1 00:00:06,266 --> 00:00:08,801 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE! 2 00:00:08,801 --> 00:00:10,236 IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU ALL. 3 00:00:10,236 --> 00:00:12,906 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. 4 00:00:12,906 --> 00:00:13,539 WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY. 5 00:00:13,539 --> 00:00:15,074 WE'RE SO LUCKY THE SUN IS 6 00:00:15,074 --> 00:00:16,276 SHINING. 7 00:00:16,276 --> 00:00:17,710 I'M CAMILLE HOOVER FOR THOSE OF 8 00:00:17,710 --> 00:00:21,180 YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ME, I AM THE 9 00:00:21,180 --> 00:00:22,248 EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND HAPPY TO 10 00:00:22,248 --> 00:00:24,484 WELCOME YOU TO THE 2024 NIDDK 11 00:00:24,484 --> 00:00:25,685 EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION AWARDS 12 00:00:25,685 --> 00:00:26,886 CEREMONY. 13 00:00:26,886 --> 00:00:28,621 SO I AM ALSO VERY PROUD TO 14 00:00:28,621 --> 00:00:31,157 ANNOUNCE IN SUPPORT OF NIDDK'S 15 00:00:31,157 --> 00:00:33,359 GREEN INITIATIVE AND IN SERVICE 16 00:00:33,359 --> 00:00:35,862 TO OUR GREEN TEAM, THIS YEAR'S 17 00:00:35,862 --> 00:00:37,830 PROGRAM IS FULLY DIGITAL. 18 00:00:37,830 --> 00:00:40,333 SO TO VIEW THE PROGRAM, YOU CAN 19 00:00:40,333 --> 00:00:42,302 USE YOUR CELL PHONE TO SCAN THE 20 00:00:42,302 --> 00:00:43,569 QR CODE THAT YOU SEE RIGHT ON 21 00:00:43,569 --> 00:00:43,937 THE SCREEN. 22 00:00:43,937 --> 00:00:46,239 WE ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING YOU TO 23 00:00:46,239 --> 00:00:49,208 JOIN THE WIFI NETWORK LABELED 24 00:00:49,208 --> 00:00:50,944 NIH GUEST NETWORK TO ENSURE THE 25 00:00:50,944 --> 00:00:53,046 BEST EXPERIENCE HERE AT LIPSETT. 26 00:00:53,046 --> 00:00:55,982 SO I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED THE 27 00:00:55,982 --> 00:00:57,850 WONDERFUL SLIDE SHOW OF OUR 28 00:00:57,850 --> 00:00:58,918 LITTLE WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE 29 00:00:58,918 --> 00:01:00,153 OVER THE LAST YEAR AND I WANT TO 30 00:01:00,153 --> 00:01:02,121 START BY EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE 31 00:01:02,121 --> 00:01:04,724 TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR 32 00:01:04,724 --> 00:01:06,826 NIDDK AWARDEES. 33 00:01:06,826 --> 00:01:09,862 YOUR DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING 34 00:01:09,862 --> 00:01:13,166 PERFORMANCE NEVER FAILED TO 35 00:01:13,166 --> 00:01:13,700 INSPIRE ME. 36 00:01:13,700 --> 00:01:16,636 THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING 37 00:01:16,636 --> 00:01:17,971 COMMITMENT, PERSEVERANCE AND THE 38 00:01:17,971 --> 00:01:18,838 EXCEPTIONAL WORK YOU HAVE DONE 39 00:01:18,838 --> 00:01:21,908 OVER THE PAST YEAR. 40 00:01:21,908 --> 00:01:23,776 YOU KNOW, THE WORK WE DO IS 41 00:01:23,776 --> 00:01:24,744 NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY. 42 00:01:24,744 --> 00:01:26,079 I SAY THIS EVERY YEAR. 43 00:01:26,079 --> 00:01:27,714 EVERY DAY, OUR DEDICATED STAFF 44 00:01:27,714 --> 00:01:30,350 MAKE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN 45 00:01:30,350 --> 00:01:31,651 THE LIVES AND HEALTH OF MILLIONS 46 00:01:31,651 --> 00:01:33,486 OF NOT ONLY PEOPLE IN THE UNITED 47 00:01:33,486 --> 00:01:36,022 STATES BUT ACROSS THE GLOBE. 48 00:01:36,022 --> 00:01:38,091 AND WHAT SETS US APART IS OUR 49 00:01:38,091 --> 00:01:39,959 UNITY AND OUR SHARED PURPOSE. 50 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,028 IT IS THE COMMITMENT, THE 51 00:01:42,028 --> 00:01:44,097 PASSION AND THE HARD WORK OF 52 00:01:44,097 --> 00:01:46,199 EVERY MEMBER OF OUR WORKFORCE, 53 00:01:46,199 --> 00:01:48,368 WHETHER YOU'RE PART OF OUR 54 00:01:48,368 --> 00:01:49,836 EXTRAMURAL, OUR INTRAMURAL, OUR 55 00:01:49,836 --> 00:01:52,205 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OR OUR 56 00:01:52,205 --> 00:01:54,273 ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMS, YOU DRIVE 57 00:01:54,273 --> 00:01:56,709 OUR SUCCESS. 58 00:01:56,709 --> 00:01:57,977 TOGETHER, WE BRING OUR MISSION 59 00:01:57,977 --> 00:02:00,947 TO LIFE, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO 60 00:02:00,947 --> 00:02:02,715 CREATING A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT 61 00:02:02,715 --> 00:02:05,985 CELEBRATES CREATIVITY, VALUES 62 00:02:05,985 --> 00:02:07,420 INNOVATION, EMBRACES DIVERSITY 63 00:02:07,420 --> 00:02:09,822 AND INCLUSION, AND FOSTERS 64 00:02:09,822 --> 00:02:11,024 MUTUAL RESPECT. 65 00:02:11,024 --> 00:02:13,426 NO MATTER WHAT ROLE OR WHERE YOU 66 00:02:13,426 --> 00:02:16,162 SIT IN NIDDK, THESE VALUES ARE 67 00:02:16,162 --> 00:02:18,031 AT THE CORE OF EVERYTHING WE DO 68 00:02:18,031 --> 00:02:19,665 EVERY SINGLE DAY. 69 00:02:19,665 --> 00:02:22,835 I ALSO WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU 70 00:02:22,835 --> 00:02:24,137 FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT IN OUR 71 00:02:24,137 --> 00:02:24,804 FEEDBACK INITIATIVES. 72 00:02:24,804 --> 00:02:26,539 I KNOW IT CAN REALLY BE TAXING, 73 00:02:26,539 --> 00:02:28,174 ALL THESE SURVEYS YOU GET, 74 00:02:28,174 --> 00:02:28,408 RIGHT? 75 00:02:28,408 --> 00:02:30,410 SO WE HAVE LISTENING CIRCLES, 76 00:02:30,410 --> 00:02:32,678 THE FEVS, WE HAVE PULSE SURVEYS. 77 00:02:32,678 --> 00:02:33,746 YOUR PARTICIPATION, THOUGH, 78 00:02:33,746 --> 00:02:34,847 ENSURES THAT YOUR VOICE IS 79 00:02:34,847 --> 00:02:36,082 HEARD, THAT ALL OF YOUR VOICES 80 00:02:36,082 --> 00:02:38,351 ARE HEARD. 81 00:02:38,351 --> 00:02:41,554 WE PORE OVER THOSE RESPONSES, I 82 00:02:41,554 --> 00:02:42,822 WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW SERIOUS WE 83 00:02:42,822 --> 00:02:44,891 TAKE IT AND WE VALUE YOUR INPUT 84 00:02:44,891 --> 00:02:46,125 VERY MUCH. 85 00:02:46,125 --> 00:02:46,893 THE 2024 SURVEY RESULTS ARE 86 00:02:46,893 --> 00:02:48,428 COMING OUT AND WE ARE LACKING 87 00:02:48,428 --> 00:02:54,534 CLLOOKINGCLOSELY AT EVERY INSIGD 88 00:02:54,534 --> 00:02:55,101 DIVISION. 89 00:02:55,101 --> 00:02:56,936 WE COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT 90 00:02:56,936 --> 00:02:58,271 YOU, AND I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD 91 00:02:58,271 --> 00:03:00,573 ME SAY MANY TIMES OVER THE 92 00:03:00,573 --> 00:03:02,542 YEARS, WHEN YOU SPEAK, WE 93 00:03:02,542 --> 00:03:04,077 LISTEN, AND THINGS HAPPEN. 94 00:03:04,077 --> 00:03:07,547 AND I COULDN'T SAY THAT MORE 95 00:03:07,547 --> 00:03:07,880 AUTHENTICALLY. 96 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:09,749 TODAY WE COME TOGETHER NOT ONLY 97 00:03:09,749 --> 00:03:11,884 TO CELEBRATE OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS 98 00:03:11,884 --> 00:03:13,686 AS AN INSTITUTE, BUT ALSO TO 99 00:03:13,686 --> 00:03:15,655 RECOGNIZE THE EXCEPTIONAL KRKS 100 00:03:15,655 --> 00:03:18,391 CONTRIBUTIONS OFF UR COLLEAGUES. 101 00:03:18,391 --> 00:03:20,893 SO SIT BACK, RELAX AND ENJOY 102 00:03:20,893 --> 00:03:21,360 THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM. 103 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:22,562 IT WAS DESIGNED WITH YOU IN 104 00:03:22,562 --> 00:03:24,530 MIND. 105 00:03:24,530 --> 00:03:26,065 SO, NOW WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I 106 00:03:26,065 --> 00:03:27,900 WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND 107 00:03:27,900 --> 00:03:29,435 WELCOME OUR DEAR DIRECTOR, 108 00:03:29,435 --> 00:03:30,436 DR. GRIFFIN RODGERS, WHO WILL 109 00:03:30,436 --> 00:03:32,605 SHARE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING 110 00:03:32,605 --> 00:03:33,339 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS 111 00:03:33,339 --> 00:03:34,040 FROM THE YEAR. 112 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:40,279 [APPLAUSE] 113 00:03:40,279 --> 00:03:43,149 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CAMILLE, 114 00:03:43,149 --> 00:03:45,284 AND I, TOO, LOOK FORWARD TO 115 00:03:45,284 --> 00:03:45,785 OPPORTUNITY EVERY YEAR. 116 00:03:45,785 --> 00:03:47,186 A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE IN 117 00:03:47,186 --> 00:03:50,223 THE AUDIENCE AND WELCOME TO OUR 118 00:03:50,223 --> 00:03:53,292 PHOENIX STAFF WHO MAY BE TUNING 119 00:03:53,292 --> 00:03:53,626 IN. 120 00:03:53,626 --> 00:03:54,861 BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO TAKE 121 00:03:54,861 --> 00:03:56,896 A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR GRANTS 122 00:03:56,896 --> 00:04:01,701 MAMANAGEMENT SPECIALIST BETH 123 00:04:01,701 --> 00:04:03,236 GUTIERREZ, WHO WON THE EMPLOYEE 124 00:04:03,236 --> 00:04:04,237 APPRECIATION AWARD POSTER 125 00:04:04,237 --> 00:04:05,738 CONTEST THIS YEAR. 126 00:04:05,738 --> 00:04:07,840 HER CREATIVE DESIGN BEAUTIFULLY 127 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,343 CAPTURES WHAT NIDDK IS ALL 128 00:04:10,343 --> 00:04:10,576 ABOUT. 129 00:04:10,576 --> 00:04:12,411 ITS MISSION OF ADVANCING 130 00:04:12,411 --> 00:04:13,679 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, AND THE 131 00:04:13,679 --> 00:04:16,249 FIRST AND FOREMOST, AS YOU'VE 132 00:04:16,249 --> 00:04:18,885 HEARD ALREADY, ITS PEOPLE. 133 00:04:18,885 --> 00:04:20,853 WHETHER YOU'RE WITH US IN PERSON 134 00:04:20,853 --> 00:04:22,388 OR VIRTUALLY, YOU ARE THE REASON 135 00:04:22,388 --> 00:04:24,891 THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY, AND WHY I 136 00:04:24,891 --> 00:04:26,192 LOOK SO FORWARD TO THIS EVENT 137 00:04:26,192 --> 00:04:27,293 EVERY YEAR. 138 00:04:27,293 --> 00:04:30,796 IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE 139 00:04:30,796 --> 00:04:32,765 NIDDK'S MOST VALUABLE ASSET, ALL 140 00:04:32,765 --> 00:04:37,236 OF YOU. 141 00:04:37,236 --> 00:04:38,804 THIS PAST YEAR WAS ONCE AGAIN 142 00:04:38,804 --> 00:04:40,006 MARKED BY PERIODS OF UNCERTAIN, 143 00:04:40,006 --> 00:04:41,841 FROM DEALING WITH BUDGET CUTS, 144 00:04:41,841 --> 00:04:44,143 HIRING FREEZES, TO POTENTIAL 145 00:04:44,143 --> 00:04:46,879 GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, AND A 146 00:04:46,879 --> 00:04:48,948 VOLATILE POLITICAL CLIMATE. 147 00:04:48,948 --> 00:04:52,985 NOT TO MENTION THE UNPREDICTABLE 148 00:04:52,985 --> 00:04:54,520 TEMPERATURES, EXTREME LOWS IN 149 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,289 JANUARY, TO RECORD HIGHS IN THE 150 00:04:56,289 --> 00:04:56,822 SUMMER. 151 00:04:56,822 --> 00:04:59,625 AND THAT WAS JUST IN BUILDING 152 00:04:59,625 --> 00:05:00,126 31. 153 00:05:00,126 --> 00:05:02,762 [LAUGHTER] 154 00:05:02,762 --> 00:05:04,931 AND WHATEVER WAS THROWN OUR WAY 155 00:05:04,931 --> 00:05:07,867 TIME AND TIME AGAIN, YOU DEM 156 00:05:07,867 --> 00:05:10,403 STATED THAT YOUR COMMITMENT TO 157 00:05:10,403 --> 00:05:12,238 FULFILLING NIDDK'S MISSIONARY 158 00:05:12,238 --> 00:05:13,773 MAINS UNCHALLENGED. 159 00:05:13,773 --> 00:05:16,175 OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, NIDDK 160 00:05:16,175 --> 00:05:18,811 CONTINUES TO ADVANCE IMPORTANT 161 00:05:18,811 --> 00:05:19,378 RESEARCH. 162 00:05:19,378 --> 00:05:21,814 OUR INNOVATION ALSO SHONE 163 00:05:21,814 --> 00:05:23,549 THROUGH IN INTERNAL PROGRAMS, 164 00:05:23,549 --> 00:05:26,285 NEWLY CREATED TO SUPPORT NIDDK 165 00:05:26,285 --> 00:05:28,821 STAFF AT ALL LEVELS. 166 00:05:28,821 --> 00:05:32,091 EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE NIDDK BUDDY 167 00:05:32,091 --> 00:05:35,361 SYSTEM, TO FOSTER NEW EMPLOYEE 168 00:05:35,361 --> 00:05:37,530 SENSE OF BELONGING, AND OUR 169 00:05:37,530 --> 00:05:40,166 FIRST EVER LEADERSHIP RETREAT, 170 00:05:40,166 --> 00:05:41,934 WHERE 56 SENIOR LEADERS, BOTH 171 00:05:41,934 --> 00:05:44,870 INTRAMURAL AND EXTRAMURAL AND 172 00:05:44,870 --> 00:05:46,405 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ACROSS THE 173 00:05:46,405 --> 00:05:49,375 INSTITUTE MET IN PERSON TO 174 00:05:49,375 --> 00:05:50,910 AFFIRM THE COMMITMENT TO 175 00:05:50,910 --> 00:05:52,345 PURSUING EQUITY AND INCLUSIVE 176 00:05:52,345 --> 00:05:54,180 EXCELLENCE. 177 00:05:54,180 --> 00:05:56,249 OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IS 178 00:05:56,249 --> 00:05:59,852 WHY WE TAKE THE ANNUAL FEDERAL 179 00:05:59,852 --> 00:06:02,688 EMPLOYMENT VIEWPOINT SURVEY, OR 180 00:06:02,688 --> 00:06:04,123 FEVS, SO SERIOUSLY. 