SO THANKS EVERYONE FOR
WRAPPING UP YOUR CONVERSATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY
TO CELEBRATE AND SAY FAREWELL
TO THE EXTERNAL DIRECTOR OF
NLM, DR. PATTI BRENNAN.
TODAY WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO REFLECT ON PATTI'S
REMARKABLE CAREER AND COUNTLESS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BEFORE TURNING
TO HER FIRST SPEAKER LET ME
REFER PEOPLE TO THE CARDS IN
THE BACK YOU CAN SIGN IF YOU
WOULD FOR HER RETIREMENT AND
WITHOUT AN GOING TO INTRODUCE
DR. TEIBACK, WHO HAS SERVED
ACTING DIRECTOR OF NIH SINCE
DECEMBER 2021 AND A SECOND
DIRECTOR HE OVERSEES THE 27
INSTITUTES AND CENTERS, AND
BEFORE THAT FROM 2000-2010 HE
WAS DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF CRANIAL AND FACIAL
RESEARCH AND IN BETWEEN HE WAS
PRINCIPAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
NIH.
>> I WISH PEOPLE WOULD STOP
REMINDING ME HOW LONG I'VE BEEN
ACTING DIRECTOR.
>> (LAUGHTER)
>> I WAS ASKED TO SAY VERY FEW
WORDS AND TO KEEP ON TIME. THAT
IS WHY I WROTE THINGS DOWN
OTHERWISE WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN HERE.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
BITTERSWEET MOMENT WE HAVE ALL
BEEN TALKING ABOUT. AND IT
SEEMS TO ME LIKE IT WAS ONLY
YESTERDAY THAT PATTI BEGAN AS
NLM DIRECTOR, AUGUST 15, 2016.
AND IN NIH-- YOU KNOW WE TALK
ABOUT DOG YEARS-- IN NIH YEARS
YOU ARE STILL A NEWBIE.
BUT YET HERE WE ARE, WISHING
HER WELL AS SHE PREPARES TO
RETIRE FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
WE ALL HAD VERY HIGH HOPES THAT
PATTI WOULD LEAD NLM INTO THE
FUTURE IN MY GOODNESS SHE DID
NOT DISAPPOINT.
>> DR. BRENNAN:
PATTI'S VISIONARY APPROACH WAS
REFLECTIVE OF HER OWN
BACKGROUND. AS A BIOCHEMIST,
SHE INTEGRATES ENGINEERING,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
CLINICAL CARE, ALL INTO ONE
EFFORT TO IMPROVE PUBLIC
HEALTH. AND OF COURSE TO
ENSURE THE VERY FIRST FOR THE
PATIENTS.
AND SO IT WAS UNDER HER
LEADERSHIP THAT NLM GREW ITS
RESEARCH ENTERPRISE.
IT EXTENDED STAKEHOLDERS'
ACCESS TO CREDIBLE AND RELIABLE
HEALTH INFORMATION. ISN'T THAT
NICE? CREDIBLE AND RELIABLE
INFORMATION.
AND ACQUIRED-- PRESERVED BY
MEDICAL LITERATURE WHILE USING
CUTTING-EDGE DIGITAL RESEARCH.
THOSE EFFORTS HAVE REALLY
POSITIONED NLM AS THE GLOBAL
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH LIBRARY,
WITH VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE
PATHWAYS TO BOTH RESEARCH AND
INFORMATION.
I WILL TELL YOU DURING THE LAST
SHUTDOWN, WE HAD DISABILITY OF
SHUTTING DOWN PUBMED, AND
STARTED GETTING HATE MAIL FROM
EVERY PHYSICIAN FROM EVERY
HOSPITAL IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
BUT AGAIN IT UNDERSCORED HOW
INCREDIBLY VALUABLE THE
INFORMATION HOUSED IN NLM IS.
IT IS A MEANINGFUL INFORMATION
USED TO EMPOWER PATIENTS, AND
CAREGIVERS, CLINICIANS, AND OF
COURSE RESEARCHERS. AS I TRAVEL
AROUND PARTICULARLY IN FOREIGN
COUNTRIES WHEN YOU SAY NIH,
WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT IS NLM.
THAT IS HOW THEY KNOW NIH.
PATTI'S EXTENDED WELL BEYOND
NLM. SHE ASSUMED THE KEY
LEADERSHIP ROLE IN NIH OVERALL
SCIENCE EFFORTS AND POSITIONED
NLM AS THE EPICENTER OF DATA
SCIENCE IN THE AGENCY. AND
SOMETHING THAT WE WILL
OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE TO GROW,
GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.
NOW, WITH THAT CAME THE
REQUEST
TO REVIEW A MYRIAD OF REPORTS
COMING FROM MULTIPLE
PARTS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
PLACES THAT AT LEAST I NEVER
EVEN HEARD OF BEFORE.
BUT PATTY WAS DILIGENT AND
REVIEWED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THEM.
AND I WILL SAY THAT HER
INSIGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
WERE OFTEN INCORPORATED
INTO THOSE MANY, MANY REPORTS.
AND NO DOUBT, ALLOWED US TO
GET APPROACHES THAT WILL
ENHANCE
THE PRACTICALITY AND THE
IMPACT OF THINGS GOING FORWARD.
I PERSONALLY AM GOING TO MISS
PATTI'S VISION AND LEADERSHIP
ON A HOST OF TOPICS.
WE HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT
DATA SCIENCE, MEDICAL
INFORMATICS, MOST RECENTLY AI.
THING EVERY OTHER CONVERSATION
HAS BEEN ABOUT AI.
--- BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART
ABOUT MY INTERACTIONS WITH
PATTI HAVE BEEN THE HONESTY AND
CANDOR.
SHE WAS HONEST ENOUGH AND
SECURE ENOUGH TO REACH OUT TO
ME, REGARDLESS OF WHAT POSITION
I WAS HOLDING.
AND JUST TELL ME WHAT SHE FELT
I NEEDED TO KNOW AS OPPOSED TO
WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
AND AS A RESULT PATTI BECAME A
VERY TRUSTED COUNSELOR FOR ME,
PROVIDING TRULY SIGNIFICANT
INSIGHT ON HOW TO NAVIGATE A
NUMBER OF CHALLENGES FAR BEYOND
THE THINGS THAT THE NLM
DIRECTOR WOULD HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT.
SO FOR THIS I AM REALLY
GRATEFUL.
--- SO NIH IS GOING TO MISS YOU
PATTI. I AM GOING TO MISS YOU.
BUT WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR YOU
AS YOU ENTER THE NEXT CHAPTER
OF YOUR JOURNEY.
BEST WISHES.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT.
AND I'M GOING TO TRY
TO STOP THE SLIDESHOW.
THERE WE GO.
AND I'M NOT SURE...
IS THAT BETTER? I DON'T KNOW.
WE WILL GO WITH IT.
