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tag-dr-patricia-flatley-brennan tag-ep tag-external-programs tag-francis-s-collins tag-intramural-research-program tag-irp tag-large-language-models tag-library-operations tag-medline tag-mesh tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-ncbi tag-network-of-the-national-library-of-medicine tag-nih tag-nlm tag-nlm-board-of-regents tag-nlm-division-of-extramural-programs tag-nlm-services tag-nnlm tag-one-nlm tag-patricia-brennan tag-patti-brennan tag-protein-folding tag-retirement tag-sars-cov-2-virus tag-sequence-read-archive tag-t15"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/09/06/looking-backward-looking-forward-together/" rel="bookmark">Looking Backward, Looking Forward—Together</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/09/06/looking-backward-looking-forward-together/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-09-06T11:00:00-04:00">September 6, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-09-10T12:03:50-04:00">September 10, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/09/06/looking-backward-looking-forward-together/"> <img width="648" height="265" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Looking-Backward-Looking-Forward-Together-featured-image-648x265.png" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="photos of Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan's time as Director of the National Library of Medicine" decoding="async" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Looking-Backward-Looking-Forward-Together-featured-image-648x265.png 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Looking-Backward-Looking-Forward-Together-featured-image-768x314.png 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Looking-Backward-Looking-Forward-Together-featured-image-1536x628.png 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Looking-Backward-Looking-Forward-Together-featured-image-1200x491.png 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Looking-Backward-Looking-Forward-Together-featured-image-469x192.png 469w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Looking-Backward-Looking-Forward-Together-featured-image.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="11477" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/09/06/looking-backward-looking-forward-together/looking-backward-looking-forward-together-featured-image/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Looking-Backward-Looking-Forward-Together-featured-image.png" data-orig-size="2000,818" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Looking Backward, Looking Forward—Together featured image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Looking-Backward-Looking-Forward-Together-featured-image.png" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Looking-Backward-Looking-Forward-Together-featured-image.png" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>One thing I’ve learned as a federal employee is that nothing at work ever happens all alone. As I look to retirement from NIH and federal service at the end of this month, I invite you to look backward at what we have accomplished together and look forward to the next journey for NLM!</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-11474-6742a441dade7' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.3#blog_id=119132960&post_id=11474&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-11474-6742a441dade7&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-11474-6742a441dade7' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/about-dr-brennan/" rel="category tag">About Dr. Brennan</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/" rel="category tag">About NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/about-the-blog/" rel="category tag">About the Blog</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/betsy-humphreys/" rel="tag">Betsy Humphreys</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/clinicaltrials-gov/" rel="tag">ClinicalTrials.gov</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/covid-19/" rel="tag">COVID-19</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/dr-brennan/" rel="tag">Dr. Brennan</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/dr-patricia-flatley-brennan/" rel="tag">Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/ep/" rel="tag">EP</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/external-programs/" rel="tag">External Programs</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/francis-s-collins/" rel="tag">Francis S. Collins</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/intramural-research-program/" rel="tag">Intramural Research Program</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/irp/" rel="tag">IRP</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/large-language-models/" rel="tag">large language models</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/library-operations/" rel="tag">Library Operations</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/medline/" rel="tag">MEDLINE</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/mesh/" rel="tag">MeSH</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/national-library-of-medicine/" rel="tag">National Library of Medicine</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/ncbi/" rel="tag">NCBI</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/network-of-the-national-library-of-medicine/" rel="tag">Network of the National Library of Medicine</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nih/" rel="tag">NIH</a>, <a 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virus</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/sequence-read-archive/" rel="tag">Sequence Read Archive</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/t15/" rel="tag">T15</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/09/06/looking-backward-looking-forward-together/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-11234" class="post-11234 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nlm-services category-pubmed tag-about-nlm tag-american-red-cross tag-cdc tag-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention tag-community-support tag-dr-brennan tag-heat-illness tag-heat-stroke tag-heat-gov tag-medlineplus tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-network-of-the-national-library-of-medicine tag-nih-climate-change-and-health-initiative tag-nlm tag-nlm-services tag-nnlm tag-nnlm-region-4 tag-nnlm-region-7 tag-patti-brennan tag-public-libraries tag-pubme"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/08/02/keeping-cool-in-the-library/" rel="bookmark">Keeping Cool in the Library!