NLM General Announcements


 

2023-2024 NLM Associate Fellows Announcement

Published: Tue, 23 May 2023 11:12:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a global leader in biomedical informatics and computational health data science research and the world’s largest biomedical library, is pleased to announce its 2023-2024 class of Associate Fellows.


News, Events, and Updates

Published: Mon, 15 May 2023 09:22:00 EDT

The NLM Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine provides individual awards of up to $10,000 to support research in the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine.


Staff Scientist, Sequence Read Archive Lead

Published: Tue, 9 May 2023 15:34:00 EDT

NLM NCBI IEB is looking for an outstanding candidate to lead and manage the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) program and team and provide the overall direction and delivery of SRA products that are used by researchers globally. The candidate will establish the program vision, goals, roadmaps, release plans, requirements, and priorities in key functional components.


IT Project Manager position

Published: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:03:00 EDT

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is seeking to recruit IT Project Manager position. Open and closing dates: 05/01/2023 to 05/10/2023.


Staff Scientist 1 - Sequence Enhancements, Tools, and Delivery (SeqPlus) Program

Published: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:01:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), Information Engineering Branch (IEB) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1 to support the Sequence Enhancements, Tools, and Delivery (SeqPlus) Program, which includes eukaryotic, prokaryotic, and viral Reference Sequence (RefSeq) databases, the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST), the Conserved Domains Database (CDD), the NCBI Pathogen Detection Pipeline, NCBI Datasets, and sequence visualization and analysis tools. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.


Jerry Sheehan, Deputy Director of Policy and External Affairs is leaving NLM to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Mr. Sheehan has been appointed as OECD’s new Director of Science, Technology and Innovation

Published: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:22:26 EDT

Jerry Sheehan, Deputy Director of Policy and External Affairs is leaving NLM to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Mr. Sheehan has been appointed as OECD’s new Director of Science, Technology and Innovation.


Staff Scientist 1 - Computational Analysis of Human Regulatory Genomics

Published: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:35:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.


Data Center Facilities Management Specialist

Published: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 16:36:00 EDT

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is seeking to recruit Data Center Facilities Management Specialist position.


NLM Email Lists

Published: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:12:00 EDT

NLM-AnnouncesDaily announcement-only list of new and updated content on the NLM website, the NLM Technical Bulletin, Musings from the Mezzanine, NCBI Insights, and Circulating Now.


NLM Email Lists

Published: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:51:00 EDT

NLM-AnnouncesDaily announcement-only list of new and updated content on the NLM website, the NLM Technical Bulletin, Musings from the Mezzanine, NCBI Insights, and Circulating Now.


National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health

Published: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:59:00 EDT

This set of tooling services brings together many health and biomedical vocabularies and standards to enable interoperability between computer systems.


Is Misinformation the Problem? Re-examining the Infodemic

Published: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:12:00 EDT

Join for the 2023 NLM Science, Technology, and Society Lecture taking place this Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. ET.


NCBI Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer

Published: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:41:00 EST

 The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1. The position serves as the Deputy Director, NCBI, and as such, serves as the senior expert and consultant to NLM top management. NLM is one of the 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


Job Openings at NLM

Published: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:04:00 EST

Visit USAJOBS for additional opportunities at NLM, NIH, and throughout the federal government.


Computational Modeling Sheds Light on Human Cognition and the Origins of Brain Disorders

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:03:00 EST

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) used computational modeling to uncover mutations in the human genome that likely influenced the evolution of human cognition. This groundbreaking research in human genomics could lead to a better understanding of human health and the discovery of novel treatments for complex brain disorders. The study was published in Science Advances.


NLM Researchers Uncover the Diversity of Viroids and Viroid-like Agents

Published: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:37:00 EST

Viroid-like cccRNA detection pipeline


STAFF SCIENTIST 1 - (Medical Genetics and Human Variation Program Deputy Director)

Published: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:22:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), Information Engineering Branch (IEB) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1 to support the Medical Genetics and Human Variation (MGV) Program, which includes dbGaP, ClinVar, GTR, and dbSNP. NLM is one of 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


STAFF SCIENTIST 1 (SeqPlus Product Owner)

Published: Thu, 5 Jan 2023 10:41:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), Information Engineering Branch (IEB) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1 position. The position is in the IEB Sequence Enhancements, Tools, and Delivery Sequence Plus (SeqPlus) program, which includes eukaryotic, prokaryotic, and viral Reference Sequence (RefSeq) databases, Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST), Conserved Domains Database (CDD), NCBI Pathogen Detection Pipeline, NCBI Datasets, and sequence visualization and analysis tools. NLM is one of 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


NLM Announces 2023 History Talks

Published: Wed, 4 Jan 2023 14:56:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the 2023 History Talks. All talks are free, available via live stream globally, and archived by NIH VideoCasting. We invite you to join this year’s History Talks:


NLM Announces 2023 Michael E. DeBakey Fellows in the History of Medicine

Published: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:08:00 EST

Following its May 18, 2022 call for applications to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine, NLM is pleased to announce its 2023 DeBakey Fellows.


Director, Information Resources Branch (IRB)

Published: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:23:00 EST

The NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is looking for a seasoned professional to serve as the Director of its Information Resources Branch (IRB), leading teams to provide cloud computing, high performance computing, and scientific research applications for NLM, and the NIH-funded research community. 


NIH Preprint Pilot Accelerates and Expands Discovery of Research Results

Published: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:37:00 EST

The NIH Preprint Pilot has accelerated and expanded broad discovery of NIH-funded research results relating to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19. This finding comes from a new preprint authored by staff at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and made available in bioRxiv. A project of NLM, the NIH Preprint Pilot was launched to explore new approaches to increase the discoverability of NIH-supported research results and gain a better understanding of perceptions and practices regarding preprints.


Wei Ma Selected to Serve as Acting Director, Office of Computer and Communication Systems, National Library of Medicine

Published: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:29:00 EST

Wei Ma has been selected to serve as Acting Director, Office of Computer and Communication Systems (OCCS) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is expected to assume the role in January 2023 as Ivor D’Souza assumes the role of Acting Director for the NIH Center for Information Technology.


STAFF SCIENTIST 1

Published: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:00:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1. The position supports interdisciplinary research in the Computational Biology Branch (CBB). NLM is one of the 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


IT Specialist (CUSTSPT)

Published: Wed, 9 Nov 2022 11:46:00 EST

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is seeking to recruit IT Specialist (CUSTSPT) position. 


Supervisory IT Specialist (APPSW)

Published: Fri, 4 Nov 2022 13:44:00 EDT

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is seeking to recruit Supervisory IT Specialist (APPSW) position. 