181 00:06:04,123 --> 00:06:07,426 YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS HEAR THAT 182 00:06:07,426 --> 00:06:10,296 NASA IS EARNING THE TOP SPOT IN 183 00:06:10,296 --> 00:06:12,565 THE BEST PLACES TO WORK IN THE 184 00:06:12,565 --> 00:06:13,432 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 185 00:06:13,432 --> 00:06:15,701 BUT WHEN WE LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT 186 00:06:15,701 --> 00:06:17,570 THE FEVS RESULTS OVER THE PAST 187 00:06:17,570 --> 00:06:20,640 NINE YEARS, AND DISAGGREGATE THE 188 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,277 NUMBERS FOR NIH TO ITS COMPONENT 189 00:06:24,277 --> 00:06:26,445 INSTITUTES, IT'S CLEAR THAT 190 00:06:26,445 --> 00:06:29,282 NIDDK ACTUALLY OUTPERFORMS NASA 191 00:06:29,282 --> 00:06:32,385 IN SEVERAL AREAS EVERY YEAR. 192 00:06:32,385 --> 00:06:33,986 [LAUGHTER] 193 00:06:33,986 --> 00:06:38,691 IN 2023, NIDDK ACHIEVED AN 194 00:06:38,691 --> 00:06:39,358 IMPRESSIVE EMPLOYMENT 195 00:06:39,358 --> 00:06:41,661 ACHIEVEMENT SCORE OF 86%, 196 00:06:41,661 --> 00:06:44,797 SURPASSING NASA'S 84%. 197 00:06:44,797 --> 00:06:45,931 ALONG WITH THE GLOBAL 198 00:06:45,931 --> 00:06:47,433 SATISFACTION SCORE OF 82% 199 00:06:47,433 --> 00:06:52,038 COMPARED TO NASA'S 79%. 200 00:06:52,038 --> 00:06:54,006 SERIOUSLY, NIDDK ALSO RANKS 201 00:06:54,006 --> 00:06:55,975 NUMBER ONE AMONG NIH'S LARGE 202 00:06:55,975 --> 00:06:57,943 ICs IN BOTH OF THESE 203 00:06:57,943 --> 00:06:59,578 CATEGORIES, AS WELL AS IN 204 00:06:59,578 --> 00:07:01,113 DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, 205 00:07:01,113 --> 00:07:03,182 AND ACCESSIBILITY. 206 00:07:03,182 --> 00:07:05,051 I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE 207 00:07:05,051 --> 00:07:07,787 RECENTLY RECEIVED THE 2024 208 00:07:07,787 --> 00:07:09,755 RESULTS, AS YOU'VE HEARD, AND IF 209 00:07:09,755 --> 00:07:11,190 YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN THEM, 210 00:07:11,190 --> 00:07:13,926 PLEASE CLICK ON YOUR EMAIL. 211 00:07:13,926 --> 00:07:16,329 IN THE MEANTIME, I'D LIKE TO 212 00:07:16,329 --> 00:07:17,730 ANNOUNCE TWO RELATED RESULTS. 213 00:07:17,730 --> 00:07:22,668 FIRST, THE WINNER OF THE NIDDK'S 214 00:07:22,668 --> 00:07:26,939 FIRST EVER MEME CONTEST, FEVS 215 00:07:26,939 --> 00:07:27,807 MEME CONTEST. 216 00:07:27,807 --> 00:07:29,775 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 217 00:07:29,775 --> 00:07:33,713 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER CARLOS 218 00:07:33,713 --> 00:07:35,348 HARLEM WHOSE WINNING MEME 219 00:07:35,348 --> 00:07:36,982 PROVIDED A GREAT AND 220 00:07:36,982 --> 00:07:38,417 LIGHT-HEARTED WAY TO REMINE 221 00:07:38,417 --> 00:07:39,418 PEOPLE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY, 222 00:07:39,418 --> 00:07:42,688 AND YOU KNOW WHAT, IT WORKED. 223 00:07:42,688 --> 00:07:45,157 NEARLY 67% OF YOU RESPONDED THIS 224 00:07:45,157 --> 00:07:51,864 YEAR, UP FROM 3% -- UP 3% FROME 225 00:07:51,864 --> 00:07:52,298 PREVIOUS YEAR. 226 00:07:52,298 --> 00:07:53,733 I HAD THE PLEASURE OF HAVING 227 00:07:53,733 --> 00:07:55,368 LUNCH WITH THREE WINNERS OF THE 228 00:07:55,368 --> 00:08:01,474 NIDDK'S DIRECTOR LUNCH CONTEST. 229 00:08:01,474 --> 00:08:05,010 LISA, SOU SUSAN AND JEAN. 230 00:08:05,010 --> 00:08:06,746 AS WE LOOK AHEAD FOR NEXT YEAR, 231 00:08:06,746 --> 00:08:07,947 PLEASE KNOW YOUR VOICE IS 232 00:08:07,947 --> 00:08:09,248 ESSENTIAL TO OUR EFFORTS OF 233 00:08:09,248 --> 00:08:12,118 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. 234 00:08:12,118 --> 00:08:13,419 REMEMBER, YOU SPEAK, WE LISTEN, 235 00:08:13,419 --> 00:08:13,953 THINGS HAPPEN. 236 00:08:13,953 --> 00:08:16,355 BY COMPLETING THE FEVS, YOU'LL 237 00:08:16,355 --> 00:08:19,425 TAKE PART IN SHAPING NIDDK'S 238 00:08:19,425 --> 00:08:19,759 FUTURE. 239 00:08:19,759 --> 00:08:22,595 NOW SPEAKING OF FUTURE, THIS 240 00:08:22,595 --> 00:08:26,532 PAST YEAR NIDDK CONTINUED TO 241 00:08:26,532 --> 00:08:28,734 INVEST IN NURTURING THE NEXT 242 00:08:28,734 --> 00:08:29,802 GENERATION OF BIOMEDICAL 243 00:08:29,802 --> 00:08:30,136 RESEARCHERS. 244 00:08:30,136 --> 00:08:32,138 AFTER A FOUR-YEAR HIATUS BECAUSE 245 00:08:32,138 --> 00:08:37,676 OF THE PANDEMIC, OUR SCIENTIFIC 246 00:08:37,676 --> 00:08:39,211 DIRECTOR OFFICE BROUGHT BACK THE 247 00:08:39,211 --> 00:08:40,646 NIDDK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOUR 248 00:08:40,646 --> 00:08:41,881 PROGRAM, WELCOMING FIFTH GRADERS 249 00:08:41,881 --> 00:08:46,652 TO THE NIH CAMPUS TO MEET THE 250 00:08:46,652 --> 00:08:48,354 NIDDK STAFF, TOUR OUR LABS AND 251 00:08:48,354 --> 00:08:50,389 EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF 252 00:08:50,389 --> 00:08:52,992 SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. 253 00:08:52,992 --> 00:08:54,860 WE ALSO HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL TAKE 254 00:08:54,860 --> 00:08:58,264 YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY, WITH THE 255 00:08:58,264 --> 00:09:00,666 INTERACTIVE FUN STATIONS FOR 256 00:09:00,666 --> 00:09:01,767 KIDS. 257 00:09:01,767 --> 00:09:04,069 SOME OF THE ADULTS HAD FUN TOO. 258 00:09:04,069 --> 00:09:04,537 [LAUGHTER] 259 00:09:04,537 --> 00:09:07,106 LET'S JUST SAY IT WAS A SLIMY 260 00:09:07,106 --> 00:09:10,276 EVENT. 261 00:09:10,276 --> 00:09:11,811 OUR NIDDK FELLOWS ALSO 262 00:09:11,811 --> 00:09:14,213 DEMONSTRATED THE FUTURE MEDICAL 263 00:09:14,213 --> 00:09:16,081 RESEARCH IS IN GOOD HANDS. 264 00:09:16,081 --> 00:09:19,251 IN 2024, NIDDK'S ANNUAL 265 00:09:19,251 --> 00:09:20,519 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ORGANIZED 266 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:23,856 BY THE FELLOWS ADVISORY BOARD, 267 00:09:23,856 --> 00:09:25,724 FELLOWS AND SCIENTISTS FROM 18 268 00:09:25,724 --> 00:09:28,327 LABS AND BRANCHES SHARED THEIR 269 00:09:28,327 --> 00:09:30,729 RESEARCH THROUGH ORAL 270 00:09:30,729 --> 00:09:31,730 PRESENTATIONS, THREE-MINUTE 271 00:09:31,730 --> 00:09:33,365 TALKS, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, AND 272 00:09:33,365 --> 00:09:36,001 THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE 273 00:09:36,001 --> 00:09:37,970 INTRODUCED TWO NEW EVENTS: A 274 00:09:37,970 --> 00:09:39,472 CAREER SEMINAR AND A SCIENTIFIC 275 00:09:39,472 --> 00:09:40,706 DEBATE. 276 00:09:40,706 --> 00:09:42,775 GIVING ATTENDEES ADDITIONAL 277 00:09:42,775 --> 00:09:43,876 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL 278 00:09:43,876 --> 00:09:48,681 GROWTH. 279 00:09:48,681 --> 00:09:50,416 OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, WE ALSO 280 00:09:50,416 --> 00:09:52,384 AGAIN DEMONSTRATED OUR 281 00:09:52,384 --> 00:09:54,787 ENTHUSIASM FOR GIVING TO THE 282 00:09:54,787 --> 00:09:55,988 COMMUNITY. 283 00:09:55,988 --> 00:09:58,357 IN 2023, NIDDK EXCEEDED ITS GOAL 284 00:09:58,357 --> 00:10:03,529 OF 6 $60,000 AND CONTRIBUTED MOE 285 00:10:03,529 --> 00:10:05,064 THAN $85,000 TO THE COMBINED 286 00:10:05,064 --> 00:10:07,600 FEDERAL CAMPAIGN SHAIRTS. 287 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:08,167 CHARITIES, 288 00:10:08,167 --> 00:10:12,972 HELPING NIH RAISE AN OVERALL 289 00:10:12,972 --> 00:10:17,209 $2.16 MILLION. 290 00:10:17,209 --> 00:10:18,310 NIDDCARES ALSO STEPPED UP TO 291 00:10:18,310 --> 00:10:20,179 RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MINORITY 292 00:10:20,179 --> 00:10:22,081 HEALTH AT THE ANNUAL WALK, RUN 293 00:10:22,081 --> 00:10:23,949 AND ROLL 5K EVENT, AND MEN OF 294 00:10:23,949 --> 00:10:26,886 YOU ROLL -- MANY OF YOU ROLLED P 295 00:10:26,886 --> 00:10:28,287 YOUR SLEEVES DURING THE NIDDK'S 296 00:10:28,287 --> 00:10:30,456 BLOOD DRIVE, DONATING PLATELETS 297 00:10:30,456 --> 00:10:33,025 AND BLOOD TO PATIENTS VISITING 298 00:10:33,025 --> 00:10:34,927 NIH FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO 299 00:10:34,927 --> 00:10:39,098 SEEK LIFE CHANGING TREATMENTS. 300 00:10:39,098 --> 00:10:40,666 THIS YEAR'S BLOOD DRIVE, BY THE 301 00:10:40,666 --> 00:10:44,703 WAY, WILL TAKE PLACE FROM AUGUSH 302 00:10:44,703 --> 00:10:45,237 NOVEMBER 1ST. 303 00:10:45,237 --> 00:10:48,741 SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. 304 00:10:48,741 --> 00:10:50,943 THIS GENEROUS SPIRIT IS WHAT 305 00:10:50,943 --> 00:10:52,444 CONTINUES TO MAKE NIDDK SUCH A 306 00:10:52,444 --> 00:10:53,779 SPECIAL PLACE TO WORK. 307 00:10:53,779 --> 00:10:56,181 EVERY DAY YOU SHOW UP, READY TO 308 00:10:56,181 --> 00:10:57,483 GIVE 100%. 309 00:10:57,483 --> 00:10:59,018 WHETHER YOU'RE DIRECTLY INVOLVED 310 00:10:59,018 --> 00:11:00,986 WITH COMPELLING RESEARCH OR 311 00:11:00,986 --> 00:11:02,421 WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, 312 00:11:02,421 --> 00:11:05,157 YOU'RE ALL INTEGRAL TO NIDDK'S 313 00:11:05,157 --> 00:11:07,660 MISSION OF IMPROVING HEALTH FOR 314 00:11:07,660 --> 00:11:08,093 ALL PEOPLE. 315 00:11:08,093 --> 00:11:10,496 AND I HOPE YOU'LL FEEL AS PROUD 316 00:11:10,496 --> 00:11:13,365 AS I DO AS I SHARE HIGHLIGHTS OF 317 00:11:13,365 --> 00:11:15,968 YOUR EXCEPTIONAL WORK ACROSS THE 318 00:11:15,968 --> 00:11:22,441 INSTITUTE. 319 00:11:22,441 --> 00:11:23,943 NIDDK'S DIVISION OF INTRAMURAL 320 00:11:23,943 --> 00:11:25,611 RESEARCH, DESPITE FACING 321 00:11:25,611 --> 00:11:27,413 SIGNIFICANT BUDGETARY CHALLENGES 322 00:11:27,413 --> 00:11:28,981 AND COPING WITH FLAT FUNDING FOR 323 00:11:28,981 --> 00:11:30,316 THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, 324 00:11:30,316 --> 00:11:32,151 INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO MAKE 325 00:11:32,151 --> 00:11:34,253 ADVANCES WITH TANGIBLE CLINICAL 326 00:11:34,253 --> 00:11:37,423 BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY 327 00:11:37,423 --> 00:11:39,925 DISEASES WITHIN OUR MISSION. 328 00:11:39,925 --> 00:11:43,329 THANKS TO NEW RESEARCH FROM THE 329 00:11:43,329 --> 00:11:46,098 LABORATORY OF BIOORGANIC 330 00:11:46,098 --> 00:11:47,900 CHEMISTRY, WE LEARNED G 331 00:11:47,900 --> 00:11:48,801 RECEPTORS PRESENT IN CERTAIN 332 00:11:48,801 --> 00:11:52,938 TYPES OF PANCREATIC ISLETS 333 00:11:52,938 --> 00:11:55,774 REPRESENT POTENTIAL TARGETS FOR 334 00:11:55,774 --> 00:11:57,443 GLUCAGON RELEASE FOR THERAPEUTIC 335 00:11:57,443 --> 00:11:57,710 PURPOSES. 336 00:11:57,710 --> 00:11:59,144 OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE LABORATORY 337 00:11:59,144 --> 00:12:01,380 OF CELLULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL 338 00:12:01,380 --> 00:12:04,883 BIOLOGY DISCOVERED A NOVEL 339 00:12:04,883 --> 00:12:08,487 MECHANISM OF GENE REGULATION 340 00:12:08,487 --> 00:12:10,990 DURING ERYTHROPOIESIS WHICH IS 341 00:12:10,990 --> 00:12:12,091 SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT'S ANOTHER 342 00:12:12,091 --> 00:12:14,526 APPROACH TO AMELIORATE CAUSES OF 343 00:12:14,526 --> 00:12:17,229 SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND BETA 344 00:12:17,229 --> 00:12:17,863 THALASSEMIA. 345 00:12:17,863 --> 00:12:19,732 THESE AND OTHER IMPORTANT 346 00:12:19,732 --> 00:12:20,833 ADVANCES DEMONSTRATE OUR 347 00:12:20,833 --> 00:12:22,468 INTRAMURAL RESEARCH TEAM'S 348 00:12:22,468 --> 00:12:24,670 UNMITIGATED DEDICATION TO 349 00:12:24,670 --> 00:12:26,939 DISCOVERY, EVEN WHEN BUDGETS ARE 350 00:12:26,939 --> 00:12:30,576 INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING. 351 00:12:30,576 --> 00:12:33,212 OUR DIVISION OF DIABETES, 352 00:12:33,212 --> 00:12:34,279 ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLIC 353 00:12:34,279 --> 00:12:35,481 DISEASES ORGANIZED AND 354 00:12:35,481 --> 00:12:37,683 IMPLEMENTED A DIVISION-WIDE 355 00:12:37,683 --> 00:12:40,519 SCIENTIFIC RETREAT IN APRIL. 356 00:12:40,519 --> 00:12:44,690 FOCUSING IN ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY 357 00:12:44,690 --> 00:12:51,463 AND INCLUSION, ADDRESSING FOUR 358 00:12:51,463 --> 00:12:53,666 CROSS-CUTTING THEMES: THE 359 00:12:53,666 --> 00:12:54,967 HETEROGENEITY OF DIABETES, HUMAN 360 00:12:54,967 --> 00:12:57,903 SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY, DATA, A.I., 361 00:12:57,903 --> 00:13:00,439 MACHINE LEARNING, AND 362 00:13:00,439 --> 00:13:04,810 TRANSLATION OF RESEARCH TO HUMAN 363 00:13:04,810 --> 00:13:05,611 PRACTICE. 