Meet the NLM Investigators: Dr. Zhiyong Lu is Teaching Computers to Think Like Scientists

Let’s meet Zhiyong Lu, PhD, a Senior Investigator for our National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Computational Biology Branch and member of the NLM Intramural Research Program. He is leading a team of research scientists to harness the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI) to advance the ways our products and services work—advancements … Continue reading Meet the NLM Investigators: Dr. Zhiyong Lu is Teaching Computers to Think Like Scientists

Traveling a Bridge2AI in a Quest for High-Quality, FAIR Data Sets

This blog was authored by NIH staff who serve on the Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) Working Group. In April 2021, we introduced NIH Common Fund’s Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) program to tap the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for revolutionizing biomedical discovery, increasing our understanding of human health, and improving the practice of … Continue reading Traveling a Bridge2AI in a Quest for High-Quality, FAIR Data Sets

RADx-UP Program Addresses Data Gaps in Underrepresented Communities

Guest post by Richard J. Hodes, MD, Director, National Institute on Aging, and Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD, Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH. A few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we shared how NIH was working to speed innovation in the development, commercialization, and implementation of technologies for COVID-19 through NIH’s Rapid … Continue reading RADx-UP Program Addresses Data Gaps in Underrepresented Communities

The Next Normal: Supporting Biomedical Discovery, Clinical Practice, and Self-Care

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As we start year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time for NLM to take stock of the parts of our past that will support the next normal and what we might need to change as we continue to fulfill our mission to acquire, collect, preserve, and disseminate biomedical literature to the world. Today, I … Continue reading The Next Normal: Supporting Biomedical Discovery, Clinical Practice, and Self-Care

Meet the NLM Investigators: For Sameer Antani, PhD, Seeing is More Than Meets the Eye

It’s time for another round of introductions! Many of you may already know Sameer Antani, PhD—one of NLM’s most decorated and prestigious investigators—from his many awards and accolades. In March 2022, he was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows, an impressive group that represents the top two percent … Continue reading Meet the NLM Investigators: For Sameer Antani, PhD, Seeing is More Than Meets the Eye

Bridging the Resource Divide for Artificial Intelligence Research

This blog post is by Lynne Parker, Director, National AI Initiative Office and was originally posted on the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog. The Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation are seeking comments on the initial findings and recommendations contained in the interim report of the … Continue reading Bridging the Resource Divide for Artificial Intelligence Research

We Can’t Go It Alone!

In February, I received the Miles Conrad Award from the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). NISO espouses a wonderful vision: “. . . a world where all can benefit from the unfettered exchange of information.” As the Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), this is music to my ears. Standards are essential to … Continue reading We Can’t Go It Alone!

Gearing Up for 2023 Part II: Implementing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

This blog post is by Lyric Jorgenson, PhD, the Acting Director of the NIH Office of Science Policy. It was originally posted on May 12 on the NIH Office of Science Policy Under the Poliscope blog. We encourage you to read it and submit comments and feedback on the draft supplemental information to the NIH … Continue reading Gearing Up for 2023 Part II: Implementing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

Request for Public Comment: National AI Research and Development Strategic Plan

This blog post by Lynne Parker, Director, National AI Initiative Office, and Rashida Richardson, Senior Policy Advisor for Data and Democracy, was originally posted on the White House OSTP blog. We encourage you to read it and submit comments on the update to the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan by Friday March … Continue reading Request for Public Comment: National AI Research and Development Strategic Plan

Through DS-I Africa, NIH is Fostering a New Health Data Science Community

Guest post by Laura K. Povlich, PhD, Program Director at the NIH Fogarty International Center (FIC) and Tiffani B. Lash, PhD, Program Director for the NIH National Institutes of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). They co-coordinate the DS-I Africa program with assistance from a trans-NIH Working Group that includes Patricia Brennan, RN, PhD, Director of … Continue reading Through DS-I Africa, NIH is Fostering a New Health Data Science Community