NEXT WE HAVE DOCTOR SUSAN
GREGORY, NIH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
FOR THE DESIGN DIRECTOR OF THE
NIH OFFICER DATA DESIGN
STRATEGY WHERE SHE LEADS
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NIH
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DATA
SCIENCE, IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE ICS ACROSS NIH. SHE
MENTIONED THAT SUSAN AND PATTI
HAVE FORGED A STRONG AND LIES
BETWEEN HER OFFICE AND THE
NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE,
SOMETHING THAT WILL CARRY US
BOTH WELL INTO THE FUTURE.
SUSAN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH MIKE.
IT'S REALLY A PLEASURE TO BE
HERE TODAY, AND TO WRITE A FEW
WORDS, BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID I
WOULD GET CAUGHT UP IN THE
MOMENT. IT IS SUCH A HARD DAY
FOR ME. I AM SAD AND I FEEL A
LITTLE ADRIFT THAT COME MONDAY
I'M GOING TO REALIZE THAT MY
DEAR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE PATTI
BRENNAN WILL NOT BE HERE.
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
VERY CLOSELY WITH PATTI ON MANY
ACTIVITIES AND LET ME TELL YOU
A FEW EXAMPLES. FOR EXAMPLE WE
WORK ON HOW NIH SHOULD SHARE
AND STORE DATA SETS IN THE
CLOUD.
--- WE WORKED ON WAYS TO
IMPROVE TRAINING AND DATA
SCIENCE, AND HANDS-ON TRAINING
AND REALLY A PLEASURE TO WORK
WITH NLM AND SERA AND OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES AND WE LOOK FOR
-- -- (INDISCERNIBLE)-- AND
THAT WAS WORK WEEK FOUR
TOGETHER AND WORK AND CONSTANT
CONNECTIVITY TO DEVELOP, USE
AND STREAMLINE PROBLEMS AND
EXIT THE DATA IN THESE THINGS
AND FORGE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND
A WORKING GROUP FOR COMMON DATA
ELEMENTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO
IMPROVE THE COMMON DATA
ELEMENTS REPOSITORY, AS WELL AS
A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE DB
GAF (PHONETIC), AND WE WILL
CONTINUE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
AND ACTIVITIES IN YOUR HONOR
PATTI.
---
WE HAVE COCHAIRED A NUMBER OF
COMMITTEES AND THE NUMBER OF
WORKING GROUPS AND WE HAVE
HOSTED WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
SERIES FOR COVID. THAT IS
REALLY WHERE WE WORKED VERY
CLOSELY WITH HER, ACTIVITIES
WITH COVID.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE NLM AND ODSS
ARE VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT
PARTNERS FOR NIH IN OUR CLOSE
RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER WITH CIT
IN MY MIND IS SORT OF LIKE THE
THREE LEGS OF DATA SCIENCE.
DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, DATA
PLATFORMS AND THE STATE OF
SCIENCE. DATA PLUCKING THE
REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WE THINK
ABOUT NEW WAYS TO THINK ABOUT
DATA INFRASTRUCTURE IS THINK
ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
EXPERIMENTAL WILL SCIENCES.
AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH
INSTITUTES AND CENTERS AND
OFFICES WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW
THE FORTUNATE OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE AGENCY TO CREATE NEW
PROGRAMS AND NEW ACTIVITIES IN
DATA SCIENCE.
AND REALLY TO CAPITALIZE ON
SOME OF THE FAST-MOVING
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE MOVING.
PATTI IS THE EVER THE MENTOR,
TEACHER AND HEAD NURSES SHE
LIKES TO SAY. SHE GIVES REALLY
GENEROUSLY OF HER TIME, OF HER
ENERGY, AND OF HER BRAINPOWER.
TO MY BENEFIT AND TO THOSE
AROUND US AT NIH.
SHE HAS A REAL PASSION FOR
RESEARCH PARTICULARLY IN
RESEARCH CENTERED AROUND THE
PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND THIS
BRINGS TO IDEAS, OF CLINICAL
INFORMATICS AND CLINICAL DATA
MANAGEMENT.
NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND
TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS THOSE THAT
WERE FORGED WITH RAD X, AS WELL
AS NEW IDEAS WITH ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE AND I CAN TELL YOU
AND DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL
THE TIME BUT PATTI SPENT WITH
ME FROM 2023-2028 STRATEGIC
PLAN FOR DATA SCIENCE UNDER
THOUGHTS, IDEAS AND HER WORKER
INCORPORATED QUITE EXTENSIVELY.
AND IT CANNOT BE REPLACED.
NOT ONLY THAT BUT SHE HAS BEEN
COCHAIR AND READ ON THE--
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND TO HER
WORK WE REALLY FORMULATED AND
MOVED AHEAD IN NEW AND
IMPORTANT WAYS THAT LOOK ON THE
COMMUNITY, UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS AND THE ETHICS OF
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THAT
LEGACY WILL LIVE ON. IF YOU
HAVE EVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK WITH PATTI YOU REALIZE
SHE'S COMMITTED DEEPLY TO HER
COLLEAGUES AND DEEPLY TO
SCIENCE. SHE IS PASSIONATE AND
AN AMAZING PERSON. SO I THINK--
AND I KNOW THIS DID NOT TAKE A
LUMP IN MY FINAL WORDS, I WILL
GIVE YOU MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE
QUOTE BY PATTI COME FROM THE
ALMOST 200 PUBLICATIONS THAT
PATTI HAS WRITTEN. I READ MANY
OF THEM AND THEY ARE QUITE GOOD
BUT THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONE
FROM 2015, FROM DR. BRENNAND
AND DR. BECKET (PHONETIC),
WONDERFUL PERSON BY THE WAY IN
THE PRINT OF PATTI IN THE
JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCE IT
GOES LIKE NURSES, NURSING DOES
NEEDS DATA SCIENCE. BUT DATA
SCIENCE NEEDS NURSES. AND WITH
THAT PATTI, I AM GOING TO MISS
YOU TREMENDOUSLY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> THANKS FOR THAT SUSAN.
NEXT, IS IVOR DESOUSA
(PHONETIC) THE ACTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE NIH FOR INFORMATION TO
MOLLY WHERE HE PROVIDES THE NIH
COMMUNITY WITH SECURE, RELIABLE
IT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND A
VARIETY OF IT AND SCIENTIFIC
COMPUTER SERVICES SUPPORTING
THE MISSION-CRITICAL RESEARCH
AND EVENT STRATA OF ACTIVITIES
AT NIH. HE SERVED PREVIOUSLY AS
THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
AND PROVIDED EXECUTIVE
LEADERSHIP FOR ALL IT SERVICES
AT THE NLM FOR NEARLY 2
DECADES. IVOR?
>>
>> THANK YOU MIKE.
SO PATTI, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO
START AND I DON'T HAVE PREPARED
REMARKS. I AD HOC ALL THE TIME.
---
YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN WITH NLM FOR
MANY YEARS DATING BACK TO 89
AND SEEING THE WHOLE LAY OF THE
LAND.
AND WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO NLM WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT PATTI.
YOU BROUGHT A SENSE OF ONE NLM,
THE CONCEPT OF TEAMWORK, THE
CONCEPT OF A LEADERS GETTING
TOGETHER AND WORKING TOGETHER.