364 00:13:05,611 --> 00:13:07,980 AND SINCE APRIL, DEM STAFF 365 00:13:07,980 --> 00:13:09,314 CONTINUES TO ADDRESS ACTION 366 00:13:09,314 --> 00:13:11,684 ITEMS FROM THESE DISCUSSIONS. 367 00:13:11,684 --> 00:13:13,886 THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM STAFF OF 368 00:13:13,886 --> 00:13:16,622 DEM ALSO ORGANIZED TWO NIDDK 369 00:13:16,622 --> 00:13:19,692 SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA, FEATURING 370 00:13:19,692 --> 00:13:21,727 YOUNG, DIVERSE INVESTIGATORS AT 371 00:13:21,727 --> 00:13:24,063 THE NATIONAL ANNUAL MEETINGS OF 372 00:13:24,063 --> 00:13:25,464 THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY AND THE 373 00:13:25,464 --> 00:13:32,037 AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION. 374 00:13:32,037 --> 00:13:33,572 OUR DIVISION OF DIGESTIVE 375 00:13:33,572 --> 00:13:37,843 DISEASES AND NUTRITION LAUNCH 376 00:13:37,843 --> 00:13:39,044 IMPORTANT NEW INITIATIVES 377 00:13:39,044 --> 00:13:43,082 INCLUDING FUNDING RESEARCH TO 378 00:13:43,082 --> 00:13:45,584 CHARACTERIZE BIOACTIVE MICROBIAL 379 00:13:45,584 --> 00:13:47,019 METABOLITEs AND DIETARY 380 00:13:47,019 --> 00:13:49,755 BIOMARKERS. 381 00:13:49,755 --> 00:13:51,190 UNDERSTAND WHY BIOLOGIC THERAPY 382 00:13:51,190 --> 00:13:53,459 SUCCEEDS OR FAILS IN CHILDREN 383 00:13:53,459 --> 00:13:55,561 WITH CROHN'S DISEASE. 384 00:13:55,561 --> 00:13:58,597 EXPLORE THE DRIVERS OF OBESITY 385 00:13:58,597 --> 00:13:59,431 IN EARLY CHILDHOOD. 386 00:13:59,431 --> 00:14:01,467 AND CONTINUE TO STUDY 387 00:14:01,467 --> 00:14:02,768 DEVASTATING LIVER DISEASE 388 00:14:02,768 --> 00:14:07,039 CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN, SUCH AS 389 00:14:07,039 --> 00:14:10,309 BILIARY ATRESIA AND SCLEROSING 390 00:14:10,309 --> 00:14:11,610 CHOLANGITIS. 391 00:14:11,610 --> 00:14:14,146 OUR DIVISION OF KIDNEY, UROLOGIC 392 00:14:14,146 --> 00:14:15,581 AND HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE FOCUSED 393 00:14:15,581 --> 00:14:17,549 ON SUPPORTING THE BEST SCIENCE 394 00:14:17,549 --> 00:14:20,385 AND MAINTAINING A DYNAMIC 395 00:14:20,385 --> 00:14:21,320 RESEARCH WORKFORCE IN THE FACE 396 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,889 OF CHALLENGING BUDGET CLIMATE. 397 00:14:23,889 --> 00:14:25,691 THE DIVISION'S HIGHEST PRIORITY 398 00:14:25,691 --> 00:14:28,160 HAS BEEN ENSURING RECRUITMENT OF 399 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,429 TALENTED STAFF MEMBERS AND 400 00:14:30,429 --> 00:14:32,531 PROVIDING ROBUST PROFESSIONAL 401 00:14:32,531 --> 00:14:37,669 DEVELOPMENT FOR THESE TALENTS. 402 00:14:37,669 --> 00:14:39,404 SINCE OUR OFFICE OF OBESITY 403 00:14:39,404 --> 00:14:40,839 RESEARCH OFTEN DEPENDS ON THE 404 00:14:40,839 --> 00:14:42,040 VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION OF 405 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,777 EXTRAMURAL STAFF FROM ALL THREE 406 00:14:44,777 --> 00:14:47,179 SCIENTIFIC DIVISIONS, THE 407 00:14:47,179 --> 00:14:48,380 OBESITY OFFICE IS ESPECIALLY 408 00:14:48,380 --> 00:14:51,116 GRATEFUL TO THE MANY STAFF WHO 409 00:14:51,116 --> 00:14:53,752 INVITED AND HOSTED SPEAKERS FOR 410 00:14:53,752 --> 00:14:56,922 THE POPULAR MONTHLY NICHD 411 00:14:56,922 --> 00:14:58,557 OBESITY SCIENTIFIC SPEAKER 412 00:14:58,557 --> 00:15:00,859 SERIES. 413 00:15:00,859 --> 00:15:02,928 WIDE PARTICIPATION ACROSS NIDDK 414 00:15:02,928 --> 00:15:04,897 STAFF RESULTED IN A BROAD RANGE 415 00:15:04,897 --> 00:15:06,632 OF EMERGING AND INFORMATIVE 416 00:15:06,632 --> 00:15:08,000 TOPICS. 417 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:12,104 THE HARD WORK OF THE STAFF ALSO 418 00:15:12,104 --> 00:15:13,539 RESULTED IN SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL 419 00:15:13,539 --> 00:15:15,507 WORKSHOPS THAT FOSTERED OUTREACH 420 00:15:15,507 --> 00:15:18,911 AND FUTURE INNOVATIVE NIDDK 421 00:15:18,911 --> 00:15:22,281 SPONSORED RESEARCH, INCLUDING 422 00:15:22,281 --> 00:15:23,482 INROW ACCEPTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO 423 00:15:23,482 --> 00:15:25,918 OBESITY AND DISORDERS OF THE 424 00:15:25,918 --> 00:15:27,753 GUT-BRAIN AXIS OR INTERACTION, 425 00:15:27,753 --> 00:15:30,289 AND THE PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR 426 00:15:30,289 --> 00:15:32,024 OBESITY IN CHILDREN AND 427 00:15:32,024 --> 00:15:33,458 ADOLESCENTS. 428 00:15:33,458 --> 00:15:37,062 IN OUR DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL 429 00:15:37,062 --> 00:15:38,797 ACTIVITY, STAFF WORKED 430 00:15:38,797 --> 00:15:40,232 DILIGENTLY AND COORDINATED WITH 431 00:15:40,232 --> 00:15:42,634 PROGRAM PARTNERS FOR A 432 00:15:42,634 --> 00:15:45,804 SIMPLIFIED REVIEW FRAMEWORK 433 00:15:45,804 --> 00:15:46,905 IMPLEMENTATION. 434 00:15:46,905 --> 00:15:49,308 THE FIRST MAJOR CHANGE TO 435 00:15:49,308 --> 00:15:50,742 RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT REVIEW 436 00:15:50,742 --> 00:15:52,477 CRITERIA IN DECADES. 437 00:15:52,477 --> 00:15:54,446 AND IT GOES INTO EFFECT FOR 438 00:15:54,446 --> 00:15:56,114 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER 439 00:15:56,114 --> 00:15:58,817 JANUARY OF 2025. 440 00:15:58,817 --> 00:16:00,686 IN ADDITION, THE DIVISION IS 441 00:16:00,686 --> 00:16:02,754 PROUD OF ITS COMMITTEE 442 00:16:02,754 --> 00:16:04,289 MANAGEMENT SERVICE CENTERS, 443 00:16:04,289 --> 00:16:08,427 WHICH BLOSSOMED THIS YEAR FROM 444 00:16:08,427 --> 00:16:10,529 SERVING NIDDK AND ONE OTHER I.C. 445 00:16:10,529 --> 00:16:15,334 TO SERVING FOUR I.C.s WITH AN 446 00:16:15,334 --> 00:16:16,301 OPPORTUNITY TO ADD A FIFTH. 447 00:16:16,301 --> 00:16:17,636 IN OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICE, THIS 448 00:16:17,636 --> 00:16:20,239 YEAR MARKED THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH 449 00:16:20,239 --> 00:16:23,642 OF OUR BRAND NEW INTRANET SITE, 450 00:16:23,642 --> 00:16:26,178 THE NIDDK INSIDER. 451 00:16:26,178 --> 00:16:28,447 CRAFTED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, 452 00:16:28,447 --> 00:16:31,316 THIS COMPREHENSIVE HUB HAS 453 00:16:31,316 --> 00:16:33,719 SWIFTLY BECOME THE GO-TO SOURCE 454 00:16:33,719 --> 00:16:35,888 IN NIDDK NEWS AND RESOURCES. 455 00:16:35,888 --> 00:16:38,190 AND SPEAKING OF RESOURCES, SINCE 456 00:16:38,190 --> 00:16:39,925 WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR PEOPLE 457 00:16:39,925 --> 00:16:43,128 ARE OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE, 458 00:16:43,128 --> 00:16:44,963 THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE INTRODUCED 459 00:16:44,963 --> 00:16:47,165 THE NIDDK JUNIOR CAREER 460 00:16:47,165 --> 00:16:48,033 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM COHORT THIS 461 00:16:48,033 --> 00:16:50,869 YEAR. 462 00:16:50,869 --> 00:16:52,905 WITH 20 STAFF PARTICIPATING, 463 00:16:52,905 --> 00:16:57,009 THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FEATURED 464 00:16:57,009 --> 00:16:58,543 INTERACTIVE SESSIONS IN 465 00:16:58,543 --> 00:17:00,078 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, CAREER 466 00:17:00,078 --> 00:17:02,814 MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS, 467 00:17:02,814 --> 00:17:04,549 LEADERSHIP, AND EFFECTIVE 468 00:17:04,549 --> 00:17:06,084 DECISION-MAKING. 469 00:17:06,084 --> 00:17:09,922 IN THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, 470 00:17:09,922 --> 00:17:12,858 OUR OFFICE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH 471 00:17:12,858 --> 00:17:14,192 SUPPORT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT 472 00:17:14,192 --> 00:17:17,462 OF NIDDK'S DATA SHARING POLICY, 473 00:17:17,462 --> 00:17:21,166 AND UPDATE THE NIDDK CENTRAL 474 00:17:21,166 --> 00:17:23,902 REPOSITORY DATA SHARING AND 475 00:17:23,902 --> 00:17:25,437 ARCHIVAL POLICY TO ALIGN WITH 476 00:17:25,437 --> 00:17:26,872 NIH'S POLICY. 477 00:17:26,872 --> 00:17:30,709 IN ADDITION, THE NIDDK'S CENTRAL 478 00:17:30,709 --> 00:17:33,478 REPOSITORY IS IMPLEMENTING THE 479 00:17:33,478 --> 00:17:38,116 FIRST NIDDK USE OF GLOBAL UNIQUE 480 00:17:38,116 --> 00:17:40,319 IDENTIFIERS OR GUIs, TO 481 00:17:40,319 --> 00:17:44,356 SUPPORT NIDDK'S CONSORTIUM FOR 482 00:17:44,356 --> 00:17:45,791 GUT-BRAIN COMMUNICATIONS IN 483 00:17:45,791 --> 00:17:47,326 PARKINSON'S DISEASE. 484 00:17:47,326 --> 00:17:49,394 THIS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES A 485 00:17:49,394 --> 00:17:51,163 SECURE MECHANISM TO LINK 486 00:17:51,163 --> 00:17:53,732 RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS WITHIN AND 487 00:17:53,732 --> 00:17:56,835 ACROSS RESEARCH PROJECT DATASETS 488 00:17:56,835 --> 00:18:00,339 IN NIDDK AND OTHER NIH STUDIES 489 00:18:00,339 --> 00:18:06,778 THAT USE THESE GUIDs. 490 00:18:06,778 --> 00:18:07,546 OUR OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH 491 00:18:07,546 --> 00:18:09,314 RESEARCH COORDINATION MADE 492 00:18:09,314 --> 00:18:11,817 SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN EXPANDING 493 00:18:11,817 --> 00:18:13,018 OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW THE BAY 494 00:18:13,018 --> 00:18:17,089 OWE MEDICAL RESEARCH WORKFORCE. 495 00:18:17,089 --> 00:18:18,824 OMHRC LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE 496 00:18:18,824 --> 00:18:22,327 WITH LATINO STUDENT MEDICAL 497 00:18:22,327 --> 00:18:25,831 ASSOCIATION, CULMINATING IN 25 498 00:18:25,831 --> 00:18:26,798 ASPIRING PHYSICIAN SCIENTISTS 499 00:18:26,798 --> 00:18:29,101 AND RESEARCHERS PARTICIPATING IN 500 00:18:29,101 --> 00:18:32,471 AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP IN SAN 501 00:18:32,471 --> 00:18:33,672 JUAN, PUERTO RICO. 502 00:18:33,672 --> 00:18:35,007 ADDITIONALLY, THE NETWORK OF 503 00:18:35,007 --> 00:18:36,875 MINORITY RESEARCH INVESTIGATORS 504 00:18:36,875 --> 00:18:40,145 HOSTED ONE OF ITS LARGEST ANNUAL 505 00:18:40,145 --> 00:18:41,913 WORKSHOPS TO DATE, SHOWING IT 506 00:18:41,913 --> 00:18:43,548 CONTINUES TO BE A VITAL AND 507 00:18:43,548 --> 00:18:46,051 SIGNIFICANT MEETING PLACE FOR 508 00:18:46,051 --> 00:18:47,519 MENTORING, COORDINATION, AND 509 00:18:47,519 --> 00:18:51,089 COLLABORATION. 510 00:18:51,089 --> 00:18:56,328 AS WE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED, NIDDK 511 00:18:56,328 --> 00:18:57,963 IS ESTABLISHING A NEW OFFICE OF 512 00:18:57,963 --> 00:19:01,800 HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH OR OHER, 513 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:03,335 BECAUSE, OF COURSE, WE LOVE OUR 514 00:19:03,335 --> 00:19:04,036 ACRONYMS. 515 00:19:04,036 --> 00:19:07,706 THIS WILL SUBSUME AND EXPAND THE 516 00:19:07,706 --> 00:19:08,373 OHMRC PROGRAMS. 517 00:19:08,373 --> 00:19:09,574 THE OFFICE WILL FOCUS ON 518 00:19:09,574 --> 00:19:10,976 SUPPORTING AND GROWING OUR 519 00:19:10,976 --> 00:19:12,644 HEALTH EQUITY AND HEALTH 520 00:19:12,644 --> 00:19:15,047 DISPARITY RESEARCH PORTFOLIO, 521 00:19:15,047 --> 00:19:18,283 PROMOTING A DIVERSE 522 00:19:18,283 --> 00:19:19,418 MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH 523 00:19:19,418 --> 00:19:21,386 WORKFORCE, AND EMBEDDING 524 00:19:21,386 --> 00:19:23,255 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE 525 00:19:23,255 --> 00:19:24,890 FULL SPECTRUM OF RESEARCH 526 00:19:24,890 --> 00:19:27,025 EFFORTS. 527 00:19:27,025 --> 00:19:29,161 OUR TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT 528 00:19:29,161 --> 00:19:31,763 OFFICE CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS 529 00:19:31,763 --> 00:19:33,732 EXPERTISE IN ADVANCING DATA 530 00:19:33,732 --> 00:19:36,034 SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL 531 00:19:36,034 --> 00:19:37,569 INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 532 00:19:37,569 --> 00:19:39,004 IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH. 533 00:19:39,004 --> 00:19:41,606 THIS YEAR, THE NIH'S OFFICE OF 534 00:19:41,606 --> 00:19:46,645 THE DIRECTOR APPROACHED OUR TAO 535 00:19:46,645 --> 00:19:48,180 OFFICE TO ADVISE ON STRATEGIES 536 00:19:48,180 --> 00:19:50,382 TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE NEW DATA 537 00:19:50,382 --> 00:19:51,917 DISCOVERIES ARISING FROM THE 538 00:19:51,917 --> 00:19:54,086 NIH'S OFFICE OF PORTFOLIO 539 00:19:54,086 --> 00:19:55,454 ANALYSIS, AND THE ALL-OF-US 540 00:19:55,454 --> 00:19:58,457 PROGRAM. 