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NIH Scientists Receive 2012 Service to America Medals
Neal A. Young, M.D.
2012
Science and Environment Medal Recipient
Position: Chief of the Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Agency: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Achievement: Saves lives through cutting-edge research and treatments for patients with bone marrow failure diseases, including the rare and once deadly blood disorder known as aplastic anemia.
Lynne Meryl Mofenson, M.D.
2012
Federal Employee of the Year
Position: Branch Chief, Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch
Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Achievement: Played a pivotal role in preventing the AIDS epidemic among children by studying ways to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
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