AND OVER THE SIX OR SEVEN YEARS
OF BEING HERE, WE SEE THE
FRUITS OF THAT LABOR. THAT
EFFORT.
OF HOW SYNERGISTICALLY NLM IS
NOW WORKING TOGETHER IN
DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY
PRODUCTS AND NLM HAS ALWAYS
BEEN GREAT AND NOW IT'S A GREAT
PLACE TO BE IN THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
---
I REMEMBER FROM THE VERY FIRST
DAYS OF PATTI BEING HERE,
I'D BE GOING TO HER BAKING FOR
DOLLARS... FOR IT STAFF AND
THERE WERE TIMES WHERE SHE
SOLVE MY PROBLEMS EVERY TIME I
VISITED, SHE WOULD SAY I THINK
I HAVE GIVEN YOU ALREADY FUNDS
FOR THE ROUTER. THE FUTURE WHEN
I HAVE CALLED YOU, YOU HAVE
ALREADY DONE YOUR RESEARCH.
THANKS FOR YOUR MENTORSHIP.
AND NOW LOOK AT THE NIH SIDE,
AND ALL THE WONDERFUL WAYS. YOU
HAVE TAKEN THE SAME CONCEPT OF
TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION, AND
HOW YOU HAVE GIVEN OF YOUR TIME
IS SUSAN WELL SAID.
AND HOW YOU BRING PEOPLE
TOGETHER, AND YOU HELPED US
INTEGRATE AT THE INTERSECTION
OF DATA SCIENCE, AND CLINICAL
CARE.
BUT ALSO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
AND HOW YOU HAVE GIVEN THE TIME
TO THE EITC, ENTERPRISE IT
COUNCIL.
IN YOUR VISION AND HELPING US
GET THE DIGITAL NIH TOGETHER,
VERY STRATEGIC EFFORT.
SOME OF THE THINGS I LOOK BACK,
WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.
---
FOR MANY YEARS, NIH AND ITS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HAVE
BEEN VERY SCIENTIFIC.
IT WAS TECHNOLOGY
TRYING TO SOLVEPROBLEMS.
AND WHAT YOU BROUGHT IN
COLLABORATION WITH -- AND
OTHERS HIS IMMENSE.
IT CREATED A PARTNERSHIP IN THE
SENSE OF BELONGING. TECHNOLOGY
BELONGS TO SCIENCE. BELONGS TO
THE ADMINISTRATIVE DOMAINS.
YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR NIH
IN THAT SPACE.
NOTHING PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER
YOU FOR THAT.
---
I PERSONALLY YOU KNOW WILL MISS
YOU A LOT PATTI. I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MENTORSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT,
SUPPORTING ME IN THIS ROLE. I
DON'T KNOW. WORDS CANNOT
EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO YOU.
AND I THINK THE ORGANIZATION,
THE NLM IS GRATEFUL. FOLKS
AROUND NIH ARE GRATEFUL FOR
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. THANK
YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>>
>> '
>> THANKS IVOR.
NEXT, WE HAVE VIDEO REMARKS
FROM DR. IRWIN -- THE US
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND
PARTNERSHIPS. AT NSF HE HELPED
ADVANCE THE US COMPETITIVENESS
THROUGH INVESTMENTS THAT
ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
KEY TECHNOLOGIES AND ADDRESS
PRESSING SOCIETAL AND ECONOMIC
NEEDS.
>>
>> [VIDEO]
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE MY NAME
IS IRWIN -- I HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE BEING
THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP AT THE
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. I
AM HONORED TO SAY A FEW WORDS
TODAY ABOUT MY DEAR COLLEAGUE
AND FRIEND PATTI BRENNAN.
I'M ALSO SORRY I CANNOT BE
THERE IN PERSON. I HAD EVERY
INTENTION OF JOINING YOU UP IN
BETHESDA, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE
EVENTS THIS WE CONFRONTED ME TO
STAY BACK AT NSF. SO LET ME
ALSO BRIEFLY EXTEND MY
APPRECIATION FOR THE ORGANIZERS
OF THE DAY'S CELEBRATION FOR
ALLOW ME TO COME IN VIA THIS
TAPED MESSAGE.
PATTI MAY NOT RECALL THE SHE
AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR
ALMOST 50 YEARS AND WE CROSS
PATHS IN 2009 WHEN I WAS A --
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
SHE WAS ON THE FACULTY AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
MADISON, AND SOME OF YOU MAY
RECALL THE AMERICAN RECOVERY
AND INVESTMENT ACT OF 2009,
WHICH AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS
INCLUDED A LITTLE-KNOWN
PROVISION OF HEALTH INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING AN OFFICE
OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR
HEALTH IT THAT THE LEGISLATION
ESTABLISHED. PER THE STATUTE
ONC WAS GOING TO COORDINATE
WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES INCLUDING NSF TO MAKE
A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE
HEALTH OF IT DATA ABILITY AND
PRECISION MEDICINE AND THE
WHOLE 9 YARDS. THAT SUDDEN
INVESTMENT MEANT THAT MANY OF
US WERE SCRAMBLING TO DETERMINE
THE BEST WAY TO FUND ADVANCES
IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY IN A WAY
THAT WOULD MEANINGFULLY AND
EFFECTIVELY BRING TOGETHER NOT
JUST DOCTORS AND NURSES AND
PRACTITIONERS, BUT ALSO
RESEARCHERS FROM COMPUTER
SCIENCE TO THE SOCIAL AND
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, TO SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING AND BEYOND, TO
REALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE IN THIS
TRILLION DOLLAR AREA.
---
THAT MEANT A STEADY TROVE OF
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS.
YOU ALL KNOW HOW WE DO THIS.
COMMITTEE WORKSHOPS THAT
BROUGHT TOGETHER FOLKS FROM
THOSE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS.
AND PATTI EITHER LED OR WAS IT
HELPFUL PARTNER IN CRIME,
FORGING ALLIANCES AND
CULTIVATING A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
RESEARCH INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
IN THE SPACE THAT MANY OF THOSE
WORKSHOPS.
---
SHE WAS TRYING TO INFORM THE
AGENCIES OF THE BEST PATH
FORWARD.
AND I, ESPECIALLY AS A
BRIGHT-EYED, YOUNG, EAGER,
TRIPLE AS FELLOW, WOULD TRY TO
FORGET WHAT SHE WAS SAYING AND
BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING
IMPACTFUL. AND THERE I SAY THAT
THE INVESTMENTS THAT RESULTED
WERE ALL THE STRONGER WE MAY
NOT HAVE GOTTEN EVERYTHING
RIGHT BUT THEY WERE ALL THE
STRONGER NONETHELESS FOR HER
VISION AND HER PASSION AND HER
LEADERSHIP. AS A MATTER OF
FACT, WE STILL HAVE A PROGRAM
TODAY, JOINT BETWEEN NSF AND
NIH THE SMART CONNECTED HEALTH
PROGRAM THAT HAS ITS ROOTS IN
THOSE PROGRAMS SO IT IS BUT
WITH NOTHING THAT EXCITEMENT
AND ENTHUSIASM THAT I LEARNED
YEARS LATER THAT SHE WOULD BE
THE NEXT NLM DIRECTOR IN 2016
AND SHE BROUGHT A SIMILAR SENSE
OF MISSION AND PASSION AND
LEADERSHIP.