STAFF SCIENTIST 1, Microbial Bioinformatics

Published: Fri, 4 Nov 2022 10:17:00 EDT

The Intramural Research Program (IRP) of National Library of Medicine (NLM) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1 to join the Computational Biology Branch of the NLM (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/CBBresearch/jianglab) . NLM is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The Intramural Research Program (IRP) is looking for an outstanding candidate to work on applying computational tools to challenging problems in large-scale microbial genomic analysis.


Supervisory IT Specialist (INFOSEC)

Published: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:17:00 EDT

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is seeking to recruit Supervisory IT Specialist (INFOSEC) position. 


Michael Huerta, PhD, Named Acting Deputy Director for Operations and Innovation at NLM

Published: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:00:00 EDT

Michael Huerta, PhD, has been named Acting Deputy Director for Operations and Innovation at NLM. In this new role, Dr. Huerta will provide administrative oversight for the overall NLM research portfolio, serve as NLM’s Chief Diversity Officer, and provide senior executive support to NLM’s Division and Office Directors.


NLM’s Eugene V. Koonin, PhD, Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Published: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:23:00 EDT

Eugene V. Koonin, PhD, senior investigator in the Computational Biology Branch of the NLM Intramural Research Program, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). The announcement was made today as part of NAM’s annual meeting.


NLM Researchers Build Understanding of the Virus Universe Using Metatranscriptome Mining

Published: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:48:00 EDT

A team of researchers from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and collaborating academic research institutions have discovered new RNA bacteriophages, viruses that attack bacteria, advancing understanding of virus evolution. Findings were published in the journal Cell.


STAFF SCIENTIST 1 (ClinicalTrials.gov Results Team Lead)

Published: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 13:38:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist I in the Information Engineering Branch (IEB) to lead an interdisciplinary team of results quality control reviewers and to ensure that the results review teams’ decisions and activities are in alignment with regulation and policy and in support of the mission and priorities of ClinicalTrials.gov, the largest publicly available clinical study registry and results database in the world. NLM is one of 27 Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).


STAFF SCIENTIST 1 (ClinicalTrials.gov Lead Policy Research Analyst)

Published: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 13:38:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist I in the Information Engineering Branch (IEB) to support the scientific policy management of ClinicalTrials.gov, the largest publicly available clinical study registry and results database in the world. NLM is one of 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).


IT Specialist (SYSADMIN/APPSW)

Published: Thu, 6 Oct 2022 14:18:00 EDT

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is seeking to recruit two (2) IT Specialist (SYSADMIN/APPSW) positions.


NLM Invests $8 Million to Develop Diverse Biomedical Informatics, Data Science Training Programs

Published: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:00:00 EDT

NLM is issuing grants to 12 institutions to support short-term biomedical informatics and data science training programs. NLM will issue these awards on an annual basis ($1.6 million each year) for five years, totaling an investment of $8 million to develop programs that prepare students for biomedical informatics and data science graduate studies and research careers.


Stephen Sherry, PhD, Selected as Director, National Center for Biotechnology Information at NLM, and NLM Associate Director for Scientific Data Resources

Published: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 11:59:00 EDT

Dr. Sherry will oversee the development and deployment of advanced computational solutions aimed to meet life and health science information needs and facilitate open science and scholarship through a growing array of data, literature, and other information offerings and services made available by NLM.


NLM and AAHSL Announce 2022/2023 Leadership Fellows and Mentors

Published: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:45:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) are pleased to announce the members of the 2022/2023 class of the NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program.


NLM Reading Room to Reopen by Appointment on October 3, 2022

Published: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:59:00 EDT

NLM will resume Reading Room operations on October 3, 2022. Due to renovations taking place in the NLM building, as well as ongoing COVID-19 considerations, NLM Reading Room services will have several changes from the services provided prior to the pandemic.


NLM Collaborates with Publishers to Make Monkeypox-related Literature Immediately Accessible

Published: Thu, 8 Sep 2022 09:09:00 EDT

As part of ongoing efforts to leverage information resources to accelerate discovery around monkeypox, NLM is working with publishers to make monkeypox-related publications freely and immediately accessible to the public.


STAFF SCIENTIST 1 IN BIOMEDICAL NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

Published: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:06:00 EDT

The position is in the Computational Health Research Branch (CHRB), which is a part of the Intramural Research Program (IRP). NLM is one of 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


Expediting Access to Results of Federally Funded Research

Published: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 13:59:00 EDT

NLM stands ready to support NIH’s implementation of updated policy guidance issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy through NLM’s PubMed Central and other relevant data repositories.


Expediting Access to Results of Federally Funded Research

Published: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 13:58:00 EDT

NLM stands ready to support NIH’s implementation of updated policy guidance issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) through NLM’s PubMed Central (PMC) and other relevant data repositories.PMC is NLM's free full-text archive of biomedical and life-sciences journal literature. PMC provides free public access to journal articles subject to the current NIH Public Access Policy, as well as policies of other major HHS agencies (AHRQ, CDC, FDA), and other Federal agencies. PMC also contributes to efforts to improve access to related data:  accepting small datasets published with articles and linking, where possible, to data in other widely used repositoriesNLM supports public accountability and open science, and will work with NIH and other federal agency partners to support their revised public access plans. NLM will also continue to work across the library, information science, and scholarly communications communities to develop innovative ways to support the updated policy and advance the effective stewardship of research data.At this time, NIH policy and PMC submission practices remain unchanged.  PMC will continue to accept and provide public access to journal literature consistent with current policy requirements.


NLM Leverages Its Information Resources to Improve Access to Monkeypox

Published: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 14:57:00 EDT

NLM is working to accelerate the global monkeypox response through initiatives that expand access to scientific literature, sequence data, clinical trial information, and consumer health information.


Amanda J. Wilson appointed as NLM Deputy Associate Director for Library Operations

Published: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 08:29:00 EDT

Amanda J. Wilson, MSLS, has been appointed Deputy Associate Director for Library Operations (LO), effective July 31, 2022. Ms. Wilson has held the position as Acting Deputy Associate Director since June 2021.


NLM Announces 2022 Lindberg-King Lecture & Scientific Symposium

Published: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:49:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) will host the Lindberg-King Lecture & Scientific Symposium: Science, Society, and the Legacy of Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D. on Thursday, September 1, 2022, via NIH Videocast. The Lindberg-King Lecture honors the legacy and contributions of former NLM Director, Donald A.B. Lindberg, MD, and former NLM Deputy Director for Research and Education, Donald West King, MD.


NLM welcomes 2022-2023 Associate Fellows

Published: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:40:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a global leader in biomedical informatics and computational health data science research and the world’s largest biomedical library, is pleased to announce its 2022-2023 class of Associate Fellows.


Deputy Director/Deputy CIO

Published: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:12:00 EDT

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is recruiting a Deputy Director/DeputyCIO. 