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/08/02/keeping-cool-in-the-library/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-02T11:00:00-04:00">August 2, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-08-02T11:15:31-04:00">August 2, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/08/02/keeping-cool-in-the-library/"> <img width="648" height="265" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Keeping-Cool-in-the-Library-featured-image-648x265.gif" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="woman in library using an oscillating fan to keep cool" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Keeping-Cool-in-the-Library-featured-image-648x265.gif 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Keeping-Cool-in-the-Library-featured-image-768x314.gif 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Keeping-Cool-in-the-Library-featured-image-1536x628.gif 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Keeping-Cool-in-the-Library-featured-image-1200x491.gif 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Keeping-Cool-in-the-Library-featured-image-469x192.gif 469w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Keeping-Cool-in-the-Library-featured-image.gif 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="11236" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/08/02/keeping-cool-in-the-library/keeping-cool-in-the-library-featured-image/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Keeping-Cool-in-the-Library-featured-image.gif" data-orig-size="2000,818" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Keeping Cool in the Library featured image" data-image-description="<p>A white woman sits on a brown wood floor of a public library. She has long curly hair and is wearing a white tank top, shorts, and canvas shoes. In her hands is a book and a pair of glasses. Behind her is a row of books stacked on a library shelf. On the right is a vintage blue oscillating fan, and on the left is a stack of books. In front of her is a set of headphones connected to a tablet and an animated gif of a book with its pages flipping from the fan’s breeze.</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Keeping-Cool-in-the-Library-featured-image.gif" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Keeping-Cool-in-the-Library-featured-image.gif" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>This summer the United States is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave, with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for days on end across the country. When health challenges emerge, people often turn to libraries as sources of information and support. NLM is proud of its resources that link people to the trusted health information they need.</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-11234-6742a441dd51c' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.3#blog_id=119132960&post_id=11234&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-11234-6742a441dd51c&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-11234-6742a441dd51c' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/nlm-services/" rel="category tag">NLM Services</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/nlm-services/pubmed/" rel="category tag">PubMed</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/about-nlm/" rel="tag">About NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/american-red-cross/" rel="tag">American Red Cross</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/cdc/" rel="tag">CDC</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/" rel="tag">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/community-support/" rel="tag">community support</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/dr-brennan/" rel="tag">Dr. Brennan</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/heat-illness/" rel="tag">heat illness</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/heat-stroke/" rel="tag">heat stroke</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/heat-gov/" rel="tag">HEAT.gov</a>, <a 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href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/public-libraries/" rel="tag">public libraries</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/pubme/" rel="tag">PubMe</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/08/02/keeping-cool-in-the-library/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-10995" class="post-10995 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aboutnlm category-biomedical-informatics category-diversity tag-american-sign-language tag-asl tag-deaf-community tag-diversity tag-diversity-in-biomedical-informatics tag-dr-brennan tag-gallaudet-university tag-meryl-sufian tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-nih-summer-research-and-education-r25 tag-nlm tag-nlm-grant-programs tag-patti-brennan tag-r25 tag-r25-program tag-university-of-pittsburgh"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/19/listening-and-watching-and-learning/" rel="bookmark">Listening… and Watching… and Learning</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/19/listening-and-watching-and-learning/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-07-19T11:00:00-04:00">July 19, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-19T14:25:21-04:00">July 19, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/19/listening-and-watching-and-learning/"> <img width="648" height="265" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/R25-update-featured-image-v01-648x265.gif" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Animated GIF of a Deaf person on a video chat signs "health" and "practice" to a room of five