541 00:19:58,457 --> 00:20:00,425 OUR OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM 542 00:20:00,425 --> 00:20:03,728 AND POLICY ANALYSIS PRODUCED OUR 543 00:20:03,728 --> 00:20:05,997 ANNUAL REPORT. 544 00:20:05,997 --> 00:20:07,966 NIDDK'S RECENT ADVANCES IN 545 00:20:07,966 --> 00:20:10,502 EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES, TO 546 00:20:10,502 --> 00:20:11,603 PRESENT RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND 547 00:20:11,603 --> 00:20:13,672 TELL THE PERSONAL STORY OF 548 00:20:13,672 --> 00:20:15,073 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR FUNDED 549 00:20:15,073 --> 00:20:17,509 CLINICAL RESEARCH. 550 00:20:17,509 --> 00:20:19,244 LIKE TODAY'S EVENT, THIS 551 00:20:19,244 --> 00:20:21,213 PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS A RANGE 552 00:20:21,213 --> 00:20:23,615 OF NIDDK'S ACHIEVEMENTS TOWARDS 553 00:20:23,615 --> 00:20:26,918 IMPROVING HEALTH. 554 00:20:26,918 --> 00:20:30,555 AND TO FOSTER INTRANIDDK 555 00:20:30,555 --> 00:20:33,892 CONNECTIONS, OSPPA TEAM MEMBERS 556 00:20:33,892 --> 00:20:35,327 ALSO ENGAGED WITH TRAINEES 557 00:20:35,327 --> 00:20:36,495 INSIDE AND OUT SAID THE 558 00:20:36,495 --> 00:20:38,597 INSTITUTE ABOUT CAREERS IN 559 00:20:38,597 --> 00:20:40,699 SCIENCE POLICY, CULTIVATING NEW 560 00:20:40,699 --> 00:20:44,402 RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVANCING 561 00:20:44,402 --> 00:20:46,705 INCLUSIVITY THROUGH OUTREACH. 562 00:20:46,705 --> 00:20:48,440 OUR OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND 563 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:52,377 PUBLIC LIAISON STAFF PROVIDED 564 00:20:52,377 --> 00:20:53,778 CURRENT ONLINE HEALTH 565 00:20:53,778 --> 00:20:56,214 INFORMATION, INCLUDING UPDATING 566 00:20:56,214 --> 00:20:59,184 THE EGFR CALCULATORS FOR ADULTS 567 00:20:59,184 --> 00:21:01,686 AND CHILDREN, ADDING POPULAR 568 00:21:01,686 --> 00:21:03,655 VIDEOS DURING HEALTH AWARENESS 569 00:21:03,655 --> 00:21:05,957 MONTHS, AND FACILITATING UPLOADS 570 00:21:05,957 --> 00:21:12,063 OF NIDDK'S EPIDEMIOLOGIC REPORTS 571 00:21:12,063 --> 00:21:13,832 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL 572 00:21:13,832 --> 00:21:14,533 LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. 573 00:21:14,533 --> 00:21:16,234 WHEN THE NEWS MEDIA CAME 574 00:21:16,234 --> 00:21:18,737 CALLING, MORE THAN 70 TIMES THIS 575 00:21:18,737 --> 00:21:21,806 YEAR, OCPL FACILITATED THOSE 576 00:21:21,806 --> 00:21:24,309 INTERVIEWS WITH NIDDK SCIENTISTS 577 00:21:24,309 --> 00:21:25,944 AND OUTLETS, SUCH AS "THE NEW 578 00:21:25,944 --> 00:21:30,248 YORK TIMES," CNN, BBC, CBS NEWS, 579 00:21:30,248 --> 00:21:35,253 JUST TO NAME A FEW. 580 00:21:35,253 --> 00:21:36,922 WELL, THESE IMPRESSIVE 581 00:21:36,922 --> 00:21:38,323 HIGHLIGHTS ARE JUST THE TIP OF 582 00:21:38,323 --> 00:21:40,058 THE PROVERBIAL ICEBERG AT 583 00:21:40,058 --> 00:21:41,927 NIDDK'S IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF 584 00:21:41,927 --> 00:21:42,627 ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THIS PAST 585 00:21:42,627 --> 00:21:43,795 YEAR. 586 00:21:43,795 --> 00:21:45,530 NONE OF WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN 587 00:21:45,530 --> 00:21:48,166 POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR HARD WORK, 588 00:21:48,166 --> 00:21:51,236 COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT, AND 589 00:21:51,236 --> 00:21:51,570 TENACITY. 590 00:21:51,570 --> 00:21:53,872 AND ON THAT NOTE, I CAN'T THINK 591 00:21:53,872 --> 00:21:57,876 OF MANY PEOPLE WHO EMBODY THOSE 592 00:21:57,876 --> 00:22:00,312 QUALITY MORE THAN OUR LENGTH OF 593 00:22:00,312 --> 00:22:02,147 SERVICE HONOREES, WHO HAVE 594 00:22:02,147 --> 00:22:06,818 COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED 37 595 00:22:06,818 --> 00:22:08,520 DECADES, 37 DECADES. 596 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:10,055 JUST THINK ABOUT THAT NUMBER FOR 597 00:22:10,055 --> 00:22:12,657 A WHILE, OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 598 00:22:12,657 --> 00:22:15,293 PLEASE JOIN ME IN COMMEMORATING 599 00:22:15,293 --> 00:22:18,563 THE OUTSTANDING FEDERAL TENURE 600 00:22:18,563 --> 00:22:21,099 OF 10 NIDDK STAFF MEMBERS. 601 00:22:21,099 --> 00:22:23,368 AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME 602 00:22:23,368 --> 00:22:28,940 TO THE STAGE FOR A PHOTO. 603 00:22:28,940 --> 00:22:31,276 CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF FEDERAL 604 00:22:31,276 --> 00:22:33,645 TENURE ARE TWO MEMBERS OF OUR 605 00:22:33,645 --> 00:22:40,452 INTRAMURAL PROGRAM. 606 00:22:40,452 --> 00:22:41,920 DR. RAFAEL CAMERINI-OTERO. 607 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:52,097 [APPLAUSE] 608 00:23:12,017 --> 00:23:21,559 [APPLAUSE] 609 00:23:21,559 --> 00:23:24,629 AND ALICE FRANK IN THE DIABETES, 610 00:23:24,629 --> 00:23:26,398 ENDOCRINOLOGY AND OBESITY 611 00:23:26,398 --> 00:23:26,731 BRANCH. 612 00:23:26,731 --> 00:23:36,908 [APPLAUSE] 613 00:23:51,589 --> 00:23:53,291 OKAY. 614 00:23:53,291 --> 00:23:56,461 CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF FEDERAL 615 00:23:56,461 --> 00:24:00,832 SERVICE ARE CRAIG COCHRAN IN THE 616 00:24:00,832 --> 00:24:02,033 METABOLIC DISEASE BRANCH. 617 00:24:02,033 --> 00:24:02,701 IS CRAIG HERE? 618 00:24:02,701 --> 00:24:03,702 THERE HE IS. 619 00:24:03,702 --> 00:24:13,878 [APPLAUSE] 620 00:24:28,226 --> 00:24:29,928 JOHN HANOVER IN THE LABORATORY 621 00:24:29,928 --> 00:24:32,330 OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR 622 00:24:32,330 --> 00:24:32,564 BIOLOGY. 623 00:24:32,564 --> 00:24:42,741 [APPLAUSE] 624 00:24:53,084 --> 00:24:57,155 AND WINNIE MARTINEZ IN OUR 625 00:24:57,155 --> 00:24:57,689 OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH 626 00:24:57,689 --> 00:24:58,590 RESEARCH COORDINATION. 627 00:24:58,590 --> 00:25:00,225 WINNIE IS NOT HERE TODAY. 628 00:25:00,225 --> 00:25:04,162 ACCEPTING THE AWARD -- THAT'S A 629 00:25:04,162 --> 00:25:04,929 JOKE. 630 00:25:04,929 --> 00:25:06,030 THAT FELL PRETTY FLAT. 631 00:25:06,030 --> 00:25:07,132 ALL RIGHT. 632 00:25:07,132 --> 00:25:08,333 FINALLY, THERE ARE FIVE STAFF 633 00:25:08,333 --> 00:25:09,801 MEMBERS WHO ARE CELEBRATING 30 634 00:25:09,801 --> 00:25:11,603 YEARS OF FEDERAL SERVICE. 635 00:25:11,603 --> 00:25:12,704 KEVIN ABBOTT. 636 00:25:12,704 --> 00:25:22,881 [APPLAUSE] 637 00:25:39,764 --> 00:25:41,132 I WOULD JUST MENTION THE OTHER 638 00:25:41,132 --> 00:25:42,667 CANDIDATES WHO ARE NOT HERE ARE 639 00:25:42,667 --> 00:25:45,603 ROBERT TYCKO, IN OUR LABORATORY 640 00:25:45,603 --> 00:25:47,472 OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, WHO'S ALSO 641 00:25:47,472 --> 00:25:48,907 CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF FEDERAL 642 00:25:48,907 --> 00:25:52,610 SERVICE, AND THEN WE HAVE THREE 643 00:25:52,610 --> 00:25:54,712 MEMBERS OF OUR PHOENIX 644 00:25:54,712 --> 00:25:57,449 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL 645 00:25:57,449 --> 00:26:00,485 RESEARCH BRANCH: LESLIE BAIER, 646 00:26:00,485 --> 00:26:02,320 LOIS JONES AND JEFF SUTHERLAND, 647 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,423 WHO ARE ALL CELEBRATING 30 YEARS 648 00:26:05,423 --> 00:26:06,624 WITH NIDDK. 649 00:26:06,624 --> 00:26:08,593 THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR 650 00:26:08,593 --> 00:26:09,294 EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE. 651 00:26:09,294 --> 00:26:16,801 [APPLAUSE] 652 00:26:16,801 --> 00:26:18,770 NOW, WHILE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC OF 653 00:26:18,770 --> 00:26:21,706 ANNIVERSARY, IN 2025, WE'LL BE 654 00:26:21,706 --> 00:26:25,610 CELEBRATING A VERY SPECIAL ONE. 655 00:26:25,610 --> 00:26:27,178 NIDDK TURNS 75. 656 00:26:27,178 --> 00:26:29,047 IN REFLECTING UPON THIS LANDMARK 657 00:26:29,047 --> 00:26:31,583 ACHIEVEMENT, I CANNOT HELP BUT 658 00:26:31,583 --> 00:26:34,085 FEEL INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL, 659 00:26:34,085 --> 00:26:36,354 DECADES AFTER DECADES, WE AT 660 00:26:36,354 --> 00:26:38,323 NIDDK HAVE NEVER WAVERED FROM 661 00:26:38,323 --> 00:26:40,758 TACKLING SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S 662 00:26:40,758 --> 00:26:42,494 MOST CHRONIC, COSTLY AND 663 00:26:42,494 --> 00:26:44,462 CONSEQUENTIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. 664 00:26:44,462 --> 00:26:47,098 OUR HARD WORK AND INNOVATIVE 665 00:26:47,098 --> 00:26:48,600 RESEARCH HAVE HELPED IMPROVE THE 666 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:50,902 QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAVED THE 667 00:26:50,902 --> 00:26:53,104 LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE 668 00:26:53,104 --> 00:26:54,873 LIVING WITH THE DISEASE AND 669 00:26:54,873 --> 00:26:57,575 CONDITIONS WITHIN OUR MISSION. 670 00:26:57,575 --> 00:27:01,546 TO HONOR THIS EXTRAORDINARY 671 00:27:01,546 --> 00:27:02,947 MILESTONE, NIDDK STAFF AND 672 00:27:02,947 --> 00:27:06,217 GRANTEES WILL PARTICIPATE IN 673 00:27:06,217 --> 00:27:07,986 ANNIVERSARY-RELATED EVENTS 674 00:27:07,986 --> 00:27:10,722 THROUGH 2025, INCLUDING KEYNOTE 675 00:27:10,722 --> 00:27:14,559 ADDRESSES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, 676 00:27:14,559 --> 00:27:17,128 SYMPOSIA, MEETING AND CONFERENCE 677 00:27:17,128 --> 00:27:17,595 NATIONWIDE. 678 00:27:17,595 --> 00:27:19,130 I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT OUR 679 00:27:19,130 --> 00:27:21,432 RECENTLY LAUNCHED 75TH 680 00:27:21,432 --> 00:27:22,867 ANNIVERSARY WEBPAGE WHERE YOU 681 00:27:22,867 --> 00:27:26,471 CAN DO -- OR YOU CAN CLICK ON 682 00:27:26,471 --> 00:27:30,275 THE QR CODE THAT WAS SHOAP ON SN 683 00:27:30,275 --> 00:27:31,075 THE SCREEN. 684 00:27:31,075 --> 00:27:32,744 THERE WE WILL SHARE 685 00:27:32,744 --> 00:27:33,344 ANNIVERSARY-RELATED UPDATES 686 00:27:33,344 --> 00:27:35,880 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS WELL AS 687 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:39,684 VIDEOS AND CONTENT THAT TELL THE 688 00:27:39,684 --> 00:27:42,186 STORY THAT DEMONSTRATES NIDDK'S 689 00:27:42,186 --> 00:27:45,356 CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMITMENTS TO 690 00:27:45,356 --> 00:27:49,294 ADVANCING RESEARCH AT NIDDK. 691 00:27:49,294 --> 00:27:52,497 LET'S WATCH THE FIRST VIDEO, 692 00:27:52,497 --> 00:27:54,432 WHICH IS NOW PRESENT. 693 00:27:54,432 --> 00:28:04,976 SO IF WE CAN TURN THE VIDEO ON? 694 00:28:09,314 --> 00:28:11,082 >> NIDDK IS POWERED BY ITS 695 00:28:11,082 --> 00:28:11,616 PEOPLE. 696 00:28:11,616 --> 00:28:13,051 WE'RE ADVANCING RESEARCH AND 697 00:28:13,051 --> 00:28:14,586 HEALTH FOR ALL. 698 00:28:14,586 --> 00:28:16,654 >> NIDDK IS POWERED BY ITS 699 00:28:16,654 --> 00:28:17,188 PEOPLE. 700 00:28:17,188 --> 00:28:18,523 WE'RE ADVANCING RESEARCH AND 701 00:28:18,523 --> 00:28:20,491 HEALTH FOR ALL. 702 00:28:20,491 --> 00:28:21,826 I'M DR. GRIFFIN RODGERS, 703 00:28:21,826 --> 00:28:22,827 DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL 704 00:28:22,827 --> 00:28:23,995 INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND 705 00:28:23,995 --> 00:28:26,064 DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES AT 706 00:28:26,064 --> 00:28:28,199 NIH. 707 00:28:28,199 --> 00:28:29,801 NIDDK RESEARCH HELPS PEOPLE LIVE 708 00:28:29,801 --> 00:28:32,236 LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES, AND GET 709 00:28:32,236 --> 00:28:32,937 BETTER CARE. 710 00:28:32,937 --> 00:28:34,272 AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHERE 711 00:28:34,272 --> 00:28:38,409 WE'RE GOING NEXT. 712 00:28:38,409 --> 00:28:40,612 NIDDK RESEARCH PEERS INTO THE 713 00:28:40,612 --> 00:28:42,046 BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS OF OUR 714 00:28:42,046 --> 00:28:42,480 BODIES. 715 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:44,215 WE TRY OUT NEW APPROACHES AND 716 00:28:44,215 --> 00:28:46,084 MEDICINE WITH THE SUPPORT OF 717 00:28:46,084 --> 00:28:47,885 PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN 718 00:28:47,885 --> 00:28:48,686 CLINICAL TRIALS. 