Supervisory Technical Information Specialists

Published: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 09:28:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM)’s Bibliographic Services Division in the Division of Library Operations is recruiting two Supervisory Technical Information Specialists. These positions will serve as Section Heads and lead the areas of health data standards, terminology development and metadata application, systems development with a focus on automation, product and budgetary management, and staff development. NLM is one of 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


IT specialist (Network)

Published: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 09:17:00 EDT

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is seeking to recruit IT specialist (Network) position. 


Cybersecurity (InfoSec) position

Published: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 13:49:00 EDT

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is seeking to recruit Cybersecurity (InfoSec) position to support the NLM Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO).


Explore Complete Sequence of a Human Genome Through NLM’s Open Access Resources and Tools

Published: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 09:07:00 EDT

Scientists, researchers, and others interested in exploring the first complete sequence of a human genome, known as T2T-CHM13, can now access and analyze this assembly through NLM's open access data, tools, and resources.


National Library of Medicine Awards Nearly $58 Million to Advance a Data-Driven Research Workforce

Published: Wed, 18 May 2022 13:38:00 EDT

Over the next five years, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) will award nearly $58 million to support biomedical informatics and data science programs at 18 institutions. NLM will distribute this funding on an annual basis, granting a total of $11.5 million each year. Recipients will develop training programs to prepare pre and postdoctoral trainees for interdisciplinary scientific research careers. Through this investment, NLM is continuing to build a well-trained, data-driven research workforce for the future.  


NLM Welcomes Applications to its Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine for 2023

Published: Wed, 18 May 2022 12:43:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce applications are open to its Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine. The NLM Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine provides selected individuals with up to $10,000 each to support research in the historical collections of the NLM.


STAFF SCIENTIST 1, Quantitative Molecular Biological Physics

Published: Thu, 5 May 2022 15:14:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM)’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1 in the Computational Biology Branch (CBB) that will contribute to NCBI’s mission to conduct research on fundamental biomedical problems at the molecular level using mathematical and computational methods. NLM is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


NLM Introduces New Tool in Support of Ongoing Pandemic Response

Published: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:07:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) launched this week the SARS-CoV-2 Variants Overview interactive web resource to support the identification of emerging variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This free, open access tool provides the public health community with valuable information needed to guide COVID-19 pandemic research and response efforts.


NLM Collaboration Improves Standards for Reporting Clinical Genomics Variants

Published: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:39:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have released a set of standard transcripts for 99% of human protein coding genes and 99.8% of genes of clinical relevance. This set, part of the Matched Annotation from NCBI and EMBL-EBI (MANE) collection, harmonizes transcript and protein sets produced by this joint genome annotation effort.


NLM Continues to Take Action to Support COVID-19 Sequence Data Information Needs

Published: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:33:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) makes vast amounts of digital and print information and data available to the global research community to advance scientific discovery and improve public health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, NLM responded swiftly to growing demand for relevant data and information, leveraging its data infrastructure for scientific and public health purposes, and forging new partnerships to provide the data and information needed to guide research and response efforts.


NLM Announces a Research Education Program (R25) Funding Opportunity to Support Short-Term Research Experiences in Bioinformatics and Data Science and Enhance Diversity

Published: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:56:00 EDT

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports educational activities that encourage individuals, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research. As part of this program, NLM is pleased to announce RFA-LM-22-001, “Short-Term Research Education Experiences to Attract Talented Students to Biomedical Informatics/Data Science Careers and Enhance Diversity (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).” This funding opportunity announcement seeks proposals from institutions that will create innovative educational programs and research experiences aimed at attracting talented undergraduate and master’s students to doctoral programs in biomedical informatics and data science. Proposals that aim to increase the diversity of the scientific workforce are encouraged.NLM will conduct a technical assistance webinar regarding RFA-LM-22-001 on Wednesday, April 13 at 11:00 a.m. ET. All prospective applicants are encouraged to participate.Applications are due Tuesday, May 31, 2022.  Read the full RFA for more information and instructions for applying.


PubMed Central Website has a Fresh Look: First Step in Ongoing Modernization Complete

Published: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:10:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce an update to the user interface of its PubMed Central (PMC) digital archive—a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal articles. PMC’s fresh look and feel is the first step in an ongoing effort to modernize PMC, create a more accessible user experience across NLM literature databases, and enhance the long-term stability of the PMC infrastructure.


IT Specialist

Published: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:17:00 EDT

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is seeking to recruit two (2) IT Specialist Positions.


STAFF SCIENTIST 1

Published: Mon, 7 Mar 2022 08:42:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM’s) National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting  a Staff Scientist 1. The position supports interdisciplinary research in the Computational Biology Branch (CBB), which is part of NLM’s Intramural Research Program NLM is one of 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


Director, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) NLM Associate Director for Scientific Data Resources National Library of Medicine

Published: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:07:00 EST

Vacancy Announcement: Director, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) NLM Associate Director for Scientific Data Resources National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health


NLM Classification Updated, February 4, 2022

Published: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 14:29:00 EST

The major focus of the 2022 winter edition was the evaluation of the 2022 MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) vocabulary for inclusion in the Classification index. Several additions and changes were made to the Index and Schedules based on this review. All main index headings are now linked to the 2022 vocabulary in the MeSH Browser. Additional minor updates were made to the Index and Schedules.


IT specialist (Network)

Published: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 11:15:00 EST

The NLM Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS) is seeking to recruit IT specialist (Network) position.


Position announcement: Chief, Systems Technology Branch

Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:16:00 EST

The position serves as the Chief of the Systems Technology Branch (STB) in the Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCCS). This is a second level supervisory position with responsibility for the performance of four sections within the branch.


NLM Announces 2022 History Talks

Published: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:03:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces its 2022 History Talks. All talks are free, live-streamed globally, and archived by NIH VideoCasting.


Staff Scientist 1 in Bioinformatics

Published: Fri, 7 Jan 2022 13:12:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1 with demonstrated expertise in bioinformatics methods development. The position is in the Computational Biology Branch (CBB), which is a part of the Intramural Research Program (IRP). NLM is one of 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


Supervisory Librarian, GS-1410-14 (Head, Cataloging and Metadata Manag

Published: Fri, 7 Jan 2022 12:43:00 EST

This position is located in the Division of Library Operations (DLO), National Library of Medicine. DLO selects, acquires, and catalogs biomedical publications; furnishes reference and document delivery services; prepares and publishes indexes, and other publications for the use by the biomedical community; administers national biomedical information retrieval services; supports clinical terminology and health data standards; and coordinates the Network of the National Library of Medicine.


NLM Announces 2022 Michael E. DeBakey Fellows in the History of Medicine

Published: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:17:00 EST

Following its April 26, 2021 call for applications to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine, NLM is pleased to announce its 2022 DeBakey Fellows.