AND IT'S REALLY BREATHTAKING TO
HEAR THE IMPACT
THAT SHE HAS HAD ON THE
ORGANIZATION AND ON NIH IN
GENERAL IN HER FOCUS ON
BIOMEDICAL DATA SIZE INCLUDING
MODERN APPROACH TO INFORMATION
ON DISCOVERY AND ENHANCING
ACCESS TO RESEARCH STRUCTURE
HAVE BEEN --. MY INTERACTIONS
WITH HER HAVE ALSO BEEN AT THE
NIH. SINCE 2018 WE ARE TOGETHER
TO FILL OUT NEW PARTNERSHIPS
BETWEEN OUR TWO AGENCIES IN
DATA AND AI, AND IN THE CLOUD.
AND I STILL RECALL HOW OUR
TEAMS HAVE MET IN HER
CONFERENCE ROOM AT NLM TO
REALLY STEP THROUGH WAYS OF
WORKING TOGETHER.
---
AND WE HAVE ALSO BOTH ON THE
NST SUBCOMMITTEE FOR MACHINE
LEARNING AND IN THAT CONTEXT OR
PERSPECTIVE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN
MORE VALUABLE. TO NIH, NSF AND
TO ALL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SHE'S BEEN A TIRELESS ADVOCATE
FOR THE FULL BREADTH OF NIH
EDUCATION WORKING ACROSS THE
EDUCATION TO DESIGN AN APPROACH
FOR TRACKING OUR INVESTMENTS,
AND SHE HAS CHAMPIONED MODERN
DATA SCIENCE APPROACHES IN
INTERAGENCY SPACE AS WELL,
ENHANCING ACCESS TO DATA AND
INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT ANYONE,
ANYWHERE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE
DATA-DRIVEN, INCREASING
AI-ENABLE DISCOVERING
INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM AND SHE
HAS HELPED AGENCIES LEARN FROM
THE NIH STRIDES MODEL AND ALSO
HELPED US TO DEEPEN THE
ENGAGEMENT AND TRULY LEVERAGE
CLOUD COMPUTING TO ADVANCING AI
R&D.
AND HER MARK IN THAT
SUBCOMMITTEE HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLE.
---
PATTI, IS I WON'T APPEAR WILL
LEAVE YOU WITH A PERSONAL
MESSAGE. WHILE I'M GOING TO
MISS YOUR VALUABLE LEADERSHIP
AND PERSPECTIVE IN THESE
INTERAGENCY CONTACTS, IN YOUR
EFFORTS TO BRING OUR AGENCIES
CLOSER TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE
ON WHOLE HOST OF FRIENDS, I
THINK NLM AND NIH HAVE HUGE
SHOES TO FILL. MOST OF HIS
DOUBLE MISS JUST WHAT A
WONDERFUL FRIEND AND PERSON YOU
HAVE BEEN IN SHIPPING ALL THIS
WORK TOGETHER OVER THE LAST 7-8
YEARS. I WILL MISS OUR CHATS ON
THE MARGINS OF MEETINGS, I WILL
MISS INCREDIBLE WISDOM AND
ADVICE YOU HAVE OFFERED AND I
WILL MISS THE PERSONAL TOUCH
THAT YOU BROUGHT FORWARD.
---
BUT I DO WISH YOU THE VERY BEST
IN YOUR RETIREMENT.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT YOU HAVE
EARNED IT.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU GO INTO IT
KNOWING WHAT A PROFOUND AND
POSITIVE IMPACT YOU HAVE HAD IN
YOUR TIME IN GOVERNMENT, AND
SURELY THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER.
AND I HOPE THAT WE WILL
CONTINUE TO KEEP IN TOUCH.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. AND
GOOD LUCK IN YOUR RETIREMENT.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>>
>> THANKS TO DR. -- FOR THOSE
REMARKS.
NEXT I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE
MARY WILLI THE PRESIDENT OF
RESEARCH AMERICA, AND LANCET
ADVOCATES FOR SCIENCE,
DISCOVERY, AND INNOVATION, TO
ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S A REAL HONOR TO BE HERE.
TRULY IS.
AS YOU KNOW, THOSE OF YOU WHO
KNOW ME, MY JOB IS ADVOCACY. I
AM AN ADVOCATE.
AND I LOVE BEING OUT AT NIH
BECAUSE IT RECONNECTS ME TO
WHAT HAS BEEN DRIVING MY CAREER
ALL THE WAY ALONG.
SO I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL
EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO NIH.
FIRST FOR THE SCIENCE WHICH HAS
GIVEN ME AND MY FAMILY MOSTLY
HEALTHY, VERY LONG LIVES. I
JUST WENT TO MY AUNT'S 100TH
BIRTHDAY PARTY, THINKING OF ALL
THE REASONS FOR THAT.
---
SECONDLY FORGIVING MY CAREER,
ALL THOSE MANY YEARS AGO. MY
FIRST CAREER POSITION WAS ON
AND NLH-DI FUNDED CLINICAL
TRIAL WHICH SPARKED AN INTEREST
THAT IS NOT GONE AWAY AROUND
CLINICAL TRIALS AND I'M GOING
TO MENTION THE IMPACT THAT I
THINK PATTI HAS HAD, SECOND TO
NONE, IN TERMS OF MODERNIZING
CT.GOV, CLINICAL TRIALS.GOV.
---
WE KNEW FROM OUR WORK AS
ADVOCATES TALKING OFF INTO
CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF THAT
THERE WAS A DEMAND
FOR MODERN. AND PATTI ROSE TO
THAT.
I GOT INVOLVED PERSONALLY, MAY
BE TOO MUCH PATTI, I'M SORRY.
BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT LEVEL
PROVIDED BY NIH. NIH ALSO
PROVIDED ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET THE LEGENDARY APPLICANT,
MARY LASSATOR (PHONETIC) MANY
YEARS AGO AND I LEARNED FROM
HER, SHE ACTUALLY CONVINCED ME
TO TAKE MY JOB. AND I ALSO HAVE
BEEN PRIVILEGED TO KNOW MANY OF
THE PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES ARE ON
THE BUILDINGS ON THIS CAMPUS.
THERE'S ROOM FOR MORE!
WE ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING AT
THAT. MAYBE THERE WILL BE A NEW
CHAPLAIN ARISE WHO PUTS AN END
TO THESE NEEDLESS SHUTDOWNS
THAT TAKE WAY TOO MUCH OF YOUR
VALUABLE TIME, AND THAT OF YOUR
COLLEAGUES' TIME THAT SHOULD BE
SPENT ON THE FOREFRONT OF
MEDICAL PROGRESS. I PLEDGE TO
YOU THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO DO
THAT.