719 00:28:48,686 --> 00:28:50,788 TOGETHER, WE IDENTIFY NEW WAYS 720 00:28:50,788 --> 00:28:52,590 TO PREVENT AND TREAT DISEASES 721 00:28:52,590 --> 00:28:56,894 AND CONDITIONS LIKE DIABETES, 722 00:28:56,894 --> 00:28:58,129 OBESITY, LIVER OR KIDNEY 723 00:28:58,129 --> 00:29:00,732 DISEASE, AND MORE. 724 00:29:00,732 --> 00:29:02,266 PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF OUR 725 00:29:02,266 --> 00:29:02,867 RESEARCH. 726 00:29:02,867 --> 00:29:05,436 WE'RE TEAMING UP WITH COMMUNITY 727 00:29:05,436 --> 00:29:06,871 ORGANIZATIONS, PATIENTS AND 728 00:29:06,871 --> 00:29:07,839 CAREGIVERS. 729 00:29:07,839 --> 00:29:10,108 WE WANT THEIR VOICES HEARD RIGHT 730 00:29:10,108 --> 00:29:12,276 FROM THE START, PLANNING 731 00:29:12,276 --> 00:29:13,845 RESEARCH TOGETHER THATTA KELS 732 00:29:13,845 --> 00:29:15,847 THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES THAT 733 00:29:15,847 --> 00:29:16,481 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND 734 00:29:16,481 --> 00:29:19,550 INDIVIDUALS FACE. 735 00:29:19,550 --> 00:29:20,818 WE'RE HIRING AND TRAINING THE 736 00:29:20,818 --> 00:29:24,022 NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCH 737 00:29:24,022 --> 00:29:25,456 PROFESSIONALS, CLEVER, CURIOUS 738 00:29:25,456 --> 00:29:26,424 AND CREATIVE PEOPLE WHO COME 739 00:29:26,424 --> 00:29:27,625 FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE, THAT 740 00:29:27,625 --> 00:29:29,727 BRING A WIDE RANGE OF 741 00:29:29,727 --> 00:29:32,897 EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES. 742 00:29:32,897 --> 00:29:35,066 PERSPECTIVES THAT HELP NIDDK 743 00:29:35,066 --> 00:29:37,168 RESEARCH DEVELOP AN ARTIFICIAL 744 00:29:37,168 --> 00:29:39,137 PANCREAS FOR PEOPLE WITH 745 00:29:39,137 --> 00:29:40,672 DIABETES, LAID THE FOUNDATION 746 00:29:40,672 --> 00:29:42,607 FOR WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATIONS NOW 747 00:29:42,607 --> 00:29:44,275 HELPING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. 748 00:29:44,275 --> 00:29:46,577 AND PUT US ON THE CUSP OF 749 00:29:46,577 --> 00:29:47,879 UNDERSTANDING HOW THE KIDNEYS 750 00:29:47,879 --> 00:29:50,948 AND MANY OTHER TISSUES CAN BE 751 00:29:50,948 --> 00:29:53,785 REPAIRED ONCE DAMAGED. 752 00:29:53,785 --> 00:29:56,287 NEW PERSPECTIVES, AND A HIGHER 753 00:29:56,287 --> 00:29:57,722 LEVEL OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 754 00:29:57,722 --> 00:29:59,357 WILL HELP US DEVELOP TREATMENTS 755 00:29:59,357 --> 00:30:01,225 TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH PERSON 756 00:30:01,225 --> 00:30:04,395 NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE. 757 00:30:04,395 --> 00:30:06,130 TOGETHER, WE'RE ADVANCING 758 00:30:06,130 --> 00:30:12,603 RESEARCH AND HELP FOR ALL. 759 00:30:12,603 --> 00:30:13,371 >> OKAY. 760 00:30:13,371 --> 00:30:15,206 YOU CAN ALSO KEEP ON TOP OF OUR 761 00:30:15,206 --> 00:30:16,974 LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS BY 762 00:30:16,974 --> 00:30:21,779 FOLLOWING US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT 763 00:30:21,779 --> 00:30:23,214 NIDDK.GOV OR SEARCH US ON 764 00:30:23,214 --> 00:30:24,182 LINKEDIN. 765 00:30:24,182 --> 00:30:26,718 IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK, 766 00:30:26,718 --> 00:30:27,985 AGAIN, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU 767 00:30:27,985 --> 00:30:30,655 FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO 768 00:30:30,655 --> 00:30:33,825 NIDDK AND NIH, AND THE PUBLIC. 769 00:30:33,825 --> 00:30:35,993 I'M BEYOND PROUD TO BE AMONG 770 00:30:35,993 --> 00:30:41,032 SUCH A TE -- A DEDICATED AND 771 00:30:41,032 --> 00:30:42,066 TALENTED TEAM OF PEOPLE AND AS 772 00:30:42,066 --> 00:30:43,768 WE APPROACH THE 75TH 773 00:30:43,768 --> 00:30:45,636 ANNIVERSARY, I LOOK AHEAD WITH 774 00:30:45,636 --> 00:30:47,004 CONFIDENCE TO ALL WE CONTINUE TO 775 00:30:47,004 --> 00:30:47,405 DO TOGETHER. 776 00:30:47,405 --> 00:30:49,340 AND WITH THAT, LET ME TURN IT 777 00:30:49,340 --> 00:30:51,776 BACK TO CAMILLE. 778 00:30:51,776 --> 00:30:54,378 [APPLAUSE] 779 00:30:54,378 --> 00:30:55,480 >> THANKS. 780 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:56,881 THANK YOU, DR. RODGERS. 781 00:30:56,881 --> 00:30:58,549 IT HAS INDEED BEEN A YEAR LIKE 782 00:30:58,549 --> 00:31:00,051 NO OTHER, AND I WANT TO TAKE A 783 00:31:00,051 --> 00:31:02,453 MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY IMMENSE 784 00:31:02,453 --> 00:31:03,988 GRATITUDE TO OUR INCREDIBLE TEAM 785 00:31:03,988 --> 00:31:07,291 OF EMPLOYEES. 786 00:31:07,291 --> 00:31:08,926 WE HAVE ACHIEVED SO MUCH AND 787 00:31:08,926 --> 00:31:10,895 HAVE SO MUCH TO BE PROUD AND 788 00:31:10,895 --> 00:31:11,529 THANKFUL FOR. 789 00:31:11,529 --> 00:31:13,498 SO NOW WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'D 790 00:31:13,498 --> 00:31:16,200 LIKE TO PASS THE BATON TO OUR 791 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:23,741 DEPUTY DIRECTOR, GREG GERMINO. 792 00:31:23,741 --> 00:31:25,376 >> IT'S MY HONOR TO BE ABLE TO 793 00:31:25,376 --> 00:31:29,180 DO THE SHOUT OUT FOR ALL OUR 794 00:31:29,180 --> 00:31:31,015 AWARDEES THIS YEAR AS IN YEARS 795 00:31:31,015 --> 00:31:31,349 PAST. 796 00:31:31,349 --> 00:31:32,517 TODAY WE ARE RECOGNIZING THOSE 797 00:31:32,517 --> 00:31:34,852 IN THE INSTITUTE FOR THEIR 798 00:31:34,852 --> 00:31:35,620 EXEMPLARY WORK. 799 00:31:35,620 --> 00:31:36,687 I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING 800 00:31:36,687 --> 00:31:37,989 THOSE ON THE COMMITTEE FOR 801 00:31:37,989 --> 00:31:39,323 TAKING THEIR TIME TO SERVE AND 802 00:31:39,323 --> 00:31:41,092 ASSIST WITH THIS PROCESS ON THE 803 00:31:41,092 --> 00:31:42,226 AWARDS COMMITTEE. 804 00:31:42,226 --> 00:31:44,028 I ALSO WANT TO PERSONALLY 805 00:31:44,028 --> 00:31:45,329 CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE AWARDEES 806 00:31:45,329 --> 00:31:47,231 FOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS 807 00:31:47,231 --> 00:31:49,600 YEAR. 808 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,836 NOW WE WILL PRESENT THE ON 809 00:31:51,836 --> 00:31:53,004 RATHER AWARDS FOR NIDDK. 810 00:31:53,004 --> 00:31:54,438 WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE M 811 00:31:54,438 --> 00:31:55,740 COULD FORWARD TO HAVE YOUR PHOTO 812 00:31:55,740 --> 00:32:02,613 TAKEN WITH DR. RODGERS. 813 00:32:02,613 --> 00:32:06,017 READ THE CUE CARDS. 814 00:32:06,017 --> 00:32:07,351 PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL 815 00:32:07,351 --> 00:32:08,953 ALL NAMES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. 816 00:32:08,953 --> 00:32:10,288 SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE 817 00:32:10,288 --> 00:32:13,024 RECIPIENTS OF THE NANCY NOSSAL 818 00:32:13,024 --> 00:32:13,991 MENTORSHIP AWARD. 819 00:32:13,991 --> 00:32:15,626 THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO 820 00:32:15,626 --> 00:32:16,727 SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE 821 00:32:16,727 --> 00:32:18,696 CONTINUATION OF MENTORING 822 00:32:18,696 --> 00:32:20,064 ACTIVITIES, AND TO ESTABLISH 823 00:32:20,064 --> 00:32:21,332 MENTORING AS A CORE VALUE AT 824 00:32:21,332 --> 00:32:22,867 NIDDK. 825 00:32:22,867 --> 00:32:24,535 THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES 826 00:32:24,535 --> 00:32:26,704 WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED 827 00:32:26,704 --> 00:32:28,339 SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP, SKILL 828 00:32:28,339 --> 00:32:30,308 AND ABILITY IN SERVING AS A 829 00:32:30,308 --> 00:32:31,709 MENTOR TO INDIVIDUALS. 830 00:32:31,709 --> 00:32:33,477 THERE ARE TWO EMPLOYEES HONORED 831 00:32:33,477 --> 00:32:36,080 WITH THE NAZI NOSSAL MENTORSHIP 832 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:38,182 AWARD THIS YEAR. 833 00:32:38,182 --> 00:32:42,320 THE FIRST IS BARBARA REHERMANN, 834 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:43,654 IN RECOGNITION OF HER 835 00:32:43,654 --> 00:32:44,622 LONG-STANDING DEDICATION TO 836 00:32:44,622 --> 00:32:46,157 TRAINING YOUNG SCIENTISTS IN 837 00:32:46,157 --> 00:32:48,226 TRANSLATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY. 838 00:32:48,226 --> 00:32:58,402 [APPLAUSE] 839 00:33:12,183 --> 00:33:19,657 AND THE SECOND AWARDEE ISLY SHA 840 00:33:19,657 --> 00:33:19,824 GANSHER 841 00:33:21,158 --> 00:33:25,897 LISA GANSHEROFF, 842 00:33:25,897 --> 00:33:26,364 IN RECOGNITION OF HER 843 00:33:26,364 --> 00:33:26,931 EXTRAORDINARY DEDICATION TO 844 00:33:26,931 --> 00:33:27,531 LONG-TERM MENTORING AND CAREER 845 00:33:27,531 --> 00:33:28,132 DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE POLICY 846 00:33:28,132 --> 00:33:28,900 PROFESSIONALS. 847 00:33:28,900 --> 00:33:39,076 [APPLAUSE] 848 00:33:40,177 --> 00:33:41,579 NEXT WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL GUESTS 849 00:33:41,579 --> 00:33:45,816 THAT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE. 850 00:33:45,816 --> 00:33:47,885 DR. BELINDA CETO AND HER 851 00:33:47,885 --> 00:33:49,654 DAUGHTER ALISHA COLEMAN. 852 00:33:49,654 --> 00:33:51,188 SHE WILL PRESENT THE NEXT AWARD 853 00:33:51,188 --> 00:33:51,822 CATEGORY. 854 00:33:51,822 --> 00:33:54,992 BELINDA IS THE WIFE OF THE LATE 855 00:33:54,992 --> 00:33:56,928 WILLIAM G. COLEMAN, JR. AND 856 00:33:56,928 --> 00:33:59,730 DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF 857 00:33:59,730 --> 00:34:01,032 SCIENCE STRATEGY. 858 00:34:01,032 --> 00:34:01,265 BELINDA. 859 00:34:01,265 --> 00:34:07,838 [APPLAUSE] 860 00:34:07,838 --> 00:34:10,107 >> THANK YOU, DR. GERMINO. 861 00:34:10,107 --> 00:34:11,976 THIS IS AN EVENT I LACK FORWARD 862 00:34:11,976 --> 00:34:14,512 LOOK FORWARDTO EVERY YEAR. 863 00:34:14,512 --> 00:34:16,347 THANK YOU, DR. RODGERS, FOR 864 00:34:16,347 --> 00:34:17,982 INVITING ME BACK EACH YEAR. 865 00:34:17,982 --> 00:34:20,518 THIS AWARD IS TO RECOGNIZE 866 00:34:20,518 --> 00:34:22,353 OUTSTANDING NIDDK EMPLOYEES WHO 867 00:34:22,353 --> 00:34:24,989 HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT 868 00:34:24,989 --> 00:34:26,390 CONTRIBUTIONS TO FURTHERING THE 869 00:34:26,390 --> 00:34:29,126 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN THE AREA 870 00:34:29,126 --> 00:34:32,196 OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DIVERSITY 871 00:34:32,196 --> 00:34:33,097 AND INCLUSION. 872 00:34:33,097 --> 00:34:35,800 THERE IS ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS 873 00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:38,002 RECOGNIZED FOR THIS AWARD, 874 00:34:38,002 --> 00:34:41,572 STEPHANIE CHUNG. 875 00:34:41,572 --> 00:34:42,340 IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING 876 00:34:42,340 --> 00:34:44,408 ACHIEVEMENTS IN MAKING 877 00:34:44,408 --> 00:34:46,510 HEALTHCARE MORE INCLUSIVE AND 878 00:34:46,510 --> 00:34:47,878 EQUITABLE WITHIN HISTORICALLY 879 00:34:47,878 --> 00:34:50,247 MARGINALIZED 880 00:34:50,247 --> 00:34:51,582 COMMUNITIES AND CREATING A 881 00:34:51,582 --> 00:34:55,553 POSITIVE IMPACT ON DIVERSIFYING 882 00:34:55,553 --> 00:34:57,755 THE BIOMEDICAL WORKFORCE 883 00:34:57,755 --> 00:35:07,932 [APPLAUSE] 884 00:35:15,573 --> 00:35:17,341 >> WE'RE NOT RECYCLING, BY THE 885 00:35:17,341 --> 00:35:19,210 WAY. 886 00:35:19,210 --> 00:35:19,477 [LAUGHTER] 887 00:35:19,477 --> 00:35:26,550 >> THE SECOND IS A GROUP AWARD. 888 00:35:26,550 --> 00:35:29,387 THE IDEA-C BUDDY PROGRAM 889 00:35:29,387 --> 00:35:35,059 CO-CHAIRS, IN RECOGNITION OF THE 890 00:35:35,059 --> 00:35:35,292 BUDDY 891 00:35:35,292 --> 00:35:36,260 PROGRAM CO-LEADS’ DEDICATION TO 892 00:35:36,260 --> 00:35:36,827 FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE WORK 893 00:35:36,827 --> 00:35:38,596 ENVIRONMENT AND ADVANCING THE 894 00:35:38,596 --> 00:35:43,801 GOALS OF WORKPLACE DIVERSITY, 895 00:35:43,801 --> 00:35:44,268 EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. 896 00:35:44,268 --> 00:35:47,538 THE AWARDEES ARE KELLY BUGDEN 897 00:35:47,538 --> 00:35:49,507 AND CAROLINE HRVOJ. 