NIH awards nearly $75M to catalyze data science research in Africa

Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:40:30 EDT

The National Institutes of Health is investing about $74.5 million over five years to advance data science, catalyze innovation and spur health discoveries across Africa.


NLM Assistant Director for Policy Development Teresa Zayas Cabán, PhD, to be Inducted as a Fellow to the American College of Medical Informatics

Published: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:16:00 EDT

Teresa Zayas Cabán, PhD, Assistant Director for Policy Development at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), will be inducted as a fellow into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI). In her role at NLM, Dr. Zayas Cabán leads policy and legislative activities to promote access to scientific data and information as well as more widespread use of health data standards.


Technical Information Specialist - Clinical Trials

Published: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:40:00 EDT

The following position will be posted to USAJobs.gov from Monday, September 13, 2021 until Friday, September 17, 2021.


NLM and AAHSL Announce 2021/2022 Leadership Fellows and Mentors

Published: Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:36:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) are pleased to announce the members of the 2021/2022 class of the NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program.


Policy Analyst Position

Published: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 15:34:00 EDT

NLM is seeking a detailee to work as a policy analyst with the NLM Assistant Director for Policy Development. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.


STAFF SCIENTIST 1, REFSEQ VIRUS DATA CURATOR

Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:44:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1. The position is in the Information Engineering Branch (IEB) and contributes to NCBI’s virus Reference Sequence (RefSeq) resources.


STAFF SCIENTIST 1, REFSEQ VIRUS DATA WRANGLER

Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:42:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1. The position is in the Information Engineering Branch (IEB) and contributes to NCBI’s virus Reference Sequence (RefSeq) resources.


NIH expands biomedical research in the cloud with Microsoft Azure

Published: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:08:22 EDT

Microsoft Azure has joined the National Institutes of Health’s Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability (STRIDES) Initiative as the newest cloud service provider to support biomedical research.


Scientific Director, National Library of Medicine

Published: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:56:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks an outstanding Scientific Director to lead its Intramural Research Program (IRP).


NLM Associate Fellows 2021-2022

Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:18:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a leader in research in biomedical informatics and data science, and the world's largest biomedical library, is pleased to announce our 2021-2022 class of Associate Fellows.


Congratulations to Stephen F. Altschul, Ph.D. on his appointment as Scientist Emeritus at the NIH

Published: Mon, 24 May 2021 09:22:30 EDT

Stephen F. Altschul, Ph.D. has received the appointment of Scientist Emeritus at the NIH. In this role, Dr. Altschul will continue to collaborate with scientists inside and outside of NIH, complete existing and joining new research projects, and write and review scientific journal articles. Dr. Altschul is the first NLM intramural investigator to receive this honor.


Extramural Programs Update: NLM Says Goodbye to Dr. Hua-Chuan Sim and Welcomes Dr. Richard C. Palmer

Published: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:57:00 EDT

After 19 years of service, Hua-Chuan Sim, MD, Acting Director of NLM’s Extramural Programs (EP) is retiring from federal service on Friday, April 30. On May 1, 2021, Dr. Richard C. Palmer will assume the role of Acting Director, NLM Extramural Programs.


NLM Welcomes Applications to its Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine for 2022

Published: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:08:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce applications are open to its Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine.


NLM Awards 2021-2026 Regional Medical Library Cooperative Agreements

Published: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 10:00:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine has awarded five-year cooperative agreements to seven institutions selected to serve as Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs) and four institutions selected as National Coordinating Offices in the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM). The agreements begin May 1, 2021.


NLM Senior Investigator Teresa Przytycka, PhD, Selected as International Society for Computational Biology Fellow

Published: Wed, 3 Mar 2021 13:31:00 EST

Teresa Przytycka, PhD, senior investigator in the Computational Biology Branch of the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM’s) National Center for Biotechnology Information, has been selected as a 2021 Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB).


NIH stands against structural racism in biomedical research

Published: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 15:06:25 EST

Update from the NIH Director available at https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/nih-stands-against-structural-racism-biomedical-research


Legislative Analyst

Published: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 15:23:00 EST

The following position will be posted from Monday, March 1, 2021 - Monday, March 15, 2021


STAFF SCIENTIST 1 for HCC Approval #: NLM34-0001

Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:44:00 EST

The following position will be posted from Monday, March 1, 2021 - Wednesday, March 31/2021


NLM Launches a New Online Exhibition 13 Outside/Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States

Published: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 15:44:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces Outside/Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States, a new online exhibition.


Dr. Teresa Zayas Cabán Named NLM Assistant Director for Policy Development

Published: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:50:00 EST

NLM Director Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, is pleased to announce the appointment of Teresa Zayas Cabán, PhD, as NLM’s Assistant Director for Policy Development.


NLM Classification Updated, February 12, 2021

Published: Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:45:00 EST

The 2021 MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) vocabulary was evaluated for inclusion in the Classification index. Several additions and changes were made to the Index and Schedules based on this review. All main index headings are now linked to the 2021 vocabulary in the MeSH Browser. Additional minor updates were made to the Index and Schedules.


Mourning the loss of Milton Corn, MD, Deputy Director for Research and Education, NLM

Published: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:15:00 EST

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Milton Corn, M.D., FACP, FACMI, Deputy Director for Research and Education. Dr. Corn worked at NLM for more than 30 years. He died on Sunday, February 7, 2021.


NLM Launches a New Online Exhibition - Making a World of Difference: Stories About Global Health

Published: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 07:50:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces Making a World of Difference: Stories About Global Health, an online exhibition.


NLM-AC1441 -- Tenure-Track Or Tenure-Eligible Investigator In Clinical Data Science

Published: Wed, 3 Feb 2021 13:28:00 EST

We will begin evaluating applications on April 09, 2021. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.


Staff Scientist 1 for HCC Approval #: NLM27-0009

Published: Wed, 3 Feb 2021 13:28:00 EST

The following position will be posted from Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – Wednesday, March 5, 2021


AI Tools Provide Picture of Cervical Health

Published: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:37:16 EST

Artificial Intelligence Simplifies Cervical Cancer Screening


NLM Launches a New Online Exhibition - Fifty Years Ago: The Darkening Day

Published: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:42:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces Fifty Years Ago: The Darkening Day, a new online exhibition recognizing the 50th anniversary of The Darkening Day, an NLM exhibition on the health aspects of environmental pollution, which opened at the library in 1970 and was subsequently reviewed in the September 29, 1970, issue of the NIH Record, page 11.


NLM Names Acting Scientific Director for NLM's Intramural Research Program and Acting Director for NLM's Extramural Programs

Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:51:00 EST

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Director, Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, has named Valerie Florance, PhD, as Acting Scientific Director of NLM’s Intramural Research Program and Hua-Chuan Sim, MD, as Acting Director of NLM’s Extramural Programs — effective January 15, 2021.


