Friends of the National Library of Medicine Announce New Board Members

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For Immediate Release: 2.24.21

Contact:
Ann Hill
Operations Manager
annhill@fnlm.org

Friends of the National Library of Medicine Announce New Board Members

The Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM) Board of Directors is pleased to welcome two new Directors, Christopher J. Shaffer, MS and Christopher C. Winchester, D.Phil. 

“Both Mr. Shaffer and Dr. Winchester’s extensive experience and knowledge in health sciences and health communications will be invaluable to the FNLM as we move forward with many new and strategic initiatives,” said Glen P. Campbell, FNLM Chair of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine. 

Chris Shaffer joined the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) as University Librarian, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Information Management, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, in August 2017. Previously, he was University Librarian and Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) for nine years. He has helped plan interprofessional education initiatives and worked with research offices and Clinical and Translational Science Award centers to develop new library services for researchers. At OHSU, he worked with Dr. Melissa Haendel to establish the Ontology Development Group, which promoted research innovations, service development, and education through semantically enabled technologies for the purposes of data management and publication, research reproducibility, and the building of novel tools for biomedical data exploration. Chris is an active member of the Medical Library Association (MLA), a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP), and currently serves as President of the Association of Academic Health Science Libraries (AAHSL). His other past positions include Assistant Director for Technology and Outreach at the University of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Technology Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region, and Resident Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Texas A&M University and an MS in Information Science from the University of North Texas. 

Chris Winchester is CEO of Oxford PharmaGenesis, an award-winning HealthScience communications consultancy that helps its clients in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, patient groups and academia to communicate medical evidence effectively. Oxford PharmaGenesis has over 350 employees in offices in Oxford, London, Cardiff, Cambridge, Basel, Melbourne and Philadelphia. Chris studied Biochemistry at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, leaving with a DPhil in 1997. He has led observational studies, systematic reviews of observational studies and Delphi consensus development processes that have been published in journals such ​Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Chest ​ and​ Gut. ​ Chris is Co-founder of Open Pharma, which aims to advance the publishing of research funded by the pharmaceutical industry. He is an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Director of Oxford Health Policy Forum, and a past Chair of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals. He is proud of the partnership between Oxford PharmaGenesis and Evidence Aid, a global charity headquartered in Oxford that advocates an evidence-based approach to emergency relief and humanitarian assistance.  

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The Friends organization was formed in 1986 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to promote, publicize, and support the Library. FNLM is a coalition of individuals, medical associations and societies, hospitals, health science libraries, corporations, and foundations, dedicated to increasing public awareness and use of the NLM, as well as to support its many programs in research, education, and public service. FNLM’s Board of Directors oversee the strategic planning, fundraising and programmatic activities of the organization. For more information, please visit: www.fnlm.org

Mourning the Loss of Dr. Milton Corn

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The Board of Directors of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine mourn the loss of Dr. Milton Corn, our great friend. Dr. Corn was a groundbreaker in medical research and education. Known for his humor and incisive comments, he was a leader, mentor, and friend to so many in research and medical education. We offer deepest condolences to his family and friends.

Learn more here. 

NLM Announces 2021 History Talks

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The History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces its 2021 NLM History Talks. All talks are free, live-streamed globally, and subsequently archived by NIH VideoCasting.

Learn more here. 

“First Day in a Nobel Life” Dr. Jennifer Doudna

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This five-minute video will inspire all who view it. Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Doudna and her colleague, Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier.  Dr. Doudna will receive FNLM’s Medical Research Award at our Annual Awards Dinner in September 2021.

 

Podcast: Teaching In Medicine

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Educating health care providers of tomorrow is one of the greatest joys in medicine. Join Dr. Kathleen Timme, an academic pediatric subspecialist and educator as she interviews current and aspiring clinician-educators. Together, we will explore triumphs, struggles, and effective approaches in medical education. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the participants.

Listen below!

Source: anchor.fm

NLM seeks comment on strategic opportunities and challenges

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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) invites the public to provide input and help shape the continuing implementation of its strategic plan through 2027 by responding to this Request for Information (RFI).

As one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health, NLM leads, conducts, and supports research and research training in biomedical information science, informatics, and data science. As the world’s largest biomedical library, NLM advances open science and scholarship by making biomedical information more findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable, and helps create a more diverse and data-skilled workforce. NLM’s work enables researchers, clinicians, and the public to translate a vast wealth of biomedical information into better health.