I ALSO KNEW JACK WHITEHEAD
WHOSE FAMILY DONATED THE
SPECTACULAR LOUISE NELSON
SCULPTURE IN FRONT OF THE
NATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY MOVING
TO SEE THAT IN A SECTION OF ART
AND SCIENCE.
THINK ABOUT THE POWER OF IT. IT
WAS ROGERS WHO REALLY GOT ME
DEEP INTO CARING ABOUT THE
NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE
BECAUSE HE CHAIRED-- THE FORMER
CONGRESSMAN-- THE FRIENDS OF
THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF
MEDICINE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
AND GOT ME ENGAGED. SO YOU
COULD SAY THAT THE SEEDS WERE
ALL SOWN FOR ME IN GETTING TO
WORK WITH PATTI BUT NOT THE
ONLY PLACE I GOT TO KNOW HER.
---
SHE AND I WERE BOTH MEMBERS OF
THE TASK FORCE SET UP BY THE
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE,
AND THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
ENGINEERING SOME YEARS AGO.
AND I REMEMBER WHEN I ACCEPTED
THAT ASSIGNMENT, I SAID TO THE
PERSON WHO APPOINTED ME, I
DON'T KNOW I CAN POSSIBLY ADD
VALUE.
BUT I FOUND WHAT MY VALUE ADD
WAS.
EVERY TIME PATTI SAYS SOMETHING
I SAID, I AGREE WITH PATTI!
LET'S DO THAT.
BECAUSE SHE COULD TALK THE TALK
OF BOTH SIDES OF THE
ENGINEERING AND CLINICAL
COMMUNITY, AND RESEARCH
COMMUNITY. AND SHE WALKED THE
WALK. SHE GOT TO THE ENDPOINT,
THE PRODUCT. SPECIAL TALENT.
SPECIAL TALENT.
---
SO WHEN I LEARNED THAT YOU WERE
GOING TO BE THE NEW DIRECTOR OF
NLM, I KNEW THIS WAS MY LUCKY
DAY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO
WASHINGTON. WE ARE GOING TO
SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER,
AND WE DID. WE SPENT A LOT OF
TIME TOGETHER. WE WORKED OUR
TEAMS. I PERSONALLY-- YOU
PERSONALLY-- WORKED ON LOCAL
(CORRECTION) CLINICAL TRIALS
DOT GOV. IT IS AN NIH TREASURE
THE WORLD TREASURE, AND IS
GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME
BECAUSE OF PATTI'S VISION.
---
PATTI HAS ACCOMPLISHED MUCH
MORE AND WE HEARD ABOUT THAT,
AND I IMAGINE WE'RE GOING TO
HEAR MORE STILL FROM THESE
WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO PROVIDED
REMARKS HERE.
YOU LEAVE AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY
FOR THE NIH, FOR ALL THOSE WHO
CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE NIH, AND
THERE IS MORE TO COME.
---
I SALUTE YOU PERSONALLY AS A
PERSON WHO I WOULD NEVER
DESCRIBE AS "RETIRING." THERE
IS NOTHING "RETIRING" ABOUT
YOUR PERSONALITY. YOU LOVE
LIFE. YOU LOVE YOUR FRIENDS.
AND YOUR FAMILY.
AND YOU LOVE THIS CAREER
THAT YOU HAVE BUILT AND GIVEN
SO MUCH TO SO MANY OF US
IN THE PROCESS. SO I SALUTE YOU
AND I KNOW YOU WILL
THRIVE IN A LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING ALL ABOUT IT ON THAT
PORCH OF YOU
ON THE EASTERN SHORES THANK YOU
PATTI.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>>
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT.
SO NEXT WE HAVE VIDEO REMARKS
FROM DR. CHRISTY HOLMES
(PHONETIC), THE CHAIR OF THE
NLM BOARD OF REGENTS, OUR
COUNCIL, THE ADVISORY BODY TO
ALL OF THE IMPORTANT POLICY
ASPECTS AND OVERSEAS THE SECOND
STEP OF GRANT REVIEW. DR.
HOLMES IS ASSOCIATE DEAN OF
STRATEGY AND DIRECTOR OF THE--
SCIENCES LEARNING CENTER UNDER
WESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
>>
>> [VIDEO]
>> HELLO.
IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO
BRING CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL
WISHES TO DR. BRENNAN FROM THE
NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE
BOARD OF REGENTS.
OVER THE COURSE OF HER SERVICE
AT THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL
LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE, DR.
BRENNAN HAS MADE REMARKABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATIONAL
LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE, THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE
RESOURCES, AND SERVICES AND
EXPERTISE OF THE NLM THAT
SUPPORT DISCOVERY AND HEALTH,
NOW AND WELL INTO THE FUTURE.
UNDER HER DIRECTION DISCOVERY
HAS ACCELERATED AND HELPED
ADVANCE THROUGH ETA DRIVEN
RESEARCH INCLUDING MAJOR
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SUCH AS
THE MODERNIZATION OF CLINICAL
TRIALS DOT GOV IN THE
COMPARATIVE GENOMICS RESOURCE
JUST TO NAME TWO. SHE IS A
CHAMPION OF COLLABORATION
RESPECT INTERNATIONALLY, ACROSS
UNITED STATES AND NUMEROUS
CENTERS AT THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH INCLUDING
MANY THAT INTERSECT DATA
STANDARDS AND OPEN SCIENCE AND
WITHIN NLM ITSELF INCLUDING THE
ONE NLM INITIATIVE.
---
SHE IS TIRELESS IN HER EFFORTS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK OF
THE NLM REACHES MORE PEOPLE AND
IN MORE WAYS THROUGH ENHANCED
ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL COMMUNITIES.
SHE IS AN ALLY AND HAS BEEN A
CHAMPION OF CHANGE TO BUILD
CULTURE OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE
WITHIN THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES
OF MEDICINE AND BEYOND.
---
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
REGENTS I WISH TO EXTEND OUR
GRATITUDE TO YOU PATTI. YOUR
LEADERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL
LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE AND YOUR
IMPACT HAS BEEN REMARKABLE, AND
WE ARE ALL BETTER FOR IT. THANK
YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>>
>> THANKS TO CHRISTIE FOR BOTH
REMARKS. NEXT WILL HAVE GLEN
CAMPBELL JOIN US. HE SERVES AS
CHAIR OF THE FRIENDS OF THE
NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE.
-- HE IS DEDICATED TO
INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF
NLM SERVICES. GLENN?
>> THANKS MIKE.
AND THANK YOU AND I ADD TO WHAT
MARY SAID ABOUT HER
CONTRIBUTION TO NIH. I ALWAYS
FEEL A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE
COMING HERE COLLABORATING HERE.
THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL PLACE.
IN YOUR AUNT REACHED 100 AND MY
FATHER REACHED 101 IN PART TO
THE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL CARE
THAT IS A HALLMARK OF THE NIH.
---
IS ALSO AN HONOR AND A
PRIVILEGE TO BE AMONG THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE SO DISTINGUISHED
IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO PATTI, DR.