NLM Announces 2021 History Talks

Published: Wed, 6 Jan 2021 07:57:00 EST

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.


NLM Announces 2021 Michael E. DeBakey Fellows in the History of Medicine

Published: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:01:00 EST

Following its February 24, 2020, call for applications to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine, the NLM is pleased to announce its 2021 DeBakey Fellows:


NLM and NEH Renew Partnership to Collaborate on Research, Education, and Career Initiative

Published: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:04:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest medical library and part of the National Institutes of Health, and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) have renewed their partnership through 2024. The collaboration, originally established in 2012, aims to develop initiatives that explore the intersection of biomedical and humanities research.


Staff Scientist 1

Published: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 08:48:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1. The position supports interdisciplinary research in the Computational Biology Branch (CBB). NLM is one of 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


Dianne Babski Appointed Associate Director for Library Operations, National Library of Medicine

Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:56:00 EST

National Library of Medicine Director, Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dianne Babski as Associate Director for Library Operations at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a position in the Senior Executive Service. This appointment became effective November 22, 2020. Ms. Babski has served as Acting Associate Director for Library Operations since March 1, 2020.


STAFF SCIENTIST 1

Published: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:33:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1. The position supports interdisciplinary research in the Computational Biology Branch (CBB). NLM is one of the 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


STAFF SCIENTIST 1, REFSEQ HUMAN DATA CURATOR

Published: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:33:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1. The position is in the Information Engineering Branch (IEB) and contributes to NCBI’s Reference Sequence (RefSeq) collection. NLM is one of the 27 Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


STAFF SCIENTIST 1, REFSEQ DATA WRANGLER

Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:11:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is recruiting for a Staff Scientist 1 in the Information Engineering Branch (IEB) to contribute to NCBI’s human and mouse Reference Sequence (RefSeq) collection. NLM is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


NLM Classification Updated, September 30, 2020

Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:39:00 EDT

Beginning with the 2020 summer edition, the NLM Classification has a new look and feel. With this new design comes a new URL:  https://classification.nlm.nih.gov/  The old URL: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/class will automatically be redirected to the new one. The new site functions best in Chrome or Firefox.


NLM Launches a new Traveling Exhibition and Online Exhibition

Published: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:04:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health, a new NLM traveling exhibition with an online adaptation, guest curated by scholar Anne E. Parsons, PhD (University of North Carolina at Greensboro).


TENURE-TRACK OR TENURE-ELIGIBLE INVESTIGATOR IN BIOMEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING

Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:57:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is recruiting for a tenure-track or tenure-eligible investigator within its Intramural Research Program (IRP) in Bethesda, MD. The recruitment is part of a planned expansion of NLM’s intramural research in computational health sciences. The goal of this search is to identify candidates with the potential to develop a dynamic, innovative, and independent research program with a focus on clinical image processing (e.g., radiology, pathology, endoscopy).


New CORE Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT Available for Download

Published: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:40:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce a new Clinical Observations Recordings and Encoding (CORE) Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT is now available for download by UMLS Licensees.


New CORE Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT Available for Download

Published: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:38:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce a new Clinical Observations Recordings and Encoding (CORE) Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT is now available for download by UMLS Licensees.


NLM seeks comment on strategic opportunities and challenges

Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:39:00 EDT

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).


John S. Brownstein to Deliver 2020 NLM/MLA Leiter Lecture, August 11

Published: Wed, 5 Aug 2020 10:57:00 EDT

John S. Brownstein, professor of biomedical informatics at Harvard Medical School and chief innovation officer of Boston Children’s Hospital, will deliver the 2020 Joseph Leiter National Library of Medicine (NLM)/Medical Library Association (MLA) Lecture, Tuesday, August 11 from 6:00 – 7:00 PM (EST) by videocast.


NIH researchers identify key genomic features that could differentiate SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses that cause less severe disease

Published: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:59:29 EDT

Press announcement available from https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-researchers-identify-key-genomic-features-could-differentiate-sars-cov-2-other-coronaviruses-cause-less-severe-disease


NIH launches preprint pilot to expand discovery of NIH-funded research

Published: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 09:15:00 EDT

First phase on COVID-19 related preprints


NLM Associate Fellows 2020-2021

Published: Thu, 21 May 2020 15:34:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest biomedical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health, is pleased to announce our 2020-2021 class of Associate Fellows.


Stephen Sherry, PhD, Selected as Acting Director, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine

Published: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:02:00 EDT

National Library of Medicine Director, Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, has named Stephen Sherry, PhD, as Acting Director, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) effective March 31, 2020.


NLM Hosts Research Symposium: Reporting, Recording, and Remembering the 1918 Influenza Epidemic

Published: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:52:00 EDT

Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 2:00-4:00pm ET via NIH Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=36347


NIST and OSTP Launch Effort to Improve Search Engines for COVID-19 Research

Published: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:55:00 EDT

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) launched a joint effort to support the development of search engines for research that will help in the fight against COVID-19. The project was developed in response to the March 16 White House Call to Action to the Tech Community on New Machine Readable COVID-19 Dataset.


Patricia Flatley Brennan Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

Published: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 15:14:00 EDT

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Patricia Flatley. Brennan, RN, Ph.D., Director, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health to its College of Fellows.


The National Library of Medicine is Expanding Access to Coronavirus Literature through PubMed Central®

Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:17:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National Institutes of Health is working on multiple fronts to aid in the COVID-19 response through new initiatives with the global publishing community and artificial intelligence researchers.


National Library of Medicine Acquires the Papers of Louis W. Sullivan, MD

Published: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:40:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is honored to announce its acquisition of the papers of Louis W. Sullivan, MD, former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). This is the first collection of papers from a former HHS Secretary, acquired by the NLM and will be part of the archival collections of the world's largest medical library and institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).


Dianne Babski Selected as Acting Associate Director, Division of Library Operations, National Library of Medicine

Published: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 15:11:00 EDT

National Library of Medicine Director, Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, has named Dianne Babski as Acting Associate Director, Division of Library Operations (LO) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) effective March 1, 2020.


NLM Welcomes Applications to its Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine for 2021

Published: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 07:37:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce applications are open to its Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine, supporting research onsite at the NLM in its historical collections.


NLM Announces New PubMed

Published: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:28:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the launch of the new PubMed. The new, responsive design is mobile friendly and reflects NLM’s ongoing efforts to transform PubMed into a modern hub with a fast, reliable, and intuitive search that connects people to the world’s leading sources of biomedical information.