In the years since NLM’s current strategic plan was released, there have been dozens of initiatives, projects, and other NLM activities in pursuit of its goals. NLM seeks comment on major opportunities or challenges relevant to the NLM mission that have arisen or become significantly more important in the last five years through responses to our recently issued RFI to ensure that implementation of the strategic plan remains current.

The RFI can be found at this link https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-LM-20-015.html. Responses must be received by October 19, 2020.

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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is a leader in research in biomedical informatics and data science and the world’s largest biomedical library. NLM conducts and supports research in methods for recording, storing, retrieving, preserving, and communicating health information. NLM creates resources and tools that are used billions of times each year by millions of people to access and analyze molecular biology, biotechnology, toxicology, environmental health, and health services information. Additional information is available at https://www.nlm.nih.gov.

AIMBE Elects 2020 Fellows

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Congratulations to Dr. Brennan on upon her election to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows! This is an extremely well-deserved recognition of outstanding achievements medical and biological engineering.

Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community. For more information on the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, please click here.

Portrait Unveiled of Former NLM Director Lindberg

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Dr. and Mrs. Lindberg pose next to their official portrait during the unveiling ceremonies at the National Library of Medicine.

On February 10, the National Library of Medicine was the scene of a special unveiling ceremony for a portrait of former NLM Director Dr. Donald Lindberg and his wife, Mary. Dr. Lindberg retired in 2015 after over 30 years of service as NLM Director. During his tenure, the Lindbergs were a much-admired team, always closely involved with the people and activities of the Library.

The painting was created by Virginia artist Bradley Stevens, one of America’s leading realist painters and a noted portraitist. Commissioned and sponsored by the Friends of the NLM, this beautiful new work will hang in a prominent location at NLM.

FNLM Update on the Native Voices Exhibition

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The Native Voices exhibition in the NLM Rotunda closed July 17, 2015 but you can still visit it…

  • Online:
    Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness
    The Native Voices website includes all of the exhibition’s video interviews, historical timeline content, and images of some objects and artifacts formerly on display. In addition, you can download all of the exhibition’s video content, the timeline, and selected images from either the iTunes or Android app stores.
  • At an ALA Tour location near you:
    Native Voices is now available as a traveling exhibition on the ALA 2016-2020 tour, which we invite you to visit when it is in your vicinity. For ALA host locations, see https://apply.ala.org/nativevoices/exhibit-sites. The detailed tour schedule can be downloaded here. For further information contact the ALA Public Programs Office, email: publicprograms@ala.org, phone: 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5045.
  • At the National Library of Medicine main building in Bethesda, MD
    Or, if you’re planning to be in the Washington, DC area, come see the Healing Totem Pole, installed outside the main entrance to the National Library of Medicine as part of the original Native Voices exhibition. The display includes the pole and two carved benches, with interpretive signage, and is adjacent to NLM’s healing plant garden. It is open to NIH visitors during daylight hours. Also, the traveling version of Native Voices is on display in the NLM Rotunda in the NLM main building on the NIH campus, known as Building 38. The unit on display has six banners and six iPads, from which visitors can view the entire Native Voices video content and extensive other material that supplements the banners. The NLM rotunda is open Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm, except for Federal holidays. Questions or comments for NLM may be directed to https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/traveling/contact.html

The End of an Era: Director Lindberg Retires After 31 Years Leading NLM

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Dr. Lindberg speaks at the March 30 NIH farewell tribute. Photo by Bill Branson.

Lindberg predicted a time when “the book or journal on the shelf will become increasingly too remote for immediate patient-care decisions,” and the computers will become increasingly useful; when “medical informatics will emerge as a formal research field and academic discipline;” and when progress in “cancer research and molecular biology will be to the average citizen not an idle curiosity or newspaper headline, but a matter of immediate personal concern.”

“I hope you saw how true and prescient his observations were,” noted NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD. “Don created programs that transformed our approach to information.”

“Your influence has been profound,” said Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “The kind of capabilities you put at our fingertips made what we do possible.” Drs. Vivian Pinn, Harold Varmus, John Gallin and Roger Glass were the other NIH leaders who spoke of their collaborations with Lindberg.