Accelerating Innovation in Science

Posted on by Patti Brennan

Fast. Healthcare. Interoperability. Resource. Word about HL7 FHIR—pronounced “fire”—is spreading quickly across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and scientific community, and for good reason. The FHIR format is a global industry standard for exchanging health care data between institutions. Most electronic health records systems in hospitals and physicians’ offices already use FHIR to send … Continue reading Accelerating Innovation in Science

The Power of 10: Women Leaders of NIH

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Faces of the 10 NIH women institute and center leaders.

For the first time in NIH’s history, we have 10 women leading institutes and centers. Now, when the directors of NIH’s 27 institutes and centers meet, more than a third of our voices are female. Individually, we bring to leadership our personalities, professional expertise, and personal power. Together, we bring what I call the “Power … Continue reading The Power of 10: Women Leaders of NIH

The Significance of Network Biology

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illustration of a city with a network of lines connected at data points

Guest post by Teresa Przytycka, PhD, Senior Investigator, Computational and Systems Biology section of the Computational Biology Branch at the National Library of Medicine’s National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health. The functioning of any complex system involves interactions between elements of that system. This is true at the cellular level, the macro … Continue reading The Significance of Network Biology

The More Things Change . . .

Posted on by Patti Brennan
reorganization concept: arrows show employees moving within an organizational pyramid with a collage of faces in the background

Back in January, I shared our plans for aligning the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM’s) organizational structure with the goals and vision in the 2017-2027 Strategic Plan. Now, in the heat of summer, it’s time to tell you about our progress. We’ve come a long way, while remaining true to our mission and commitment to … Continue reading The More Things Change . . .

Democratizing Information Access

Posted on by Patti Brennan
close-up of the American flag flying outside NLM

When I became director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), I took an oath of office in which I promised to uphold the U.S. Constitution. As we celebrate Independence Day, I’m reflecting once again on what that oath means to me and how I live out my commitment to it through my work. This … Continue reading Democratizing Information Access