NLM Classification Updated, January 31, 2020

Published: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 11:16:00 EST

The 2020 MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) vocabulary was evaluated for inclusion in the Classification index. Several additions and changes were made to the Index and Schedules based on this review. All main index headings are now linked to the 2020 vocabulary in the MeSH Browser. A mini-systematic review of the W 775-867 Medicolegal Examination section was conducted. Additional minor updates were made to the Index and Schedules.


NLM Announces 2020 History Talks

Published: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 07:44:00 EST

The History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces its 2020 NLM History Talks. All talks are free, open to the public, and held in the NLM Lister Hill Auditorium, building 38A located on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Lectures are also live-streamed globally and archived by NIH VideoCasting, which is made possible through support of the Michael E. DeBakey Medical Foundation.


Get Rapid Access to Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Sequence Data from NLM’s GenBank®

Published: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 09:30:00 EST

NLM, through its GenBank® sequence database, is providing the biomedical community free and easy access to genome sequences from the novel coronavirus associated with the recent outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, China. The outbreak was declared a global health emergency on January 30, 2020 and GenBank® continues to rapidly release data associated with this outbreak as it comes in and welcomes sequence data submissions as well. 


New in NLM Digital Collections: Fully-Digitized Manuscript Collections

Published: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 08:00:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the release of its first fully-digitized manuscript collections in NLM Digital Collections.


NLM Announces 2020 Michael E. DeBakey Fellows in the History of Medicine

Published: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:19:00 EST

Following its April 9, 2019, call for applications to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine, the NLM is pleased to announce its 2020 DeBakey Fellows:


Kim D. Pruitt, PhD, Appointed Chief, Information Engineering Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine

Published: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:51:00 EST

Kim Pruitt, PhD, has been named the Chief of the Information Engineering Branch (IEB) at the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM’s) National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).


Margaret McGhee appointed Chief, Public Services Division, Library Operations, National Library of Medicine

Published: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 10:14:00 EST

National Library of Medicine Associate Director for Library Operations Joyce Backus has announced the appointment of Margaret McGhee as Chief, Public Services Division. She will assume this role on December 9, 2019.


NLM Senior Scientist Olivier Bodenreider, MD, PhD Elected into the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics

Published: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 16:45:00 EST

Olivier Bodenreider, MD, PhD, FACMI, senior scientist and chief of the Cognitive Science Branch of the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM’s) Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications was inducted into the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI).


NLM Researchers Receive Distinguished Paper Award at AMIA 2019 Annual Symposium

Published: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 16:45:00 EST

A group of researchers including the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM’s) Sameer Antani, PhD, staff scientist and acting branch chief for the Communications Science Branch, Zhiyun (Jaylene) Xue, PhD, staff scientist, and L. Rodney Long, MA, electronics engineer, from NLM’s Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications received the Distinguished Paper Award at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2019 Annual Symposium for its research paper titled, “Comparing Deep Learning Models for Multi-cell Classification in Liquid-based Cervical Cytology Images.”


NLM's Dr. Eugene V. Koonin Receives Honor as NIH Distinguished Investigator

Published: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:49:00 EST

Eugene V. Koonin, Ph.D., senior investigator at the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM’s) National Center for Biotechnology Information, has been appointed an NIH Distinguished Investigator.


First Venues Selected for Exhibitions Connect

Published: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:23:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces the first fourteen (14) sites selected as part of Exhibitions Connect.


NLM Senior Investigator Dr. Zhiyong Lu, PhD, Elected into the American College of Medical Informatics

Published: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:03:00 EST

On November 17, National Library of Medicine (NLM) Senior Investigator Zhiyong Lu, PhD, FACMI, was inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI), which is part of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). Dr. Lu is an investigator in the NLM’s Intramural Research Program in the NLM’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).


The Sixth Annual Science Day At NIH 2019 - Video

Published: Fri, 1 Nov 2019 08:21:00 EDT

Two minute and twenty-four second video showing the sixth annual science day at NIH on October 10, 2019


NLM Launches a New Exhibition in Recognition of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Published: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 08:51:00 EDT

Online exhibition opens October 15, 2019


NLM Chief Health Data Standards Officer Clement J. McDonald, MD, Receives Life Sciences Award

Published: Tue, 1 Oct 2019 11:18:00 EDT

Last week, National Library of Medicine Chief Health Data Standards Officer Clement J. McDonald, MD, was awarded the 2019 August M. Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year Award for his impact on health IT and digital health in Indiana and abroad.


The United States House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 10:00am ET

Published: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:26:00 EDT

Investments in Medical Research at Five Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health


NLM Classification Updated, September 23, 2019

Published: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:38:00 EDT

The NLM Classification, available online at https://www.nlm.nih.gov/class/, is updated two times a year.


NLM Launches a New Exhibition about the World Health Organization

Published: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:30:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces World Health Organization: Picturing Health for All, a special display that opens October 1, 2019.


Dr. Lindberg Memorial Video

Published: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:49:00 EDT

Dr. Lindberg Memorial Video


NLM Announces Future Plans of 2018-2019 Associate Fellows

Published: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 08:17:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the future plans of its 2018-2019 class of Associate Fellows. The Associate Fellowship Program is a one-year postgraduate training program with an optional second year. This competitive program provides associates with a broad foundation in health sciences information services and prepares librarians for future leadership roles in health sciences libraries and health services research. This group of Associate Fellows recently ended the first year of their fellowship. Three will continue for second year fellowships at health sciences libraries in the United States: at Lane Medical Library, Stanford University; Strauss Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado, and at the Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan. Two of the Associate Fellows will take positions at libraries in the Washington DC area: one at the National Agricultural Library and one at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.


NLM and AAHSL Announce 2019/2020 Leadership Fellows and Mentors

Published: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 08:08:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) are pleased to announce the members of the 2019/2020 class of the NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program. This jointly sponsored program prepares emerging leaders for director positions in academic health sciences libraries by pairing fellows with mentors for a one-year leadership development experience.  


Mourning the loss of former NLM Director Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D.

Published: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:59:00 EDT

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D., who served as the director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for more than 30 years. He was one of the longest-serving leaders at NIH and continued his service as director emeritus of NLM after his retirement in March 2015. Because of his pioneering work in applying computer technology to biomedical research and health information, he is considered by many to be the country’s senior statesman for computers and medicine. Don died on August 16 following a fall; he was 86.


NIH researchers uncover role of repetitive DNA and protein sequences in tumor evolution

Published: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 14:19:00 EDT

Discovery may be useful in cancer diagnosis


NLM and Medical Heritage Library to Expand Public Access to Collections

Published: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:34:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with the Medical Heritage Library (MHL) to promote free and open access to quality historical resources in medicine and the human health sciences.


NLM 19s Susan Speaker, PhD, Honored

Published: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 09:25:00 EDT

The professional association Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences (ALHHS) honored NLM historian Susan L. Speaker, PhD, with its 2019 ALHHS best article award.


