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Named Director of Neurology Institute

Drinker, Failed and Former Spy
The Man Who Came to Breakfast

By Rich McManus

Allen Anderson Sometimes, the mission of the National Institutes of Health is carried out by the most unlikely of emissaries. About 10 years ago, an older gentleman began turning up on campus, generally in the vicinity of Bldg. 31's cafeteria. Despite his advanced years, and an attire that spoke more of leisure than of employment, he seemed appropriate to the scientific setting, perhaps an ex-researcher or retiree who lived nearby and took his meals here out of simple convenience.

NIH Hosts Women Instructors from Afghanistan

By Cynthia Delgado

Most NIH employees are well educated. Our daughters, as well as our sons, attend some of the best schools in the nation. Women who are federal employees enjoy equal opportunity, quality health benefits and more. Indeed, of the roughly 19,000 current full-time NIH employees, 11,025 are women, according to the Office of Human Resources. But the women of Afghanistan have not been as fortunate as their American counterparts.