898 00:35:49,507 --> 00:35:49,974 SHE'S NOT HERE. 899 00:35:49,974 --> 00:36:00,151 [APPLAUSE] 900 00:36:02,153 --> 00:36:03,721 >> THANK YOU, I'LL TURN THE MIC 901 00:36:03,721 --> 00:36:07,992 BACK TO YOU. 902 00:36:07,992 --> 00:36:12,263 [APPLAUSE] 903 00:36:12,263 --> 00:36:13,998 >> THE NEXT AWARD THAT WILL BE 904 00:36:13,998 --> 00:36:15,633 PRESENTED IS THE NIDDK 905 00:36:15,633 --> 00:36:16,934 DIRECTOR'S AWARD IN THE 906 00:36:16,934 --> 00:36:18,369 SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY. 907 00:36:18,369 --> 00:36:20,671 THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES EMPLOYEES 908 00:36:20,671 --> 00:36:27,678 WHO CONTRIBUTED AND MADE 909 00:36:27,678 --> 00:36:28,546 SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS ON 910 00:36:28,546 --> 00:36:29,880 MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO NIDDK, 911 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:34,118 THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, AND/OR 912 00:36:34,118 --> 00:36:34,785 THE STAKE HOLD COMMUNITY. 913 00:36:34,785 --> 00:36:36,220 THERE ARE FOUR INDIVIDUAL 914 00:36:36,220 --> 00:36:38,522 RECIPIENTS OF THIS AWARD. 915 00:36:38,522 --> 00:36:41,559 THE FIRST IS KAI GE, FOR 916 00:36:41,559 --> 00:36:42,226 EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE 917 00:36:42,226 --> 00:36:43,794 FIELD OF TRANSCRIPTIONAL 918 00:36:43,794 --> 00:36:44,628 REGULATION AND EXTRAORDINARY 919 00:36:44,628 --> 00:36:45,863 SERVICE TO THE NIH COMMUNITY. 920 00:36:45,863 --> 00:36:56,040 [APPLAUSE] 921 00:36:59,143 --> 00:37:03,681 THE NEXT IS TO ELLEN LESCHEK, 922 00:37:03,681 --> 00:37:07,384 FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS, 923 00:37:07,384 --> 00:37:08,152 COORDINATION AND LEADERSHIP OF 924 00:37:08,152 --> 00:37:09,153 THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 925 00:37:09,153 --> 00:37:09,653 INTERAGENCY COORDINATING 926 00:37:09,653 --> 00:37:13,257 COMMITTEE ON HUMAN GROWTH 927 00:37:13,257 --> 00:37:15,926 HORMONE AND CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB 928 00:37:15,926 --> 00:37:17,495 DISEASE OR CJD. 929 00:37:17,495 --> 00:37:19,463 ELLEN WILL NOT BE HERE TODAY. 930 00:37:19,463 --> 00:37:21,298 THE NEXT PRIZE -- THE NEXT 931 00:37:21,298 --> 00:37:27,037 PRIZE, YEAH, PRIZES TOO! 932 00:37:27,037 --> 00:37:28,205 SALVATORE SECHI, 933 00:37:28,205 --> 00:37:28,839 IN RECOGNITION OF THE EXPERTISE 934 00:37:28,839 --> 00:37:29,473 AND INNOVATION IN EMPOWERING THE 935 00:37:29,473 --> 00:37:30,141 APPLICATION OF MASS 936 00:37:30,141 --> 00:37:30,841 SPECTROMETRY-BASED ASSAYS TO 937 00:37:30,841 --> 00:37:34,145 ENHANCE DIABETES CLINICAL 938 00:37:34,145 --> 00:37:35,579 RESEARCH. 939 00:37:35,579 --> 00:37:44,855 [APPLAUSE] 940 00:37:44,855 --> 00:37:48,292 AND LASTLY, 941 00:37:48,292 --> 00:37:49,093 PAMELA THORNTON, 942 00:37:49,093 --> 00:37:49,760 IN RECOGNITION OF HER LEADERSHIP 943 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:50,361 IN BUILDING AND PROMOTING THE 944 00:37:50,361 --> 00:37:51,028 INSTITUTE’S HEALTH DISPARITY AND 945 00:37:51,028 --> 00:37:53,597 HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH PROGRAMS 946 00:37:53,597 --> 00:37:55,599 AND A WORKFORCE TO SUPPORT IT. 947 00:37:55,599 --> 00:38:05,776 [APPLAUSE] 948 00:38:15,286 --> 00:38:16,620 THERE ARE FIVE GROUPS THAT ARE 949 00:38:16,620 --> 00:38:18,155 BEING HONORED WITH THE NIDDK 950 00:38:18,155 --> 00:38:19,456 DIRECTOR'S AWARD IN THE 951 00:38:19,456 --> 00:38:20,257 SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY. 952 00:38:20,257 --> 00:38:21,892 PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL 953 00:38:21,892 --> 00:38:25,829 ALL NAMES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. 954 00:38:25,829 --> 00:38:27,565 THE FIRST IS TO THE NIDDK 955 00:38:27,565 --> 00:38:28,866 REFERRAL GUIDELINES TEAM, IN 956 00:38:28,866 --> 00:38:30,301 RECOGNITION OF SUBSTANTIAL AND 957 00:38:30,301 --> 00:38:31,702 SUSTAINED EFFORTS IN WORKING 958 00:38:31,702 --> 00:38:33,470 TOGETHER AND WITH PARTNERS TO 959 00:38:33,470 --> 00:38:35,206 REVISE THE NIDDK REFERRAL 960 00:38:35,206 --> 00:38:36,407 GUIDELINES AND SHARED INTEREST 961 00:38:36,407 --> 00:38:39,677 STATEMENTS. 962 00:38:39,677 --> 00:38:43,080 THE AWARDEES ARE: 963 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:43,847 CAROL HAFT 964 00:38:43,847 --> 00:38:44,381 CHRIS KETCHUM 965 00:38:44,381 --> 00:38:45,449 JARON LOCKETT 966 00:38:45,449 --> 00:38:46,584 SREENIVASAN RAJAMONI NADAR 967 00:38:46,584 --> 00:38:51,355 TRACY RANKIN 968 00:38:51,355 --> 00:38:53,891 AND DAVID SASLOWSKY. 969 00:38:53,891 --> 00:39:04,068 [APPLAUSE] 970 00:39:25,222 --> 00:39:27,391 [APPLAUSE] 971 00:39:27,391 --> 00:39:29,460 >> THE SECOND GROUP IS THE NIDDK 972 00:39:29,460 --> 00:39:33,163 WOMEN'S HEALTH WORKING GROUP. 973 00:39:33,163 --> 00:39:33,931 IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING 974 00:39:33,931 --> 00:39:35,266 EFFORTS TO COORDINATE WOMEN’S 975 00:39:35,266 --> 00:39:35,799 HEALTH RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 976 00:39:35,799 --> 00:39:38,502 ACROSS THE INSTITUTE. 977 00:39:38,502 --> 00:39:47,011 AND THE AWARDEES ARE: 978 00:39:47,011 --> 00:39:47,578 MICHELE BARNARD 979 00:39:47,578 --> 00:39:48,312 ERICA BIZZELL JONES 980 00:39:48,312 --> 00:39:49,413 BONNIE BURGESS-BEUSSE 981 00:39:49,413 --> 00:39:50,080 MERYLL GRACE CASTRO 982 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:50,981 MAUREEN MONAGHAN-CENTER 983 00:39:50,981 --> 00:39:52,216 LESLIE CURTIS 984 00:39:52,216 --> 00:39:53,450 TEREZ SHEA-DONOHUE 985 00:39:53,450 --> 00:39:56,287 SHEILA KUMAR 986 00:39:56,287 --> 00:39:59,089 JEAN LAWRENCE 987 00:39:59,089 --> 00:40:02,092 CHRISTINE MARIC-BILKAN 988 00:40:02,092 --> 00:40:03,294 PADMA MARUVADA 989 00:40:03,294 --> 00:40:06,697 JENNA NORTON 990 00:40:06,697 --> 00:40:07,898 KATRINA SERRANO 991 00:40:07,898 --> 00:40:08,699 JAIME SMITH 992 00:40:08,699 --> 00:40:12,770 TORI STONE 993 00:40:12,770 --> 00:40:14,305 MERYL WALDMAN 994 00:40:14,305 --> 00:40:18,075 VANESSA WHITE 995 00:40:18,075 --> 00:40:23,714 AND SUSAN YANOVSKI 996 00:40:23,714 --> 00:40:33,891 [APPLAUSE] 997 00:40:38,395 --> 00:40:39,963 WE'RE GOING TO DO A LINE DANCE 998 00:40:39,963 --> 00:40:50,074 SOON. 999 00:40:52,209 --> 00:41:02,319 [APPLAUSE] 1000 00:41:04,121 --> 00:41:05,989 THE NEXT GROUP IS THE POST 1001 00:41:05,989 --> 00:41:09,026 DIALYSIS FATIGUE WORKING GROUP. 1002 00:41:09,026 --> 00:41:09,827 IN RECOGNITION OF SUPERB EFFORTS 1003 00:41:09,827 --> 00:41:10,260 TO BETTER UNDERSTAND 1004 00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:12,096 POST-DIALYSIS FATIGUE 1005 00:41:12,096 --> 00:41:15,265 AND THE AWARDEES ARE: 1006 00:41:15,265 --> 00:41:15,966 KEVIN ABBOTT 1007 00:41:15,966 --> 00:41:16,767 KEVIN CHAN 1008 00:41:16,767 --> 00:41:17,601 DEBBIE GIPSON 1009 00:41:17,601 --> 00:41:20,471 DANIEL GOSSETT 1010 00:41:20,471 --> 00:41:21,472 PAUL KIMMEL 1011 00:41:21,472 --> 00:41:24,041 SUSAN MENDLEY 1012 00:41:24,041 --> 00:41:25,376 CHRIS MULLINS 1013 00:41:25,376 --> 00:41:26,643 JENNA NORTON 1014 00:41:26,643 --> 00:41:31,548 AFSHIN PARSA 1015 00:41:31,548 --> 00:41:33,450 AND IVONNE HERNANDEZ SCHULMAN 1016 00:41:33,450 --> 00:41:43,627 [APPLAUSE] 1017 00:42:17,261 --> 00:42:20,431 >> THE NEXT AWARD IS TO THE 1018 00:42:20,431 --> 00:42:21,398 INDO-U.S. DIABETES PARTNERSHIP 1019 00:42:21,398 --> 00:42:21,732 GROUP. 1020 00:42:21,732 --> 00:42:23,367 IN RECOGNITION OF THE LEADERSHIP 1021 00:42:23,367 --> 00:42:27,204 OF THE BILATERAL COLLABORATIVE 1022 00:42:27,204 --> 00:42:28,305 PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA IN 1023 00:42:28,305 --> 00:42:29,072 DIABETES RESEARCH. 1024 00:42:29,072 --> 00:42:31,742 THE AWARDEES ARE: 1025 00:42:31,742 --> 00:42:32,176 BEENA AKOLKAR 1026 00:42:32,176 --> 00:42:33,177 WILLIAM CEFALU 1027 00:42:33,177 --> 00:42:33,744 RANJAN GUPTA 1028 00:42:33,744 --> 00:42:38,982 SOPHIA JEON 1029 00:42:38,982 --> 00:42:40,717 KATE TAPLEY 1030 00:42:40,717 --> 00:42:50,894 [APPLAUSE] 1031 00:43:00,370 --> 00:43:03,207 [APPLAUSE] 1032 00:43:03,207 --> 00:43:08,145 >> AND LASTLY, THE HEMODIALYSIS 1033 00:43:08,145 --> 00:43:09,580 OPIOID PRESCRIPTION EFFORT STUDY 1034 00:43:09,580 --> 00:43:11,982 TEAM. 1035 00:43:11,982 --> 00:43:12,583 IN RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL 1036 00:43:12,583 --> 00:43:13,083 EFFORTS THAT IMPACT PAIN 1037 00:43:13,083 --> 00:43:13,584 MANAGEMENT RESEARCH FOR 1038 00:43:13,584 --> 00:43:15,052 HEMODIALYSIS. 1039 00:43:15,052 --> 00:43:19,122 THE AWARDEES ARE: 1040 00:43:19,122 --> 00:43:19,723 KEVIN ABBOTT 1041 00:43:19,723 --> 00:43:20,290 JANE ATKINSON 1042 00:43:20,290 --> 00:43:20,924 KEVIN CHAN 1043 00:43:20,924 --> 00:43:21,992 NORMA DEGUZMAN 1044 00:43:21,992 --> 00:43:23,026 PAUL KIMMEL 1045 00:43:23,026 --> 00:43:23,961 JENNA NORTON 1046 00:43:23,961 --> 00:43:27,965 LINDA PORTER 1047 00:43:27,965 --> 00:43:29,733 AND TRACY RANKIN 1048 00:43:29,733 --> 00:43:39,910 [APPLAUSE] 1049 00:44:08,038 --> 00:44:12,142 [APPLAUSE] 1050 00:44:12,142 --> 00:44:14,211 >> THE NEXT AWARD THAT WILL BE 1051 00:44:14,211 --> 00:44:16,146 PRESENTED IS THE NIDDK 1052 00:44:16,146 --> 00:44:17,714 DIRECTOR'S AWARD IN THE CLINICAL 1053 00:44:17,714 --> 00:44:18,682 CATEGORY. 1054 00:44:18,682 --> 00:44:20,884 THIS AWARD IS INTENDED TO 1055 00:44:20,884 --> 00:44:23,086 RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES WHO 1056 00:44:23,086 --> 00:44:24,221 CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIVELY TO 1057 00:44:24,221 --> 00:44:25,489 WORK IN THE CLINICAL SETTING, 1058 00:44:25,489 --> 00:44:27,758 HELPING TO MAKE ADVANCES TOWARDS 1059 00:44:27,758 --> 00:44:29,426 HEALING VARIOUS DISEASE, AND 1060 00:44:29,426 --> 00:44:30,928 FURTHERING THE MISSION AND 1061 00:44:30,928 --> 00:44:32,796 VISION OF NIDDK. 1062 00:44:32,796 --> 00:44:34,665 THERE ARE TWO INDIVIDUAL 1063 00:44:34,665 --> 00:44:37,167 RECIPIENTS OF THIS AWARD. 1064 00:44:37,167 --> 00:44:43,640 THE FIRST IS TO RACHEL 1065 00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:43,907 CABALLERO, 1066 00:44:43,907 --> 00:44:44,608 FOR DEMONSTRATING OUTSTANDING 1067 00:44:44,608 --> 00:44:45,342 COMMITMENT TOWARDS PATIENT 1068 00:44:45,342 --> 00:44:46,143 ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH IN 1069 00:44:46,143 --> 00:44:46,944 COMMUNITY-BASED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL 1070 00:44:46,944 --> 00:44:49,546 RESEARCH IN VULNERABLE MINORITY 1071 00:44:49,546 --> 00:44:51,682 POPULATION GROUPS. 1072 00:44:51,682 --> 00:45:01,858 [APPLAUSE] 1073 00:45:17,541 --> 00:45:20,744 AND THE SECOND AWARDEE IS 1074 00:45:20,744 --> 00:45:22,779 MARISSA LIGHTBOURNE 1075 00:45:22,779 --> 00:45:23,513 IN RECOGNITION OF HER DEDICATION 1076 00:45:23,513 --> 00:45:24,014 TO QUALITY ASSURANCE AND 1077 00:45:24,014 --> 00:45:24,648 PROTOCOL INTEGRITY, AND SERVING 1078 00:45:24,648 --> 00:45:26,049 AS A MODEL FOR ALL INVESTIGATORS 1079 00:45:26,049 --> 00:45:27,684 IN RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 1080 00:45:27,684 --> 00:45:37,861 [APPLAUSE] 1081 00:45:46,770 --> 00:45:48,872 THE NEXT AWARD IS THE NIDDK 1082 00:45:48,872 --> 00:45:49,973 DIRECTOR'S AWARD IN THE 1083 00:45:49,973 --> 00:45:51,408 ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY. 1084 00:45:51,408 --> 00:45:53,243 THIS AWARD IS TO RECOGNIZE STAFF 1085 00:45:53,243 --> 00:45:55,245 WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT 1086 00:45:55,245 --> 00:45:58,382 CONTRIBUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE 1087 00:45:58,382 --> 00:45:59,049 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OR 1088 00:45:59,049 --> 00:46:00,917 MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS OF NIDDK. 1089 00:46:00,917 --> 00:46:02,452 THERE ARE FIVE INDIVIDUAL 1090 00:46:02,452 --> 00:46:05,522 RECIPIENTS OF THIS AWARD. 1091 00:46:05,522 --> 00:46:09,559 THE FIRST IS ROBERT BORIE, 1092 00:46:09,559 --> 00:46:10,227 IN RECOGNITION FOR TAKING 1093 00:46:10,227 --> 00:46:10,794 EXTRAORDINARY INITIATIVE AND 1094 00:46:10,794 --> 00:46:11,395 SHOWING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP 1095 00:46:11,395 --> 00:46:12,295 TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND THE NIDDK 1096 00:46:12,295 --> 00:46:15,032 COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT SERVICE. 1097 00:46:15,032 --> 00:46:16,466 ROBERT WILL NOT BE HERE WITH US 1098 00:46:16,466 --> 00:46:18,635 TODAY. 1099 00:46:18,635 --> 00:46:23,974 THE SECOND IS TO MAURIO CARTER. 