NLM Announces 2019-2020 Associate Fellows

Published: Wed, 22 May 2019 08:59:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest biomedical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health, is pleased to announce our 2019-2020 class of Associate Fellows.


NLM Launches a New Exhibition

Published: Wed, 22 May 2019 08:37:00 EDT

Banner display and online exhibition open June 3, 2019


NLM Welcomes Applications to its Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine for 2020

Published: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:01:00 EDT

The NLM is pleased to announce applications are open to its Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine, supporting research in the historical collections of the NLM.


NLM is Moving its Sequence Read Archive (SRA) to the Cloud

Published: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 15:01:00 EDT

April 10, 2019. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has begun moving biomedical sequence data from the SRA onto Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services cloud platforms.


NLM Announces New Online Course

Published: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 12:59:00 EDT

April 8, 2019. The National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) of NLM is pleased to announce the newly revised tutorial, Finding and Using Health Statistics. Designed to introduce librarians and students to the basic terminology and principles of health statistics, the course also provides a useful outline of the various U.S. sources for important statistical data.


Open-Access Book Based on 2018 1CViral Networks 1D Workshop Now Available

Published: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 07:57:00 EDT

A much anticipated open-access book entitled Viral Networks: Connecting Digital Humanities and Medical History, comprising a collection of research papers, is now available from VT Publishing and NLM Digital Collections.


NLM Launches a New Exhibition

Published: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 10:23:00 EST

Online Exhibition and Banner Display Open March 18, 2019


NLM Launches Medicine on Screen

Published: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 09:00:00 EST

Widely-appreciated research resource available ahead of February 28 public lecture by the University of Maryland’s Oliver Gaycken, “Fantastic Voyages Through the Historical Audio-Visual Collections at the National Library of Medicine”


NLM and Wellcome Complete Partnership to Provide Free Access to Hundreds of Years of Medical Research

Published: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:00:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Wellcome have completed their partnership to make thousands of full back issues of historically-significant biomedical journals freely available through the National Institutes of Health life sciences repository PubMed Central (PMC), and through its European counterpart, Europe PMC.


NLM Classification Updated, January 31, 2019

Published: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 12:38:00 EST

For the winter edition, the 2019 MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) vocabulary was evaluated for inclusion in the Classification index. Several additions and changes were made to the Index and Schedules based on this review. All main index headings are now linked to the 2019 vocabulary in the MeSH Browser. Additional minor updates were made to the Index and Schedules.


Job Opening: Health Program Specialist Position

Published: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 10:58:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine is seeking a Health Program Specialist. Applications will be accepted until February 3, 2019.


Job Openings

Published: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:17:00 EST

New Job opening added: Scientific Director - Applications will be accepted to March 18, 2019


NLM Launches VSAC Intensional Definition Functionality

Published: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 14:51:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Value Set Authority Center (VSAC), with support from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is pleased to announce the launch of


NLM Launches a New Banner Exhibition

Published: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 08:24:00 EST

Special Display and Online Exhibition Open January 11


MEDLINE PubMed Production Statistics [New]

Published: Tue, 4 Dec 2018 11:32:00 EST

Statistics on citations indexed, journal titles, number of searches, Web/Interactive, and Script/E-Utilities.


NLM Announces 2019 Michael E. DeBakey Fellows in the History of Medicine

Published: Tue, 4 Dec 2018 08:57:00 EST

Following its April 27, 2018, call for applications to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine, the NLM is pleased to announce its 2019 DeBakey Fellows:


NLM Introduces 1CExhibitions Connect, 1D a New Opportunity for Institutions Hosting NLM Traveling Exhibitions

Published: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:12:00 EST

Announcement features an exhibition on the history of U.S. HIV/AIDS epidemic in commemoration of World AIDS Day.


Blue Ribbon Panel Review of NLM's Intramural Research Program Released

Published: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:19:00 EST

A Blue Ribbon Panel established to review the intramural research program of the National Library of Medicine has issued its report. The Panel was chaired by Russ Altman, MD, PhD, from Stanford University, and included eight additional leading experts with a broad knowledge of biomedical informatics, computational biology, and data science.


AMIA GIVES TOP HONOR TO NLM DIRECTOR PATRICIA FLATLEY BRENNAN, RN, PhD

Published: Wed, 7 Nov 2018 15:27:00 EST

This past weekend, NLM Director, Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, was presented the 2018 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence at the AMIA 2018 Annual Symposium in San Francisco.


Job Openings: General Engineer

Published: Tue, 6 Nov 2018 17:11:00 EST

The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is hiring a General Engineer. This position opens 11/07/2018.


NLM Mourns the Loss of Donald West King, MD, former Deputy Director for Research and Education

Published: Tue, 6 Nov 2018 14:04:00 EST

Donald West King, MD, died from complications of cancer on October 21, 2018.


NLM Names Dr. Olivier Bodenreider as Acting Director of the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications

Published: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 07:40:00 EDT

NLM Director Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, has announced the appointment of Olivier Bodenreider, MD, PhD, as Acting Director of the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHNCBC), effective November 1, 2018.


NLM Mourns the Loss of Elizabeth Fee, PhD, former Chief of the NLM History of Medicine Division

Published: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:31:00 EDT

NLM Mourns the Loss of Elizabeth Fee


National Library of Medicine Launches Redesigned Tox Town Website

Published: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:09:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce a new design for the Tox Town website, which provides consumer-level information on everyday locations and situations where toxic chemical exposure might occur.  


NLM Names Dr. Clem McDonald First Chief Health Data Standards Officer

Published: Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:23:00 EDT

NLM Director Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, has announced the appointment of Clem McDonald, MD, to the newly created position of Chief Health Data Standards Officer for the National Library of Medicine. Dr. McDonald’s appointment will be effective November 1, 2018.


NLM Funds Study to Forecast Long-Term Costs of Data

Published: Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:23:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has teamed up with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct a study on forecasting the long-term costs for preserving, archiving, and promoting access to biomedical data.


NLM VSAC Publishes an Addendum Update to the Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Value Sets for 2019 Reporting

Published: Wed, 3 Oct 2018 09:37:00 EDT

On September 17, 2018, The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Value Set Authority Center (VSAC), in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), published an addendum to the eCQM annual update specifications originally published in May 2018.  This addendum updates eCQM value sets for the 2019 reporting period for Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and the performance period for Eligible Professionals (EPs) and Eligible Clinicians.


NLM Technical Bulletin, Jan-Feb 2017, Updated Algorithm for the PubMed Best Match Sort Order [Editor's Note Added]

Published: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:08:00 EDT

Editor's note added on September 27, 2018 — PubMed Labs: an experimental system for improving biomedical literature search.


Job Openings

Published: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:19:00 EDT

An opening for a Supervisory Bioinformatics Specialist is now open and accepting applications until October 10, 2018.