colleagues" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/R25-update-featured-image-v01-648x265.gif 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/R25-update-featured-image-v01-768x314.gif 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/R25-update-featured-image-v01-1536x628.gif 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/R25-update-featured-image-v01-1200x491.gif 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/R25-update-featured-image-v01-469x192.gif 469w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/R25-update-featured-image-v01.gif 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="11000" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/19/listening-and-watching-and-learning/r25-update-featured-image-v01/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/R25-update-featured-image-v01.gif" data-orig-size="2000,818" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Listening… and Watching… and Learning featured image" data-image-description="<p>Animated cover image (GIF) of Robert, a Deaf person and ASL instructor, giving a presentation of the signs for “health” and “practice” over video chat to a conference room of colleagues. The monitor is centered in the image. Robert is a white male with brown hair and short brown facial hair. He is wearing a white long-sleeved, collared shirt and dark tie under a black vest. Behind him is a red background. The colleagues are sitting at a white table and watching his video chat. On the left are three colleagues—a Black man with short black hair and mid-length facial hair, an Asian woman with long black hair that hangs over her shoulder, and a white woman with long brown hair—wearing business and health care clothing. On the right are two other colleagues—a white woman with long black hair and a white male with short brown hair—also wearing business and health care clothing. Behind them is a white wall and a window.</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/R25-update-featured-image-v01.gif" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/R25-update-featured-image-v01.gif" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Recently, Meryl and I visited in person with the trainees at Gallaudet University, where we were challenged to consider how language affects terminology and knowledge formalization, especially when engaging with the Deaf community.</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-10995-6742a441dfb81' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.3#blog_id=119132960&post_id=10995&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-10995-6742a441dfb81&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-10995-6742a441dfb81' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like 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Brennan</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/r25/" rel="tag">R25</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/r25-program/" rel="tag">R25 program</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/university-of-pittsburgh/" rel="tag">University of Pittsburgh</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/19/listening-and-watching-and-learning/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-10795" class="post-10795 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-acknowledgements category-observances tag-deputy-director-for-policy-and-external-affairs tag-france tag-jerry-sheehan tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-nlm tag-nlm-assistant-director-for-policy-development tag-nlm-deputy-director tag-oecd tag-paris"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/06/22/smashing-the-jerry-jar/" rel="bookmark">Smashing the Jerry Jar!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/06/22/smashing-the-jerry-jar/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-06-22T11:00:00-04:00">June 22, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-26T11:43:34-04:00">July 26, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/06/22/smashing-the-jerry-jar/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-06-21-Smashing-the-Jerry-Jar-featured-image-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-06-21-Smashing-the-Jerry-Jar-featured-image-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-06-21-Smashing-the-Jerry-Jar-featured-image-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-06-21-Smashing-the-Jerry-Jar-featured-image-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-06-21-Smashing-the-Jerry-Jar-featured-image-1200x485.jpg 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-06-21-Smashing-the-Jerry-Jar-featured-image-475x192.jpg 475w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-06-21-Smashing-the-Jerry-Jar-featured-image.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="10797" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/06/22/smashing-the-jerry-jar/2021-06-21-smashing-the-jerry-jar-featured-image/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-06-21-Smashing-the-Jerry-Jar-featured-image.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,808" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Smashing the Jerry Jar featured image" data-image-description="<p>Image of Jerry Sheehan (left) and a glass jar tipped on its side (right). The images are blended together in the center. Jerry is a white man with short salt-and-pepper hair and is wearing a navy jacket and blue collared shirt. The jar has colorful marbles spilling out of it and is labeled “Jerry Jar.”</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-06-21-Smashing-the-Jerry-Jar-featured-image.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-06-21-Smashing-the-Jerry-Jar-featured-image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The ”Jerry Jar” crept into our lingo as a shorthand way of letting me say, “Here’s something important to handle—I am not quite sure what to do with it and I believe that it needs your expertise.” As we planned for his departure, I sought his advice about what to do with the “Jerry Jar” that had become so invaluable to our operations. “Smash it,” he said!