BRENNAN, AND AS CHAIR OF THE
FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL
LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE IT'S BEEN
A PRIVILEGE AND A PLEASURE TO
PARTNER WITH HER AND SUPPORT
DR. BRENNAN, HER LEADERSHIP
TEAM AND EVERYONE AT THE
NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE
OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS IN
HER AND THEIR CONFORMATIONAL
WORK AT THE LIBRARY.
TO MAKE SURE WHEN DR. BRENNAN
ARRIVED SHE HAD VERY BIG SHOES
TO FILL. SHE IS LEADING VERY
BIG SHOES TO FILL BUT SHE HAD
VERY BIG SHOES TO FILL-- DOCTOR
LINDBERGH HAPPENS FROM THE FEEL
OVER 35 YEARS AND IS DOCTOR
FOUCI NOTED AT THE RECENT
FRIENDS' GALA, PATTI BROUGHT
THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF
MEDICINE TO A NEW LEVEL AND
ADDED HER UNIQUE SKILLS AS A
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL
LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE. AND HER
COLLABORATION HAS BEEN INFORMED
AS A CARING NURSE AND
INFORMATICIAN. AND AS AN
ENGINEER SHE BROUGHT
INFORMATION HOW TO STRUCTURE
RESOURCES AND MORE WAYS AND HAS
DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC PLAN AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF TREND FROM
THE LIBRARY. AND NOW THE CENTER
FOR DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH THAT
ACCELERATES DISCOVERY, NLM'S
IMPROVE PRODUCTS SUCH AS
CLINICAL TRIALS DOT GOV, Y
ABOUT WHICH YOU HEARD MORE THAN
ME SPEAK AN PUBMED PLUS HAVE
FACILITATED CLINICAL
APPLICATION THEREOF IN THE
LIBRARY'S COLLECTIONS HAVE
REACH MORE PEOPLE TO ENHANCE
ENGAGEMENT AND WIDER GLOBAL
DISSEMINATION OF THE BENEFITS
TO GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH HAVE
AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE
SUBSTANTIAL AND PROFOUND.
---
SEVEN YEARS BRINGS A NEWBORN TO
THE AGE OF REASON. PATTI HAS
BROUGHT SEVEN YEARS OF
REASONING TO THE LIBRARY.
HER DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP SKILLS,
ABILITY TO ANALYZE QUICKLY AND
TO REDUCE PROBLEMS TO THEIR
MOST SOLVABLE ELEMENTS, HAVE
ENABLED HER TO MEET MANY A
CHALLENGE. AND THERE HAVE BEEN
LOTS OF CHALLENGES.
---
GIVEN HOW FAST SHE TALKS, I
THINK EVERYTHING SHE IS IN NEW
YORK BUT PATTI HAILS FROM
PHILADELPHIA, HOME TO THE FIRST
PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE UNITED
STATES.
---
ANOTHER GROUNDBREAKING
PHILADELPHIAN WHO ALSO WORE
MANY HATS, BEN FRANKLIN SAID,
THUS THOU LOVE LIFE. THEN DO
NOT SQUANDER TIME. FOR THAT IS
THE STUFF LIFE IS MADE OF.
PATTI IS NOT SQUANDERED A
MINUTE OF HER SEVEN YEARS AT
THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF
MEDICINE.
---
SO FROM AND ON BEHALF OF DOCTOR
BARBARA REDMAN PRESIDENT OF THE
FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL
LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE, AND
EVERYONE ON THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OFFER GRATITUDE AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO PATTI ON A
JOB EXTRAORDINARILY WELL DONE.
ALONG WITH HIS MULTIPLE
UNIVERSE APPRECIATION. A MOMA
OF OUR DESIGN WHICH MOMA
DESCRIBES AS REGULAR AND
CLASSIC WHICH COULD ALSO BE
USED TO DESCRIBE PATTI'S TO
CHANGE. IRREGULAR IT ANOTHER
WAY TOO PATTI, BECAUSE THAT
WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME,
SO THAT WE CAN STAY REGULAR IN
OUR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL RULES.
---
IN ANY WAY, WE DO OFFER BEST
WISHES FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
AND VERY HAPPY NEXT STEP. WE
ARE NOT SAYING RETIREMENT
EITHER. WE KNOW YOUR JOURNEY IS
A NEVER ENDING ONE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>>
>> THANKS SO MUCH GLENN. YES,
PATTI DOES SPEAK WEAKLY BUT SHE
THINKS EVEN MORE QUICKLY.
SOMETHING YOU LEARN WHEN YOU
WORK CLOSELY WITH HER.
---
OH MY GOODNESS, IT IS MY TIME
FOR MY REMARKS! THERE WE GO.
IT'S AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE
YOU TODAY AND REFLECT ON THE
MANY SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS
THAT PATTI IS MADE THROUGHOUT
HER CAREER, AND ESPECIALLY AT
NLM AND NIH. HE REFLECTED IN MY
COMMENTS ARE A LOT OF ECHOES OF
WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID HERE
ALREADY TODAY. AND AS YOU KNOW
FROM PREVIOUS COMMENTS, PATTI
HAS WORKED ALONGSIDE
INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIELDS OF
ENGINEERING, NURSING,
BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS, AND
PUBLIC HEALTH FOR MORE THAN
FOUR DECADES.
SHE HAS RECEIVED MANY, MANY
HONORS.
SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL
ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. SHE IS A
FELLOW OF FOUR PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETIES INCLUDING THE
AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS
ASSOCIATION, OF WHICH SHE WAS
PRESIDENT.
AND SHE IS RECIPIENT OF THREE
HONORARY DOCTORATES-- ALMOST
FORGOT THAT ONE.
---
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS OF
COURSE SHE HAS BEEN OUR
FEARLESS LEADER AT NLM. SHE HAS
LED BY EXAMPLE AND MODEL FOR US
THE VALUES OF INTEGRITY,
DEDICATION, AND THE PURSUIT OF
EXCELLENCE. SHE HAS ADVANCED
THE GOALS OF THE NLM STRATEGIC
PLAN, ACHIEVING MANY GOALS THAT
HAVE TAKEN NLM TO NEW HEIGHTS.
---
IN HER TIRELESS PROMOTION OF
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION
AND ACCESS ABILITY HAS ALSO
TAKEN NLM TO WIDER BREADTHS AS
WELL AND IN THOSE SEVEN YEARS
PATTI HAS DEVELOPED COHESIVE
LEADERSHIP TEAMS AS EVOR
MENTIONED THAT AN ESTABLISHED
CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY AND
COLLABORATION. AND SHE OVERSAW
REORGANIZATION AT BOTH THE
LEVEL OF NLS AND INDIVIDUAL
DIVISIONS AS WELL. THIS
INCLUDES RECENT UPDATE TO
LIBRARY OPERATIONS TO EMBRACE
THE FUTURE OF APPLIED
INFORMATION SCIENCE SERVICE.
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW
VISION OF THE LISTERHILL
NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL
COMMUNICATION IS.
