Who shall be the new head of biomedical history at NIH?
The National Institutes of Health are ending their search for a new director of the Office of NIH History with a series of public seminars by the candidates for the position:
- Thu 29 March: Dr. Marcia Meldrum of the University of California, Los Angeles: ”Measure for Measure: James Hardy and Henry Beecher on the Problem of Pain and Analgesia, 1940-57″.
- Tue 3 April: Dr. Terry Sharrer of the National Museum of American History: “Collecting a Revolution; Interpreting Medicine since 1950″
- Wed 4 April: Dr. Leo Slater of the Office of NIH History: ”Telling the Story of NIH: Two Episodes in Malaria Research at NIAID”
- Thu 5 April: Dr. John Swann of the FDA History Office: ”Superfluous Flesh and Desiccated Thyroid: Origins and Etiology of Obesity and Its Pharmaceutical Therapeutics”
- Tue 10 April: Dr. Joel Howell of the University of Michigan: (title to be announced later)
- Thu 12 April: Dr. Robert Martensen of East Carolina University: ”History in NIH/ NIH in History: accomplishments, challenges & opportunities”
For more information, contact the Office of NIH History here.
28 Mar 2007 Thomas
Very interesting array of prospective heads of NIH history office… Some have been embedded in federal bureaucracies, and have the savvy of working withing the system, while others are definitely outsiders. For class and panache, my money is on Joel Howell or John Swann, both longtime friends and valued and respected colleagues. Tough call!