</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-10795-6742a441e213f' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.3#blog_id=119132960&post_id=10795&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-10795-6742a441e213f&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-10795-6742a441e213f' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/observances/acknowledgements/" rel="category tag">Acknowledgements</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/observances/" rel="category tag">Observances</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/deputy-director-for-policy-and-external-affairs/" rel="tag">Deputy Director for Policy and 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type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aboutnlm category-artificial-intelligence category-big-data category-biomedical-informatics category-data-sharing category-nlm-workforce category-pubmed category-research-practices tag-about-nlm tag-biomedical-research tag-childhood-blindness tag-deia tag-fda-breakthrough-status tag-gender-diversity tag-genotype-phenotype-correlation tag-intramural-research-program tag-meet-the-investigators tag-meet-the-nlm-investigators tag-michael-f-chiang tag-national-eye-institute tag-national-institutes-of-health tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-nei tag-nei-mission tag-nei-strategic-plan tag-nih-director tag-nih-directors tag-nih-mission tag-nlm tag-nlm-intramural-research-program tag-ophthalmology tag-structural-racism tag-video tag-vision-science"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/05/24/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-michael-chiang-is-working-to-eliminate-vision-loss/" rel="bookmark">Meet the NLM Investigators: Dr. Michael Chiang is Working to Eliminate Vision Loss</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/05/24/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-michael-chiang-is-working-to-eliminate-vision-loss/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-05-24T11:00:00-04:00">May 24, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-26T12:10:49-04:00">July 26, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/05/24/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-michael-chiang-is-working-to-eliminate-vision-loss/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-24-NLM-MTI-Chiang-Musings-Blog-featured-image-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-24-NLM-MTI-Chiang-Musings-Blog-featured-image-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-24-NLM-MTI-Chiang-Musings-Blog-featured-image-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-24-NLM-MTI-Chiang-Musings-Blog-featured-image-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-24-NLM-MTI-Chiang-Musings-Blog-featured-image-1200x485.jpg 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-24-NLM-MTI-Chiang-Musings-Blog-featured-image-475x192.jpg 475w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-24-NLM-MTI-Chiang-Musings-Blog-featured-image.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="10601" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/05/24/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-michael-chiang-is-working-to-eliminate-vision-loss/2023-05-24-nlm-mti-chiang-musings-blog-featured-image/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-24-NLM-MTI-Chiang-Musings-Blog-featured-image.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,808" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Meet the NLM Investigators: Dr. Michael Chiang is Working to Eliminate Vision Loss featured image" data-image-description="<p>Featured image for NLM’s Musings series, “Meet the NLM Investigators.” On the right is a headshot of Dr. Michael Chiang, an Asian man with short salt-and-pepper hair wearing a black suite and lavender button-down. Behind him is a blue background with superimposed illustrations of his area of expertise, including a cross-section of a human eye and Dr. Chiang wearing an ophthalmic magnifying headset. On the bottom left is a blue banner with white outline and “Meet the NLM Investigators” in white text.</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-24-NLM-MTI-Chiang-Musings-Blog-featured-image.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-24-NLM-MTI-Chiang-Musings-Blog-featured-image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Meet Dr. Michael Chiang! After he planned for a career as an engineer, he found that his interest in machines could be applied to medicine and help treat people with disease. So he switched his focus (if you will!) to vision science before joining NIH as Director of NEI in November 2020.</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-10543-6742a441e63b8' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.3#blog_id=119132960&post_id=10543&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-10543-6742a441e63b8&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-10543-6742a441e63b8' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/" rel="category tag">About NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/nlm-technology/artificial-intelligence/" rel="category tag">Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/nlm-technology/big-data/" rel="category tag">Big Data</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/nlm-technology/biomedical-informatics/" rel="category tag">Biomedical Informatics</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/nlm-technology/data-sharing/" rel="category tag">Data Sharing</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/nlm-workforce/" rel="category tag">NLM Workforce</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/nlm-services/pubmed/" rel="category tag">PubMed</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/practices/research-practices/" rel="category tag">Research Practices</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/about-nlm/" rel="tag">About NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/biomedical-research/" rel="tag">biomedical research</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/childhood-blindness/" rel="tag">childhood blindness</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/deia/" rel="tag">DEIA</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/fda-breakthrough-status/" rel="tag">FDA