---
SHE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY
STRENGTHENED THE NLM RESEARCH
FOR FOLIO. WE HAVE INCREASED
THE INVESTMENT UNDER HER
LEADERSHIP OF EXTRAMURAL
PROGRAM SUPPORTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW METHODS. AND
TRAINING NEW CADRES OF DATA
SCIENTIST AND MATHEMATICIAN
SHIPPING A MORE DIVERSE AND
INNOVATIVE FUTURE IN THOSE
FIELDS.
---
THE INTRAMURAL PROGRAM WAS
STRENGTHENED BY UNIFYING TWO
SEPARATE PROGRAMS, ONE N
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, AND ONE
COMPUTATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES
UNDER A SINGLE LEADER. THAT
LEADER, HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE
EARLIER THIS MONTH IS DOCTOR
RICHARD SHERMAN, OUR NEW
SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR AND AT THIS
POINT I'D LIKE TO THANK DOCTOR
VALERIE FLORENCE FOR FILLING
THAT ROLE OF THE PAST FEW YEARS
AND WITH MUCH OF THE INNOVATION
IN THOSE TWO PROGRAMS.
B---
PATTI ASSURED THAT NLM IS A
LEADER IN THEIR SCIENCE AND
INFORMATION NOT ONLY TO
RESEARCH PROGRAMS BUT ALSO TO
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WHICH
FORMED AND ESSENTIAL NOTING
GLOBAL BIOMEDICAL DATA
ECOSYSTEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
NIH SHE OVERSAW INNOVATIONS
THAT NCBI INCLUDING THE
MIGRATION OF SEQUENCE ARCHIVES
TO THE CLOUD AND A MAJOR HOTEL
YOUR MODERNIZATION OF CLINICAL
TRIALS DOT GOV. AND THE LAUNCH
OF THE COMPARATIVE GNOMIC
RESOURCE WHICH IS PROVIDING A
COMMUNITY ENGAGED, OPEN SIGN
SOLUTION TO RESEARCH
COMMUNITIES ACROSS ALL OF NIH.
---
FINALLY PATTI HAS BOLSTERED THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF BOTH NLM AND
NIH.
SHE ESTABLISHED AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE NIH OFFICE OF RESEARCH
FACILITY THAT WOULD LEAD TO $30
MILLION RENOVATION OF THE NLM
BUILDING. AND THIS IS THE FIRST
MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THAT
BUILDING IN OVER 70 YEARS.
---
SHE ALSO STRENGTHENED THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF NIH BY
CO-LEADING THE DIGITAL NIH
INITIATIVE WHICH REWRITES THE
WAY NIH ENGAGES AND WILL ENGAGE
IN ITS DIGITAL FUTURE.
---
OF COURSE THIS IS JUST A
SAMPLING OF WHAT HAS BEEN
ACHIEVED UNDER PATTI'S
LEADERSHIP. AND ALL OF THIS IN
ONLY SEVEN YEARS. IT IS TRULY
BREATHTAKING.
WHILE PATTI CAN RETIRE OR GO
ONTO THE NEXT PHASE, KNOWING
THAT HER IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL
FOREST THAT IS NLM AND NIH HAS
BEEN GREAT AND THAT IT WILL BE
VERY LONG-LIVED.
---
BEFORE END MY REMARKS LET ME
TAKE ON A PERSONAL NOTE AND SAY
THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL
THAT I'VE LEARNED FROM PATTI. I
HAVE LEARNED SOMETHING NEW FROM
HER EVERY DAY. THE ASSUMPTIONS
THAT I HAVE, THE APPROACHES I
WOULD TAKE, THE WAY I THOUGHT
ABOUT THINGS WERE CONSTANTLY
RECONSIDERED AFTER TALKING WITH
PATTI. AND FOR REALLY A LOT OF
GOOD STUFF.
---
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT WORKING
WITH PATTI IS A LOT OF FUN. I
DON'T THINK A DAY BUT BY THAT
DID NOT MEET WITH PATTI AND HAD
A LAUGH, A LITERAL LAUGH. IT
HAS BEEN FANTASTIC PATTI. FOR
ALL THAT THANKS.
AND BEFORE I TURNED TO DR.
BRENNAN I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY A
SHORT VIDEO TO DEMONSTRATE SOME
OF THE COMPLEMENT OF PATTI IN
HER TIME AT NLM.
>> [VIDEO]
>> HELLO. I'M PATTI BRENNAN,
THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL
LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE.
I, PATRICIA FLATLEY BRENNAN, DO
SOLEMNLY SWEAR...
>> I REMEMBER FIRST AND
FOREMOST THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES
OF MEDICINE IS ABOUT DISCOVERY
AND DISCOVERY IN TWO PLANES.
ONE IS SUPPORTING THE
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
DISCOVERIES, AND SECONDARILY TO
UNDERSTANDING BASIC BIOMEDICAL
INFORMATICS DISCOVERIES.
---
THE INTRAMURAL OF TRUST OF OUR
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
ALLOWS OUR PARTISAN SIZE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DELIVER TO
THEM IS ACCURATE, CORRECT, AND
CURRENT. THIS IS A JOB THAT
ONLY THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF
MEDICINE CAN DO AND WE DO IT
REALLY WELL.
---
>> [MUSIC]
>> IN ADDITION TO OUR
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, WE HAVE A
HUMAN OVERGROWTH 7000 PUBLIC
ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCE
LIBRARIES AROUND THE COUNTRY
PLACING THE NLM IN EVERY
POSSIBLE COUNTY IN THE US. THIS
HELPS BUILD AWARENESS OF OUR
RESOURCES AND OFTEN REACHES
INTO COMMUNITIES UNDERSERVED.
---
>>
THE FUTURE IS FUTURE OF DATA.
BUT THERE ARE ARE NO DATA
ELEMENTS OUT THERE IN ANOTHER
TELLS US ABOUT THE HEALTH OF
PEOPLE, THE BABY CRYING, OR A
FAMILY HAVING AN ARGUMENT. THE
NOTION THAT A PERSON WALKING
AFTER SURGERY-- THESE ARE ALL
DATATYPES THAT WE HAVE ONLY
BEGUN TO EXPLORE. THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH INVESTMENT
IN DATA SCIENCE WILL BE
ACCELERATED BY THE KNOWLEDGE
EMBEDDED IN THE NATIONAL
LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE.
>>
>> THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT
THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF
MEDICINE BILLING ON THE GREAT
ADVANCES TO DOCTOR LIMBURG AND
BETTY HUMPHREYS PROVIDED TO US
WITH SOMETHING TOO GREAT TO
PASS. THE POSSIBILITY OF
CHARACTERIZING HEALTH BROADER
THAN BIOMEDICAL DOMAINS
INCLUDING LIFESTYLE, INCLUDING
SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, INCLUDING
SENSE OF WELL-BEING, REALIZING
THAT INFORMATION ALONE DOES NOT
MAKE PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER BUT
PATHWAYS TO INFORMATION,
RESEARCH ABOUT HOW TO BEST USE
IT AND INTEGRATE IT TO POLICY
AND TOOLS TO MAKE IT VISIBLE TO
PEOPLE WOULD MAKE IT WORK. SO I
COULD BRING MY UNDERSTANDING
OVER THE YEARS OF HEALTH IN THE
EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE OF PEOPLE'S
LIVES INTO THE FRAMING OF A
LIBRARY THAT BECAME A PART OF
THE EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE OF
PEOPLE'S LIVES WHETHER THEY BE
A SCIENTIST, A PATIENT AND MOM.