1100 00:46:23,974 --> 00:46:24,574 IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING 1101 00:46:24,574 --> 00:46:25,242 CONTRIBUTIONS AND 1102 00:46:25,242 --> 00:46:30,013 RESOURCEFULNESS IN 1103 00:46:30,013 --> 00:46:30,614 REENGINEERING NIDDK'S NETWORK 1104 00:46:30,614 --> 00:46:33,050 INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENHANCE WIDE- 1105 00:46:33,050 --> 00:46:35,385 AREA-NETWORK CIRCUIT STABILITY. 1106 00:46:35,385 --> 00:46:45,562 [APPLAUSE] 1107 00:46:50,767 --> 00:46:55,305 THE NEXT IS TO ORLENA CHENG. 1108 00:46:55,305 --> 00:46:56,807 >> WOO! 1109 00:46:56,807 --> 00:47:00,177 >> A LITTLE FAN BASE THERE. 1110 00:47:00,177 --> 00:47:00,777 IN RECOGNITION OF HER TIRELESS 1111 00:47:00,777 --> 00:47:01,311 DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING 1112 00:47:01,311 --> 00:47:01,845 CONTRIBUTION TO OVERSEEING 1113 00:47:01,845 --> 00:47:02,546 BUDGETS AND COMPLICATED HIRING 1114 00:47:02,546 --> 00:47:04,247 PROCEDURES. 1115 00:47:04,247 --> 00:47:14,424 [APPLAUSE] 1116 00:47:16,760 --> 00:47:22,966 NEXT IS TO SABRINA INTORANAT, 1117 00:47:22,966 --> 00:47:23,734 IN RECOGNITION FOR EXEMPLIFYING 1118 00:47:23,734 --> 00:47:24,367 EXCEPTIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE 1119 00:47:24,367 --> 00:47:24,835 SERVICE AND INNOVATIVE 1120 00:47:24,835 --> 00:47:25,969 LEADERSHIP AND FOR STREAMLINING 1121 00:47:25,969 --> 00:47:27,704 OPERATIONS, FOSTERING COHESIVE 1122 00:47:27,704 --> 00:47:30,707 TEAMS, AND ENHANCING INSTITUTE 1123 00:47:30,707 --> 00:47:32,142 EFFICIENCY AND SUPPORTING THE 1124 00:47:32,142 --> 00:47:34,878 NIH MISSION 1125 00:47:34,878 --> 00:47:36,947 [APPLAUSE] 1126 00:47:36,947 --> 00:47:38,415 SHE'S NOT -- SABRINA IS NOT 1127 00:47:38,415 --> 00:47:39,783 GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE WITH US 1128 00:47:39,783 --> 00:47:41,852 TODAY AS WELL. 1129 00:47:41,852 --> 00:47:46,490 LASTLY, TO CAITLIN O'DONNELL. 1130 00:47:46,490 --> 00:47:48,058 FOR EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, 1131 00:47:48,058 --> 00:47:48,692 INNOVATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND 1132 00:47:48,692 --> 00:47:52,295 OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO 1133 00:47:52,295 --> 00:47:53,897 ADVANCING NIDDKS MISSION 1134 00:47:53,897 --> 00:47:55,766 THROUGH AUTOMATION AND RESOURCE 1135 00:47:55,766 --> 00:47:56,099 OPTIMIZATION. 1136 00:47:56,099 --> 00:48:06,276 [APPLAUSE] 1137 00:48:07,410 --> 00:48:08,678 THERE ARE FOUR GROUPS BEING 1138 00:48:08,678 --> 00:48:10,413 HONORED WITH THE NIDDK 1139 00:48:10,413 --> 00:48:11,615 DIRECTOR'S AWARD IN THE 1140 00:48:11,615 --> 00:48:13,250 ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY. 1141 00:48:13,250 --> 00:48:14,785 AGAIN, PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE 1142 00:48:14,785 --> 00:48:16,086 UNTIL ALL NAMES HAVE BEEN 1143 00:48:16,086 --> 00:48:17,521 ANNOUNCED. 1144 00:48:17,521 --> 00:48:20,157 THE FIRST IS TO THE NIDDK 1145 00:48:20,157 --> 00:48:21,992 COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT TEAM, FOR 1146 00:48:21,992 --> 00:48:23,960 SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE IN NIDDK 1147 00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:25,162 COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT SERVICE 1148 00:48:25,162 --> 00:48:26,730 CENTER WORK DURING SEVERE 1149 00:48:26,730 --> 00:48:29,599 STAFFING SHORTAGES. 1150 00:48:29,599 --> 00:48:32,035 THE AWARDEES ARE: 1151 00:48:32,035 --> 00:48:32,803 ROBERT BORIE 1152 00:48:32,803 --> 00:48:33,436 DEVON DREW 1153 00:48:33,436 --> 00:48:36,139 ALICIA GIBBS 1154 00:48:36,139 --> 00:48:38,341 AND JANICE STEELE. 1155 00:48:38,341 --> 00:48:39,309 UNFORTUNATELY NONE OF THE 1156 00:48:39,309 --> 00:48:40,310 AWARDEES CAN BE WITH US TODAY. 1157 00:48:40,310 --> 00:48:49,252 [APPLAUSE] 1158 00:48:49,252 --> 00:48:50,987 THE SECOND GROUP AWARD IS TO THE 1159 00:48:50,987 --> 00:48:52,322 NIDDK HEALTH INFORMATION PILOT 1160 00:48:52,322 --> 00:48:53,290 WITH ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE 1161 00:48:53,290 --> 00:48:55,592 SYSTEM PARTNERS GROUP. 1162 00:48:55,592 --> 00:48:57,561 THIS IS IN RECOGNITION OF 1163 00:48:57,561 --> 00:48:58,695 PLACING NIDDK HEALTH TOPICS IN 1164 00:48:58,695 --> 00:49:00,630 THE PATIENT EDUCATION LIBRARIES 1165 00:49:00,630 --> 00:49:01,364 OF TWO NATIONAL ELECTRONIC 1166 00:49:01,364 --> 00:49:03,400 HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMS, COVERING 1167 00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:05,302 MORE THAN 250 MILLION PATIENT 1168 00:49:05,302 --> 00:49:07,604 LIVES. 1169 00:49:07,604 --> 00:49:09,773 THE AWARDEES ARE: 1170 00:49:09,773 --> 00:49:10,574 EMILY BACK 1171 00:49:10,574 --> 00:49:11,608 WILLIAM BENNETT 1172 00:49:11,608 --> 00:49:13,376 ANDREW BOJANOWSKI 1173 00:49:13,376 --> 00:49:14,644 LESLIE CURTIS 1174 00:49:14,644 --> 00:49:15,412 TONI DOVE 1175 00:49:15,412 --> 00:49:17,113 LUCY KIM 1176 00:49:17,113 --> 00:49:18,782 REAGAN PHILIP 1177 00:49:18,782 --> 00:49:20,217 HUDSON PLUMB 1178 00:49:20,217 --> 00:49:21,818 GREGORY SEIDEN 1179 00:49:21,818 --> 00:49:27,591 DANA SHEETS 1180 00:49:27,591 --> 00:49:29,492 AND ROSEMARY WALSH. 1181 00:49:29,492 --> 00:49:39,669 [APPLAUSE] 1182 00:49:49,713 --> 00:49:51,181 THE NEXT GROUP AWARD IS TO THE 1183 00:49:51,181 --> 00:49:56,052 DIABETES IN AMERICA REPORT TEAM, 1184 00:49:56,052 --> 00:49:56,519 FOR THE CREATIVITY AND 1185 00:49:56,519 --> 00:50:00,790 INNOVATION TO DEVELOP A NEW 1186 00:50:00,790 --> 00:50:01,491 DIABETES IN AMERICA PUBLISHING 1187 00:50:01,491 --> 00:50:01,958 MODEL TO MAKE TIMELY 1188 00:50:01,958 --> 00:50:02,525 EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND CLINICAL 1189 00:50:02,525 --> 00:50:03,393 RESEARCH DATA AVAILABLE TO THE 1190 00:50:03,393 --> 00:50:06,263 RESEARCH COMMUNITY, POLICY 1191 00:50:06,263 --> 00:50:06,930 MAKERS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH 1192 00:50:06,930 --> 00:50:10,000 DIABETES WITH GREATER FREQUENCY 1193 00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:13,770 THE AWARDEES ARE, 1194 00:50:13,770 --> 00:50:14,471 DANITA BYRD-CLARK 1195 00:50:14,471 --> 00:50:15,906 SARAH CASAGRANDE 1196 00:50:15,906 --> 00:50:16,640 WILLIAM CEFALU 1197 00:50:16,640 --> 00:50:20,143 MICHELLE CISSEL 1198 00:50:20,143 --> 00:50:20,477 SUSAN DOUGLAS 1199 00:50:20,477 --> 00:50:25,615 TONI DOVE 1200 00:50:25,615 --> 00:50:26,883 LAURA ZHONGYU FANG 1201 00:50:26,883 --> 00:50:28,251 LISANDRO GONZALEZ 1202 00:50:28,251 --> 00:50:29,119 WAYMON HARROLD 1203 00:50:29,119 --> 00:50:30,820 STACY LATHROP 1204 00:50:30,820 --> 00:50:32,155 JEAN LAWRENCE 1205 00:50:32,155 --> 00:50:33,823 SALLY LEE 1206 00:50:33,823 --> 00:50:35,825 MICHELLE PATTEN 1207 00:50:35,825 --> 00:50:37,360 JOSH REITNAUER 1208 00:50:37,360 --> 00:50:39,229 NOELLE ROUSSEAU 1209 00:50:39,229 --> 00:50:41,031 DANA SHEETS 1210 00:50:41,031 --> 00:50:42,732 HILARY SHUTAK 1211 00:50:42,732 --> 00:50:44,668 CLAYTON TOMPKINS 1212 00:50:44,668 --> 00:50:50,073 ALYSSA VOSS 1213 00:50:50,073 --> 00:50:52,175 AND PATRICIA WALKER. 1214 00:50:52,175 --> 00:51:02,352 [APPLAUSE] 1215 00:51:17,634 --> 00:51:20,704 [APPLAUSE] 1216 00:51:20,704 --> 00:51:22,672 AND THE LAST GROUP AWARD IN THIS 1217 00:51:22,672 --> 00:51:24,541 CATEGORY IS TO THE JUNIOR CAREER 1218 00:51:24,541 --> 00:51:25,976 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WORKING 1219 00:51:25,976 --> 00:51:30,380 GROUP. 1220 00:51:30,380 --> 00:51:30,947 IN RECOGNITION OF FILLING A 1221 00:51:30,947 --> 00:51:31,548 CRITICAL GAP IN OUR TRAINING 1222 00:51:31,548 --> 00:51:32,115 INITIATIVES BY SPECIFICALLY 1223 00:51:32,115 --> 00:51:32,582 ADDRESSING THE CAREER 1224 00:51:32,582 --> 00:51:37,620 DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF EMPLOYEES 1225 00:51:37,620 --> 00:51:39,556 AT THE GS 10 AND BELOW LEVELS. 1226 00:51:39,556 --> 00:51:42,325 THE AWARDEES ARE: 1227 00:51:42,325 --> 00:51:45,729 ELISE DISCIULLO 1228 00:51:45,729 --> 00:51:48,098 AND SHENIKQUA DURHAM 1229 00:51:48,098 --> 00:51:51,801 -- PAGE 2! 1230 00:51:51,801 --> 00:51:52,669 ASWAN FADHL 1231 00:51:52,669 --> 00:51:53,503 ROCHELLE KITHCART 1232 00:51:53,503 --> 00:51:55,538 LYNN OUNDO 1233 00:51:55,538 --> 00:51:56,606 ARNITA PATTERSON 1234 00:51:56,606 --> 00:52:02,078 JAZMINE RICHISON 1235 00:52:02,078 --> 00:52:03,680 AND MELISSA WILSON. 1236 00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:13,857 [APPLAUSE] 1237 00:52:29,639 --> 00:52:31,207 THE NEXT AWARD THAT WILL BE 1238 00:52:31,207 --> 00:52:32,542 PRESENTED IS THE INNOVATION 1239 00:52:32,542 --> 00:52:32,942 AWARD. 1240 00:52:32,942 --> 00:52:36,012 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO 1241 00:52:36,012 --> 00:52:38,715 RECOGNIZE NIDDK EMPLOYEES WHO 1242 00:52:38,715 --> 00:52:40,350 DEVELOP AND/OR IMPLEMENT 1243 00:52:40,350 --> 00:52:42,318 CREATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE 1244 00:52:42,318 --> 00:52:43,820 SOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN 1245 00:52:43,820 --> 00:52:45,588 PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, COST 1246 00:52:45,588 --> 00:52:47,557 SAVINGS, IMPROVED WORK 1247 00:52:47,557 --> 00:52:49,392 ENVIRONMENT, AND/OR SCIENTIFIC 1248 00:52:49,392 --> 00:52:50,727 DISCOVERIES IN SUPPORT OF THE 1249 00:52:50,727 --> 00:52:52,695 NIDDK MISSION. 1250 00:52:52,695 --> 00:52:54,230 THERE ARE TWO GROUPS BEING 1251 00:52:54,230 --> 00:52:55,665 HONORED WITH THE INNOVATION 1252 00:52:55,665 --> 00:52:56,866 AWARD, AND AGAIN, PLEASE HOLD 1253 00:52:56,866 --> 00:52:58,268 YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL ALL NAMES 1254 00:52:58,268 --> 00:52:59,803 HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR EACH 1255 00:52:59,803 --> 00:53:01,337 GROUP. 1256 00:53:01,337 --> 00:53:02,972 THE FIRST GROUP AWARD IS TO THE 1257 00:53:02,972 --> 00:53:05,275 RECEIPT AND REFERRAL AUTOMATION 1258 00:53:05,275 --> 00:53:07,043 TEAM, IN RECOGNITION OF THE 1259 00:53:07,043 --> 00:53:08,678 DEVELOPMENT, DESANE AND 1260 00:53:08,678 --> 00:53:09,779 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NIDDK 1261 00:53:09,779 --> 00:53:11,081 RECEIPT AND REFERRAL AUTOMATION 1262 00:53:11,081 --> 00:53:12,415 PROJECT. 1263 00:53:12,415 --> 00:53:17,253 AT THE AWARDEES ARE: 1264 00:53:17,253 --> 00:53:18,154 KRISHNA COLLIE 1265 00:53:18,154 --> 00:53:18,755 YUBA DHAKAL 1266 00:53:18,755 --> 00:53:19,489 FANG FANG 1267 00:53:19,489 --> 00:53:20,723 PATTI GAINES 1268 00:53:20,723 --> 00:53:21,791 CHRIS KETCHUM 1269 00:53:21,791 --> 00:53:26,696 RYAN LANDY 1270 00:53:26,696 --> 00:53:27,597 XUE LIAN LI 1271 00:53:27,597 --> 00:53:28,431 JARON LOCKETT 1272 00:53:28,431 --> 00:53:29,999 SREENIVASAN RAJAMONI NADAR 1273 00:53:29,999 --> 00:53:32,335 HARJINDER SANDHU 1274 00:53:32,335 --> 00:53:37,640 NEHA SHAH 1275 00:53:37,640 --> 00:53:40,176 VIJAY VALETI. 1276 00:53:40,176 --> 00:53:50,353 [APPLAUSE] 1277 00:54:04,367 --> 00:54:08,872 [APPLAUSE] 1278 00:54:08,872 --> 00:54:10,406 AND THE SECOND GROUP AWARD IS 1279 00:54:10,406 --> 00:54:12,375 THE NIDDK RESEARCH NURSES 1280 00:54:12,375 --> 00:54:14,344 SCIENTIFIC REVIEW TEAM. 1281 00:54:14,344 --> 00:54:16,646 IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING 1282 00:54:16,646 --> 00:54:17,747 PERFORMANCE, EFFORT AND 1283 00:54:17,747 --> 00:54:19,282 INNOVATION OUTSIDE OF ASSIGNED 1284 00:54:19,282 --> 00:54:22,352 DUTIES TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT 1285 00:54:22,352 --> 00:54:31,995 NIDDK'S ANNUAL AND Q 1286 00:54:31,995 --> 00:54:32,962 QUADRENNIAL SCIENTIFIC REVIEW 1287 00:54:32,962 --> 00:54:34,664 PROCESS 1288 00:54:34,664 --> 00:54:36,065 NANCY ALEXANDER 1289 00:54:36,065 --> 00:54:36,599 JEANNETTE KIM 1290 00:54:36,599 --> 00:54:42,338 JOYCE LINDERMAN 1291 00:54:42,338 --> 00:54:43,773 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR 1292 00:54:43,773 --> 00:54:44,407 AWARDEES. 1293 00:54:44,407 --> 00:54:46,176 NOW I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE 1294 00:54:46,176 --> 00:54:48,578 NIDDK WINNERS OF THE NIH 1295 00:54:48,578 --> 00:54:50,680 DIRECTOR'S AWARD ON THE SCREEN, 1296 00:54:50,680 --> 00:54:53,917 WHICH WERE PRESENTED ON 1297 00:54:53,917 --> 00:54:54,617 OCTOBER 23RD. 1298 00:54:54,617 --> 00:54:56,586 THE NIH DIRECTOR'S AWARDS 1299 00:54:56,586 --> 00:54:58,121 RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL 1300 00:54:58,121 --> 00:55:00,089 PERFORMANCE AND SPECIAL EFFORTS 1301 00:55:00,089 --> 00:55:02,158 BEYOND REGULAR JOB ASSIGNMENTS 1302 00:55:02,158 --> 00:55:04,794 THAT DIRECTLY RELATE TO 1303 00:55:04,794 --> 00:55:08,498 FULFILLING THE NIH MISSION. 