breakthrough status</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/gender-diversity/" rel="tag">gender diversity</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/genotype-phenotype-correlation/" rel="tag">genotype-phenotype correlation</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/intramural-research-program/" rel="tag">Intramural Research Program</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/meet-the-investigators/" rel="tag">Meet the Investigators</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/meet-the-nlm-investigators/" rel="tag">Meet the NLM Investigators</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/michael-f-chiang/" rel="tag">Michael F. Chiang</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/national-eye-institute/" rel="tag">National Eye Institute</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/national-institutes-of-health/" rel="tag">National Institutes of Health</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/national-library-of-medicine/" rel="tag">National Library of Medicine</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nei/" rel="tag">NEI</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nei-mission/" rel="tag">NEI mission</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nei-strategic-plan/" rel="tag">NEI strategic plan</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nih-director/" rel="tag">NIH Director</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nih-directors/" rel="tag">NIH Directors</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nih-mission/" rel="tag">NIH mission</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nlm/" rel="tag">NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nlm-intramural-research-program/" rel="tag">NLM Intramural Research Program</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/ophthalmology/" rel="tag">ophthalmology</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/structural-racism/" rel="tag">structural racism</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/video/" rel="tag">video</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/vision-science/" rel="tag">vision science</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/05/24/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-michael-chiang-is-working-to-eliminate-vision-loss/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-10361" class="post-10361 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aboutnlm category-nlm-practices category-nlm-services tag-about-nlm tag-biomedical-library tag-biomedical-literature tag-dr-brennan tag-innovation tag-innovative-research tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-nlm tag-patti-brennan tag-preserving-biomedical-information tag-scientific-freedom tag-values"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/05/03/how-do-the-values-of-nlm-shape-and-support-its-mission/" rel="bookmark">How Do the Values of NLM Shape and Support Its Mission?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/05/03/how-do-the-values-of-nlm-shape-and-support-its-mission/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-05-03T11:00:00-04:00">May 3, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-26T13:32:06-04:00">July 26, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/05/03/how-do-the-values-of-nlm-shape-and-support-its-mission/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Featured-image-Core-Values-of-a-Library-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="book titled "NLM Values" pulled off a bookshelf" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Featured-image-Core-Values-of-a-Library-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Featured-image-Core-Values-of-a-Library-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Featured-image-Core-Values-of-a-Library-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Featured-image-Core-Values-of-a-Library-1200x485.jpg 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Featured-image-Core-Values-of-a-Library-475x192.jpg 475w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Featured-image-Core-Values-of-a-Library.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="10364" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/05/03/how-do-the-values-of-nlm-shape-and-support-its-mission/featured-image-core-values-of-a-library/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Featured-image-Core-Values-of-a-Library.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,808" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="How Do the Values of NLM Shape and Support Its Mission? featured image" data-image-description="<p>Featured image shows a book titled “NLM Values” being pulled off a full library bookshelf. On the left side of the image is the forearm and hand of a person pulling the book; that person is white and wearing a long-sleeve blue shirt. The book is centered in the graphic. It has a peach-colored cover, and the title of the book is brown. There is a brown outline of the NLM main building’s parabolic roof under the title. The right side of the image is an abstract orange-and-black design meant to resemble technology. It is coming from the right corner of the image and blends to the left.</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Featured-image-Core-Values-of-a-Library.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Featured-image-Core-Values-of-a-Library.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>I have been taking some time recently to talk with the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Leadership Team about the values that guide what we do at NLM and the way they influence our work.