Computer Science Pioneer Dr. Alan Kay to Deliver Lindberg-King Lecture September 26

Published: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:43:00 EDT

Dr. Alan Kay


NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, MEDLINE/PubMed Year-End Processing Activities for 2019

Published: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:02:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is currently involved in MEDLINE year-end processing (YEP) activities.


NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, 2019 MeSH Headings Available in the MeSH Browser

Published: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:02:00 EDT

An alternate link to provide access to 2019 MeSH is available from the top navigation bar on the MeSH Browser homepage.


Annual MEDLINE/PubMed Year-End Processing (YEP): Impact on Searching During Fall 2018

Published: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:00:00 EDT

On November 28, 2018, NLM expects to temporarily halt the addition of newly-indexed MEDLINE citations to PubMed.


NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, PubMed Labs Responsive Web Site

Published: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:32:00 EDT

PubMed Labs is a responsive Web site that can generate different display options depending on a user's device size, e.g., mobile phones.


NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, Improved Search Now Available Across NCBI Databases

Published: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:32:00 EDT

Earlier this year, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) announced the release of a new and improved search feature that interprets plain language to give better results for common searches.


NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, RxNorm Adds USP Compendial Nomenclature Data Source

Published: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 09:07:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the addition of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Compendial Nomenclature as a new data source in RxNorm.


NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, RxNorm September 2018 Release

Published: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 09:07:00 EDT

The September full monthly release of RxNorm and release notes are available as of Tuesday, September 4, 2018.


NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, RxNorm Aligns with International Drug Models by Adding New Attributes

Published: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 09:07:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the addition of basis of strength substance (BoSS) related attributes in RxNorm beginning with the September 2018 release.


NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, September 2018 SNOMED CT US Edition Available for Download

Published: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 08:01:00 EDT

The September 2018 SNOMED CT United States (US) Edition release is available now for download by UMLS Licensees.


NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, CORE Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT Available for Download

Published: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 08:01:00 EDT

A new Clinical Observations Recordings and Encoding (CORE) Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT is available now for download by UMLS Licensees.


NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, NLM Webinar Series: Clinical Information, Librarians and the NLM: From Health Data Standards to Better Health

Published: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 08:01:00 EDT

Do you want to improve the quality and flow of clinical information, and facilitate clinical research? Are you working toward making health data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR)?


Supervisory Bioinformatics Specialist, GS-0601-15 - Posted: 9/4/2018

Published: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 07:36:00 EDT

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) performs research on computational biology and creates and maintains information systems and computational tools for the biological research community. The Information Engineering Branch (IEB) of NCBI aims to make biomedical data accessible and useful to scientific researchers, those in the public health field, and the general public through efficient and effective modern information technology (IT) practices and innovative design strategies. IEB production web sites are accessed, on average, by more than four million users who view 21 million web pages and download 100 terabytes (TB) of data daily.


NLM Technical Bulletin, NLM Technical Bulletin - May - June 2018 Issue Complete

Published: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:59:00 EDT

The July-August 2018 issue of the NLM Technical Bulletin is now complete.


NLM Classification Updated, August 23, 2018

Published: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:33:00 EDT

The NLM Classification, available online at https://www.nlm.nih.gov/class/, is updated two times a year.


NLM Announces Future Plans of 2017-2018 Associate Fellows

Published: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:24:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the future plans of its 2017-2018 class of Associate Fellows. The Associate Fellowship Program is a one-year postgraduate training program with an optional second year. This competitive program provides associates with a broad foundation in health sciences information services and prepares librarians for future leadership roles in health sciences libraries and health services research. This group of Associate Fellows recently ended the first year of their fellowship. All three will continue for a second year of the Associate Fellowship Program in libraries in Chicago and Philadelphia.


Prepared Statement of Patricia Flatley BrennanDirector, National Library of Medicine

Published: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:01:00 EDT

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to present the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request for the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).


AAHSL and NLM Announce 2019 Leadership Fellows and Mentors

Published: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:49:00 EDT

The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries and the National Library of Medicine (https://www.nlm.nih.gov) are pleased to announce the members of the 2018-2019 class of the NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program. The jointly sponsored program matches fellows and mentors in a one year leadership development program. Since the program began in 2002, 54 percent of fellow graduates have assumed director positions. 


Tenure-Track Investigator Recruitment in Data Science, Biomedical Informatics, and Computational Biology

Published: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 07:45:00 EDT

Posted Date: August 13, 2018; Closing Date: Until position is filled.


Tenure-Eligible Senior Investigator Recruitment in Data Science, Biomedical Informatics, and Computational Biology

Published: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 07:45:00 EDT

Posted Date: August 13, 2018; Closing Date: Until position is filled.


NLM Announces Digitization of Materials from the Leonidas H. Berry Papers

Published: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 08:23:00 EDT

Related Articles Appear in HMD Blog Circulating Now July 17-20, 2018


Dr. Dina Paltoo Named NLM Assistant Director for Policy Development

Published: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:08:44 EDT

NLM Director Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, has announced the appointment of Dina Paltoo, PhD, MPH, as NLM Assistant Director for Policy Development. In this role, she leads NLM’s policy and legislative activities which promote access to scientific data and information, as well as health information technology. Dr. Paltoo had performed the duties in an interim capacity since April 2018 while on detail from the NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP), Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH). Her official appointment took effect July 9, 2018.


National Library of Medicine Functional Statement

Published: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:08:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine (1) assists the advancement of medical and related sciences through the collection, dissemination, and exchange of information important to the progress of medicine and health; (2) serves as a national information resource for medical education, research, and service activities of Federal and private agencies, organizations, and institutions; (3) serves as a national information resource for the public, patients, and families by providing electronic access to reliable health information issued by the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources; (4) publishes in print and electronically guides to health sciences information in the form of catalogs, bibliographies, indexes, and online databases; (5) provides support for medical library development and for training of biomedical librarians and other health information specialists; (6) conducts and supports research in methods for recording, storing, retrieving, preserving, and communicating health information; (7) creates information resources and access tools for molecular biology, biotechnology, toxicology, environmental health, and health services research; and (8) provides technical consultation services and research assistance.


New Website Design for the NLM Disaster Information Management Research Center

Published: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:08:00 EDT

The National Library of Medicine released a new design for the Disaster Information Management Research Center website and the Disaster Lit® database.  The new design improves access to key resources on natural and man-made disasters, as well as public health emergencies such as emerging infectious diseases. 


NLM Announces New Homepage for Main Web Site

Published: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 09:19:00 EDT

On June 1, 2018, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) released a new design for its Main homepage featuring simplified navigation, improved access to news and highlights about NLM’s work and training opportunities, and more direct access to NLM’s most popular resources.