been the equivalent of a standing ovation with people holding up cellphone lights. So we’re back for an encore of medical librarians. We even have a couple of bands. The idea started after the Director of the National Library of… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - May 23, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: People Source Type: blogs
NLM in Focus Salutes Dr. David Lipman as He Leaves NLM
David J. Lipman, MD, who served as the director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) since its creation almost 30 years ago, is assuming the position of Chief Science Officer at Impossible Foods, a company bringing innovative molecular techniques to the food industry. Great impact on research “It’s hard to think of anyone… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - May 23, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: People Source Type: blogs
Eh, What ’s Up, DOCLINE? How About 40 Million Requests!
It wasn’t exactly like the ball dropping at Times Square on New Year’s Eve. But as the DOCLINE® milestone approached earlier this month, librarians on DOCLINE were watching: Who will make the 40 millionth request and who will fill it? Trivia Another Indiana Connection to NLM Indiana contains one of the richest concentrations of limestone… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - May 17, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Programs & Services Source Type: blogs
The Texas Tornado: NLM Commemorates Heart Surgeon DeBakey
Anyone who has ever had heart surgery owes a debt of gratitude to the late Dr. Michael DeBakey. Today, coronary bypass is considered a routine operation but heart disease wasn’t even treatable back when DeBakey graduated medical school. His work made cardiovascular surgery possible; his inventions and revolutionary procedures continue to save countless lives. A… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - May 9, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Events Source Type: blogs
Mentoring in Medicine Event Surprises and Motivates Students
The students’ gasps were audible when Dr. Lawrence Tabak, principal deputy director at NIH, shared how many times his medical school applications were rejected. Not once. Not twice. No. His 29 applications were all rejected. And yet, he persevered. Perseverance, motivation, curiosity, and the importance of mentors were just a few of the themes of… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - May 4, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Events MiM Source Type: blogs
Quick Q & A with NCBI ’s Gene Regulation Group
We were curious. What is going on in Ivan Ovcharenko’s group in NCBI’s Computational Biology Branch? On the sixth floor of NLM’s Lister Hill Center, Dr. Ivan Ovcharenko and his team are deciphering what he calls the “second language” of the human genome. He explains, “The primary language of genomes—which represents the genetic code of… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - April 19, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: infocuseditor Tags: People Sum7 Source Type: blogs
First Lindberg Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Named
In a ceremony on March 30, pediatrician and medical informatics specialist Kenneth Mandl, MD, was named the first Donald AB Lindberg professor of pediatrics at Harvard University School of Medicine. Dr. Mandl is a professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital where he directs the Computational Health Informatics Program. Dr. Mandl also is a professor… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - April 18, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: People Source Type: blogs
“ Rock Star ” Medical Librarians, Part 4
For many rock stars, this is their favorite day of the week. Read on. Rock on. Kevin Read Current gig: Knowledge Management Librarian at the NYU Health Sciences Library Three words on what it’s like to be on the library beat: Challenging. Collaborative. Ever-changing. Rock solid advice for wannabe medical librarians: Get as much experience as… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - April 14, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: People Source Type: blogs