</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-10361-6742a441e94a2' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.3#blog_id=119132960&post_id=10361&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-10361-6742a441e94a2&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-10361-6742a441e94a2' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like 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href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/04/05/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-nash-rochman-explores-host-pathogen-interactions/" rel="bookmark">Meet the NLM Investigators: Dr. Nash Rochman Explores Host-Pathogen Interactions</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/04/05/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-nash-rochman-explores-host-pathogen-interactions/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-04-05T11:00:00-04:00">April 5, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-26T13:53:45-04:00">July 26, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/04/05/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-nash-rochman-explores-host-pathogen-interactions/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nash_rochman_2-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nash_rochman_2-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nash_rochman_2-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nash_rochman_2-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nash_rochman_2-1200x485.jpg 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nash_rochman_2-475x192.jpg 475w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nash_rochman_2.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="10051" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/04/05/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-nash-rochman-explores-host-pathogen-interactions/nash_rochman_2/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nash_rochman_2.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,808" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Meet the NLM Investigators: Dr. Nash Rochman Explores Host-Pathogen Interactions featured image" data-image-description="<p>Featured image for NLM’s Musings series, “Meet the NLM Investigators.” On the right is a headshot of Dr. Nash Rochman, a white man with mid-length dirty blond hair wearing a blue corduroy jacket over a white and blue-striped button-down shirt. Behind him is a purple background with superimposed illustrations of his area of expertise, including a microscopy image of a parasite and a vaccine vial. There is also a photo of him writing on a whiteboard. On the bottom left is a blue banner with white outline and “Meet the NLM Investigators” in white text.</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nash_rochman_2.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nash_rochman_2.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>As part of our ongoing Meet the NLM Investigators series, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Nash Rochman, PhD, an Independent Research Scholar in NLM’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Computational Biology Branch and member of the NLM Intramural Research Program.</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-10044-6742a441ed116' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.3#blog_id=119132960&post_id=10044&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-10044-6742a441ed116&n=1' 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rel="tag">predicting and preventing epidemics</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/revolutionary-evolution/" rel="tag">revolutionary evolution</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/rochman/" rel="tag">Rochman</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/video/" rel="tag">video</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/04/05/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-nash-rochman-explores-host-pathogen-interactions/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-9827" class="post-9827 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aboutnlm category-clinicaltrials-gov category-data-sharing category-nlm-services category-pubmed tag-about-nlm tag-cardiovascular-disease tag-clinicaltrials-gov tag-cvd tag-dr-brennan tag-equity tag-genbank tag-health-disparities tag-health-equity tag-heart-disease tag-heart-health tag-keeping-hope-alive tag-medlineplus tag-national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute tag-national-institutes-of-health tag-national-jeart tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-network-of-the-national-library-of-medicine tag-nhlbi tag-nih tag-nih-initiatives tag-nlm tag-nlm-services tag-nnlm tag-patti-brennan tag-personal-health-care tag-pmc tag-public-health tag-pubmed tag-pubmed-central tag-sequence-read-archive tag-sra"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/03/08/our-libraries-keeping-hope-alive-for-heart-health/" rel="bookmark">Our Libraries: Keeping Hope Alive for Heart Health</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/03/08/our-libraries-keeping-hope-alive-for-heart-health/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-03-08T11:00:00-05:00">March 8, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-03-24T13:39:30-04:00">March 24, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/03/08/our-libraries-keeping-hope-alive-for-heart-health/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Libraries-are-Lungs_5-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="library shelves leading towards bright light of hope" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Libraries-are-Lungs_5-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Libraries-are-Lungs_5-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Libraries-are-Lungs_5-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Libraries-are-Lungs_5-1200x485.jpg 1200w, 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data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Libraries-are-Lungs_5.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Right now, I am reading The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles. One quote that struck me the most is, “Libraries are lungs. Books the fresh air breathed in to keep the heart beating, to keep the brain imagining, to keep hope alive.”