1304 00:55:08,498 --> 00:55:11,034 IN ADDITION TO THESE, I'D LIKE 1305 00:55:11,034 --> 00:55:12,569 ALSO TO COMMEND MANY OF OUR 1306 00:55:12,569 --> 00:55:15,405 STAFF WHO WON AWARDS FROM 1307 00:55:15,405 --> 00:55:25,715 OUTSIDE OF NIDDK. 1308 00:55:29,686 --> 00:55:35,225 LONG LIST! 1309 00:55:35,225 --> 00:55:36,826 JUST AN ATTEST TO THE 1310 00:55:36,826 --> 00:55:47,270 OUTSTANDING STAFF WE HAVE. 1311 00:55:50,640 --> 00:55:51,674 NEXT WE'D LIKE TO GIVE A ROUND 1312 00:55:51,674 --> 00:55:52,642 OF APPLAUSE -- 1313 00:55:52,642 --> 00:55:57,146 [APPLAUSE] 1314 00:55:57,146 --> 00:55:58,381 NEXT WE'D LIKE TO GIVE A ROUND 1315 00:55:58,381 --> 00:56:00,550 OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF THE 1316 00:56:00,550 --> 00:56:02,085 TALENTED NIDDK FELLOWS WHO HAVE 1317 00:56:02,085 --> 00:56:12,528 RECEIVED AWARDS THIS YEAR. 1318 00:56:14,831 --> 00:56:15,898 ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEM. 1319 00:56:15,898 --> 00:56:19,469 [APPLAUSE] 1320 00:56:19,469 --> 00:56:25,842 AND NEXT, FROM THE KIDNEY 1321 00:56:25,842 --> 00:56:28,578 DISEASE BRANCH AND DIRECTOR OF 1322 00:56:28,578 --> 00:56:29,746 OUR CONSUL ANALYSIS SERVICE HAS 1323 00:56:29,746 --> 00:56:33,716 BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF THE FOUR 1324 00:56:33,716 --> 00:56:34,651 2024 STAFF CLINICIANS OF THE 1325 00:56:34,651 --> 00:56:36,919 YEAR. 1326 00:56:36,919 --> 00:56:42,392 TH.UNWAVERING COMPASSION IN PATT 1327 00:56:42,392 --> 00:56:43,893 CARE AT THE NIH CLINICAL CENTER. 1328 00:56:43,893 --> 00:56:45,995 HER DEDICATION AND EXEMPLARY 1329 00:56:45,995 --> 00:56:47,063 SERVICE EMBODY THE HIGHEST 1330 00:56:47,063 --> 00:56:49,265 STANDARDS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE 1331 00:56:49,265 --> 00:56:51,501 AND PATIENT-CENTERED CARE. 1332 00:56:51,501 --> 00:56:58,041 [APPLAUSE] 1333 00:56:58,041 --> 00:56:59,676 AT THIS TIME, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO 1334 00:56:59,676 --> 00:57:01,444 RECOGNIZE THE MANY EMPLOYEES 1335 00:57:01,444 --> 00:57:02,845 CELEBRATING HONORABLE MILESTONES 1336 00:57:02,845 --> 00:57:04,047 FOR THEIR NUMBER OF YEARS OF 1337 00:57:04,047 --> 00:57:06,149 SERVICE TO THE FEDERAL 1338 00:57:06,149 --> 00:57:07,317 GOVERNMENT. 1339 00:57:07,317 --> 00:57:08,117 DR. RODGERS HAS ALREADY 1340 00:57:08,117 --> 00:57:10,753 MENTIONED OUR 50, 40 AND 30-YEAR 1341 00:57:10,753 --> 00:57:11,954 RECIPIENTS, AND WE'D NOW ALSO 1342 00:57:11,954 --> 00:57:13,723 LIKE TO RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES WITH 1343 00:57:13,723 --> 00:57:15,692 20 AND 10 YEARS OF SERVICE. 1344 00:57:15,692 --> 00:57:17,126 FOR THOSE BEING HONORED, I'D 1345 00:57:17,126 --> 00:57:18,194 LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO COME 1346 00:57:18,194 --> 00:57:19,762 FORWARD TO HAVE YOUR PHOTO TAKEN 1347 00:57:19,762 --> 00:57:20,830 WITH DR. RODGERS. 1348 00:57:20,830 --> 00:57:23,466 AND I WILL CALL THE 20 AND 1349 00:57:23,466 --> 00:57:27,003 10-YEAR RECIPIENTS FOR A GROUP 1350 00:57:27,003 --> 00:57:27,403 PICTURE. 1351 00:57:27,403 --> 00:57:30,173 IT'S THE EXERCISE INSTITUTE, 1352 00:57:30,173 --> 00:57:30,840 CORRECT? 1353 00:57:30,840 --> 00:57:32,508 AGAIN, PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE 1354 00:57:32,508 --> 00:57:33,876 UNTIL ALL THE NAMES HAVE BEEN 1355 00:57:33,876 --> 00:57:34,210 ANNOUNCED. 1356 00:57:34,210 --> 00:57:35,545 SO UNDER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, 1357 00:57:35,545 --> 00:57:40,083 WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE: 1358 00:57:40,083 --> 00:57:41,617 BONNIE BURGESS BEUSSE 1359 00:57:41,617 --> 00:57:42,952 SHAVON ARTIS DICKERSON 1360 00:57:42,952 --> 00:57:44,354 AGNIESZKA ELEY 1361 00:57:44,354 --> 00:57:45,588 LISA ESTES 1362 00:57:45,588 --> 00:57:47,390 DOUGLAS FORREST 1363 00:57:47,390 --> 00:57:49,192 IRINA GOPICH 1364 00:57:49,192 --> 00:57:50,727 THOMAS GUNTER 1365 00:57:50,727 --> 00:57:52,595 PETER KOZEL 1366 00:57:52,595 --> 00:57:54,597 MIN LI 1367 00:57:54,597 --> 00:57:56,666 JOYCE LINDERMAN 1368 00:57:56,666 --> 00:57:58,101 DARIN MAHKEE 1369 00:57:58,101 --> 00:58:02,605 RANGANATH MUNIYAPPA 1370 00:58:02,605 --> 00:58:05,174 JOAN NETHERCUTT 1371 00:58:05,174 --> 00:58:07,610 LILY NG 1372 00:58:07,610 --> 00:58:08,878 TIBOR ROBERTS 1373 00:58:08,878 --> 00:58:11,214 CHRISTINA RODRIGUEZ 1374 00:58:11,214 --> 00:58:12,915 LAYLA SAIDI 1375 00:58:12,915 --> 00:58:14,684 BROOKE SELTZER 1376 00:58:14,684 --> 00:58:16,986 LISA SPAIN 1377 00:58:16,986 --> 00:58:18,054 JANICE STEELE 1378 00:58:18,054 --> 00:58:25,695 HUBERT WALTERS 1379 00:58:25,695 --> 00:58:27,997 AND JINFA YING. 1380 00:58:27,997 --> 00:58:38,174 [APPLAUSE] 1381 00:59:10,373 --> 00:59:11,941 AND NOW FOR OUR 10-YEAR 1382 00:59:11,941 --> 00:59:12,475 RECIPIENTS. 1383 00:59:12,475 --> 00:59:19,415 FOR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE, 1384 00:59:19,415 --> 00:59:20,416 SHELLILENE BILEEN 1385 00:59:20,416 --> 00:59:21,250 YINGHONG CUI 1386 00:59:21,250 --> 00:59:21,918 AARON CYPESS 1387 00:59:21,918 --> 00:59:24,253 IFECHUKWUDE EBENUWA 1388 00:59:24,253 --> 00:59:28,724 ALSO AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS 1389 00:59:28,724 --> 00:59:29,692 IFE, 1390 00:59:29,692 --> 00:59:30,026 DANIEL GOSSETT 1391 00:59:30,026 --> 00:59:33,896 SHERRY HALL 1392 00:59:33,896 --> 00:59:34,697 JOANNA KLUBO 1393 00:59:34,697 --> 00:59:35,398 SHEILA KUMAR 1394 00:59:35,398 --> 00:59:36,599 YAN LIU 1395 00:59:36,599 --> 00:59:37,900 CHRISTINE MARIC-BILKAN 1396 00:59:37,900 --> 00:59:39,135 FLORENCIA PRATTO 1397 00:59:39,135 --> 00:59:39,969 JAKE PRITCHARD 1398 00:59:39,969 --> 00:59:42,972 DAVID ROBINSON 1399 00:59:42,972 --> 00:59:43,906 CINDY ROY 1400 00:59:43,906 --> 00:59:45,308 SHANI SCOTT 1401 00:59:45,308 --> 00:59:47,477 MADHUMITA SINHA 1402 00:59:47,477 --> 00:59:50,112 AYNUR UNALP-ARIDA 1403 00:59:50,112 --> 00:59:57,920 WAI MING YAU 1404 00:59:57,920 --> 00:59:59,822 AND FANG ZHOU. 1405 00:59:59,822 --> 01:00:09,999 [APPLAUSE] 1406 01:00:24,413 --> 01:00:27,149 [APPLAUSE] 1407 01:00:27,149 --> 01:00:28,851 >> CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF 1408 01:00:28,851 --> 01:00:30,052 YOU FOR THESE MILESTONES. 1409 01:00:30,052 --> 01:00:31,220 WE'RE TRULY LOOKING FORWARD TO 1410 01:00:31,220 --> 01:00:32,555 MANY MORE YEARS OF YOUR 1411 01:00:32,555 --> 01:00:33,756 DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE NIDDK 1412 01:00:33,756 --> 01:00:34,957 AND NIH. 1413 01:00:34,957 --> 01:00:36,926 THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION 1414 01:00:36,926 --> 01:00:39,228 OF THE 2024 NIDDK HONORARY 1415 01:00:39,228 --> 01:00:40,329 AWARDS, AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE 1416 01:00:40,329 --> 01:00:41,964 TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO CAMILLE 1417 01:00:41,964 --> 01:00:42,965 HOOVER TO DO SOME CLOSING 1418 01:00:42,965 --> 01:00:43,199 REMARKS. 1419 01:00:43,199 --> 01:00:43,499 THANK YOU. 1420 01:00:43,499 --> 01:00:47,136 [APPLAUSE] 1421 01:00:47,136 --> 01:00:47,970 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1422 01:00:47,970 --> 01:00:50,306 WE HAVE GOT TO GIVE THIS MAN AN 1423 01:00:50,306 --> 01:00:50,940 AWARD. 1424 01:00:50,940 --> 01:00:52,375 HE PRONOUNCED EVERY NAME 1425 01:00:52,375 --> 01:00:53,142 CORRECT. 1426 01:00:53,142 --> 01:00:54,977 THAT IS HEROIC! 1427 01:00:54,977 --> 01:00:56,279 ALL RIGHT. 1428 01:00:56,279 --> 01:00:58,381 I DO NOT ENVY THAT ROLE. 1429 01:00:58,381 --> 01:00:59,916 AND CONGRATULATIONS ONE MORE 1430 01:00:59,916 --> 01:01:03,085 TIME, EVERYONE, FOR OUR 2024 1431 01:01:03,085 --> 01:01:04,420 AWARD RECIPIENTS. 1432 01:01:04,420 --> 01:01:06,923 YAY! 1433 01:01:06,923 --> 01:01:07,924 SO, I KNOW THE ONLY THING 1434 01:01:07,924 --> 01:01:09,559 KEEPING US FROM REFRESHMENTS, 1435 01:01:09,559 --> 01:01:11,527 BUT -- AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL 1436 01:01:11,527 --> 01:01:13,062 FATIGUED ABOUT SURVEY, BUT THERE 1437 01:01:13,062 --> 01:01:14,530 IS A SURVEY COMING OUT TOMORROW, 1438 01:01:14,530 --> 01:01:16,232 AND WE HAVE THIS COMMITTEE THAT 1439 01:01:16,232 --> 01:01:18,234 PUT TOGETHER THIS INCREDIBLE 1440 01:01:18,234 --> 01:01:18,801 CEREMONY. 1441 01:01:18,801 --> 01:01:20,069 WE NEED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE, SO 1442 01:01:20,069 --> 01:01:22,038 WHEN THE SURVEY COMES OUT, 1443 01:01:22,038 --> 01:01:22,939 PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOU THINK 1444 01:01:22,939 --> 01:01:24,040 AND HOW WE DID, OKAY? 1445 01:01:24,040 --> 01:01:25,675 IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. 1446 01:01:25,675 --> 01:01:27,977 AND NOW BEFORE WE CONCLUDE, I 1447 01:01:27,977 --> 01:01:29,412 ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A SPECIAL 1448 01:01:29,412 --> 01:01:31,147 ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE DEDICATED 1449 01:01:31,147 --> 01:01:32,682 STAFF WHO MADE TODAY'S EVENT 1450 01:01:32,682 --> 01:01:33,249 POSSIBLE. 1451 01:01:33,249 --> 01:01:35,418 SO A BIG THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS 1452 01:01:35,418 --> 01:01:36,652 FROM THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE 1453 01:01:36,652 --> 01:01:37,720 DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, AND 1454 01:01:37,720 --> 01:01:41,457 THAT IS BECCA THURMAN WHO IS 1455 01:01:41,457 --> 01:01:43,526 PROBABLY UP THERE MANNING THE 1456 01:01:43,526 --> 01:01:44,961 SLIDES, KATIE TUCKER WHO'S 1457 01:01:44,961 --> 01:01:49,231 ALREADY UP THERE, CAMILLA AND 1458 01:01:49,231 --> 01:01:49,999 KELLY. 1459 01:01:49,999 --> 01:01:50,232 YAY! 1460 01:01:50,232 --> 01:01:52,301 YOU GUYS ARE GREAT! 1461 01:01:52,301 --> 01:01:54,971 AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO THANK 1462 01:01:54,971 --> 01:01:56,105 LISA FROM THE OFFICE OF 1463 01:01:56,105 --> 01:01:57,139 COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC 1464 01:01:57,139 --> 01:01:57,473 LIAISON. 1465 01:01:57,473 --> 01:01:59,342 SHE IS ALSO A BIG HELP, SO THANK 1466 01:01:59,342 --> 01:02:01,544 YOU, LISA, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! 1467 01:02:01,544 --> 01:02:03,212 AND ALSO JUST A HEARTFELT THANK 1468 01:02:03,212 --> 01:02:04,680 YOU TO ALL THE OTHER VOLUNTEERS, 1469 01:02:04,680 --> 01:02:06,115 BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF 1470 01:02:06,115 --> 01:02:07,116 VOLUNTEERS HERE TODAY MAKING 1471 01:02:07,116 --> 01:02:08,317 TODAY POSSIBLE FOR US. 1472 01:02:08,317 --> 01:02:10,286 SO WHEN YOU LEAVE THE 1473 01:02:10,286 --> 01:02:11,053 AMPHITHEATER, OUR VOLUNTEERS 1474 01:02:11,053 --> 01:02:13,589 WILL PRESENT YOU WITH A SMALL 1475 01:02:13,589 --> 01:02:14,690 TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR YOUR 1476 01:02:14,690 --> 01:02:15,791 HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 1477 01:02:15,791 --> 01:02:17,426 WE DO HAVE LIGHT REFRESHMENTS. 1478 01:02:17,426 --> 01:02:18,728 IT'S THE ONE TIME IN THE WHOLE 1479 01:02:18,728 --> 01:02:20,296 YEAR THAT WE GET TO USE FEDERAL 1480 01:02:20,296 --> 01:02:22,264 FUNDS TO CELEBRATE YOU. 1481 01:02:22,264 --> 01:02:24,333 SO THEY HAVE WORKED HARD TO 1482 01:02:24,333 --> 01:02:25,434 INCREASE THE PORTIONS THIS YEAR, 1483 01:02:25,434 --> 01:02:26,736 SO THERE SHOULD BE A LOT OF 1484 01:02:26,736 --> 01:02:28,270 DELICIOUS FOOD. 1485 01:02:28,270 --> 01:02:30,373 AND BEFORE WE GO, ONE THING 1486 01:02:30,373 --> 01:02:31,807 BEFORE THE FOOD, WE WANT TO GET 1487 01:02:31,807 --> 01:02:32,441 A GROUP PHOTO. 1488 01:02:32,441 --> 01:02:34,210 SO WE WANT EVERYONE TO COME TOOR 1489 01:02:34,210 --> 01:02:36,278 THE CENTER, SO WE CAN TAKE OUR 1490 01:02:36,278 --> 01:02:37,513 TRADITIONAL GROUP PHOTO AND THEN 1491 01:02:37,513 --> 01:02:39,048 TIME TO CELEBRATE WITH THE 1492 01:02:39,048 --> 01:02:40,282 RECEPTION. 1493 01:02:40,282 --> 01:02:41,350 THANK YOU, EVERYONE. 1494 01:02:41,350 --> 01:02:48,491 [APPLAUSE]