</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-9827-6742a441efe00' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.3#blog_id=119132960&post_id=9827&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-9827-6742a441efe00&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-9827-6742a441efe00' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/" rel="category tag">About NLM</a>, <a 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Jeart</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/national-library-of-medicine/" rel="tag">National Library of Medicine</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/network-of-the-national-library-of-medicine/" rel="tag">Network of the National Library of Medicine</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nhlbi/" rel="tag">NHLBI</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nih/" rel="tag">NIH</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nih-initiatives/" rel="tag">NIH initiatives</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nlm/" rel="tag">NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nlm-services/" rel="tag">NLM Services</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nnlm/" rel="tag">NNLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/patti-brennan/" rel="tag">Patti Brennan</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/personal-health-care/" rel="tag">personal health care</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/pmc/" rel="tag">PMC</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/public-health/" rel="tag">public health</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/pubmed/" rel="tag">PubMed</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/pubmed-central/" rel="tag">PubMed Central</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/sequence-read-archive/" rel="tag">Sequence Read Archive</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/sra/" rel="tag">SRA</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/03/08/our-libraries-keeping-hope-alive-for-heart-health/#comments">3 Comments</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-9806" class="post-9806 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-acknowledgements category-observances tag-african-journals-partnership-project tag-diversity tag-diversity-equity-and-inclusion tag-dr-glass tag-dr-roger-glass tag-ds-i-africa tag-equity tag-fogarty tag-fogarty-advisory-board tag-fogarty-international-center tag-national-institutes-of-health tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-nih tag-nlm tag-roger-glass tag-roger-i-glass"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/03/01/honoring-roger-glass-md-phd-a-leader-in-global-health-here-and-abroad/" rel="bookmark">Honoring Roger Glass, MD, PhD: A Leader in Global Health Here and Abroad</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/03/01/honoring-roger-glass-md-phd-a-leader-in-global-health-here-and-abroad/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-03-01T11:00:00-05:00">March 1, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-03-02T09:52:54-05:00">March 2, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/03/01/honoring-roger-glass-md-phd-a-leader-in-global-health-here-and-abroad/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="image of Robert Glass, MD, receiving an award from NIH Director Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED-1200x485.jpg 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED-475x192.jpg 475w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="9824" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/03/01/honoring-roger-glass-md-phd-a-leader-in-global-health-here-and-abroad/roger_glass_retirement_9_modified/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,808" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roger_glass_retirement_9_MODIFIED.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>On February 7, I had the honor of attending and speaking at a Celebration of Dr. Roger I. 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Read more about how his work at the NIH Fogarty International Center advanced global health research.</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-9806-6742a441f22fd' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.3#blog_id=119132960&post_id=9806&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-9806-6742a441f22fd&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-9806-6742a441f22fd' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/observances/acknowledgements/" rel="category tag">Acknowledgements</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/observances/" rel="category tag">Observances</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/african-journals-partnership-project/" rel="tag">African Journals Partnership Project</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/diversity/" rel="tag">diversity</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/" rel="tag">diversity equity and inclusion</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/dr-glass/" rel="tag">Dr. Glass</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/dr-roger-glass/" rel="tag">Dr. Roger Glass</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/ds-i-africa/" rel="tag">DS-I Africa</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/equity/" rel="tag">equity</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/fogarty/" rel="tag">Fogarty</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/fogarty-advisory-board/" rel="tag">Fogarty Advisory Board</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/fogarty-international-center/" rel="tag">Fogarty International Center</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/national-institutes-of-health/" rel="tag">National Institutes of Health</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/national-library-of-medicine/" rel="tag">National Library of Medicine</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nih/" rel="tag">NIH</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/nlm/" rel="tag">NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/roger-glass/" rel="tag">Roger Glass</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/roger-i-glass/" rel="tag">Roger I. 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I cannot capture in words how inspiring and energizing it was to be together—but let me tell you, it really was! 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