>> HI MY NAME IS KANA MURPHY
AND I'M 11 YEARS OLD AND I'M
GOING TO BE STAYING WITH MY
MOM.
>> WHEN MY SON WAS 11 YEARS
OLD, STORY COURT CAME TO
MADISON. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
WAS, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE
KNOWN FOR? AND WHEN A KID ASKED
TO MOM WHAT YOU WANT TO BE
KNOWN FOR? I AM AN ACADEMIC.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE KNOWN
FOR?
---
WHAT I WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR IS
A CAREER THAT FOCUSED ON TAKING
WHAT WE KNOW IN BIOMEDICAL
INFORMATICS AND EXPANDING THE
USER GROUP, THE STAKEHOLDER
GROUP TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.
TO MAKE THESE AMAZING TOOLS
THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN,
TECHNOLOGIES, TERMINOLOGIES,
AND INTERFACES AND MAKING SURE
WILL REMEMBER THE MOST
IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE
HEALTHCARE PROCESSES THE
PATIENT.
>>
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> PATTI?
>> DR. BRENNAN:
FORTUNATELY I GOT TO SEE THAT
FIRST FOR TODAY. THE FIRST TIME
I SAW IT, I WAS PRETTY
OVERWHELMED. I WANT TO BEGIN BY
THANKING OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNICATION STEEPER MANY OF
THE THINGS YOU SAW TODAY. WE
ARE ABLE TO REACH INTO THE
PUBLIC BY VIDEO, AND THIS IS
BEEN REALLY QUITE IMPORTANT TO
US. SO THANK YOU JODI AND THANK
YOU YOUR WHOLE TEAM FOR THIS.
---
I SHARED THIS WITH MY FAMILY IN
MASSACHUSETTS YOU HAVE TO STOP
CHANGING YOUR HAIR COLOR.
-- I WILL GET TO THIS IN A
MOMENT I WANT TO BEGIN BY
ACKNOWLEDGING MY TRAINEES WHO
ARE HERE. LILY -- AND -- COMES
IN ON THE FIRST ROW. WILL IS
OUR SENIOR POST DOC AND LILY IS
A JUNIOR POSTDOC IN THEIR
FABULOUS AS WE TRIED TO
VIRTUAL-REALITY TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND EVERYDAY HEALTHCARE
PROBLEMS, PARTICULAR HOW PEOPLE
SELF MANAGE.
---
AND I HAVE THE UNUSUAL
PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE DIRECTOR
OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH IS THAT WE ARE ALLOWED
TO HAVE A RESEARCH PROGRAM IS A
TEASE. YOU CAN HAVE A RESEARCH
PROGRAM AND YOU GET ABOUT THIS
MUCH TIME A WEEK TO WORK ON IT
BUT WE HAD FOR FIVE YEARS,
ADVANCED VISUALIZATION
LABORATORY AT THE NATIONAL
NURSING RESEARCH AND I THANK
THE NAIR AND I THANK -- WHO
BUILT THIS FANTASTIC LAB FOR
US, AND ONE TRAINEES AND PAPERS
AND GREAT COLLABORATORS SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I ALSO
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE
HAVE TRAINEES AT THE NATIONAL
LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE, SUMMER
TRAINEES, POSTDOCS, POST--
SOMETIME PEOPLE COMING FOR
SHORT PERIODS OF ENGAGEMENT AND
THIS ALLOWS US TO EXTEND THE
KNOWLEDGE AND THE RESEARCH
SKILLS THAT WE HAVE AT THE NLM
AROUND THE WORLD SO THE
TRAINEES REALLY CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT TO WHAT WE DO HERE AT
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
---
NOW, IF YOU WATCH THE SLIDESHOW
ALONG THE WAY YOU SO I SPENT A
LOT OF TIME TALKING. AND ONE OF
10 CHILDREN.
TALKING REQUIRES YOU TALK LOUD
AND FAST AND OFTEN, BECAUSE YOU
DON'T OFTEN GET THE CHOICE.
BUT FUNDAMENTALLY THE JOB OF
THE DIRECTOR AT THE NIH IS TO
TALK AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IT IS
TO LEARN TO LISTENING.
AND LISTENING WHETHER IT IS
THROUGH. OTHER COLLEAGUES TO
THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOLARS,
NEEDS OF OUR RESEARCHERS, OUR
INVESTIGATORS, THE PUBLIC SO
WORKING AT THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH PARTICULAR
AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF
MEDICINE HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT
ABOUT SHUTTING UP AND
LISTENING, AND IT HAS BEEN
USEFUL AND HELPFUL TO ME.
---
ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LEARN
TO LISTEN WAS WITH THE BAGGIES.
A GROUP OF IC DIRECTORS FOR
THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS MET
PERIODICALLY AND LED BY-- A
BAND OF VAGABONDS AND WE HAVE
THESE CENTERS AND TALK ABOUT
WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS HOW
DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT. AND
MOST IMPORTANTLY WE DEVELOPED
COLLABORATION. MOST IMPORTANT
ADVICE I GOT COMING FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS YOU MUST
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR STAFF,
YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
BOSS, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE
FRIENDS WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES AT
YOUR LEVEL. AND SO I THINK TO
ALL MY IC DIRECTOR COLLEAGUES
WERE HERE AND YOU TAUGHT ME A
LOT. YOU HELP ME GROW IN YOU
HELP ME LEARN AND KEPT ME FROM
DOING FAIRLY STUPID THINGS IN
PUBLIC PLACES WHICH IS ALSO
TERRIFIC HELP.
---
AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF
MEDICINE WE HAVE A MODEL, I
IMPOSED MODEL OF LEADERSHIP. I
IMPOSED A MODEL OF LEADERSHIP
THAT WAS TEAM BASED IN SO WE
STARTED MEETING TOGETHER,
AROUND 2016. DAVID TOLD ME I
WILL GIVE YOU SIX MINUTES AND
IF I DON'T LIKE THEM I AM NOT
GOING BACK.
DAVID KEPT COMING BACK UNTIL HE
LEFT LATER THAT SUMMER TO GO
ONTO ANOTHER BUSINESS, BUT NOW
WE HAVE FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS
BEEN MEETING EVERY OTHER WEEK
FOR ONE HOUR AND VERY EFFICIENT
MEETINGS WHERE WE TALK ABOUT
RESOLVING, ADDRESSING AND
LEARNING TO LISTEN TO EACH
OTHER.
SO THAT NOW AS WE FACE THE KIND
IS OUR CRISIS THAT WE ARE
FACING THIS WEEK, WE HAVE THE
SKILLS ACROSS THE TEAM TO KNOW
HOW TO PROCEED, HOW TO SUPPORT
EACH OTHER'S WORK AND TO BEGIN
TO ADVANCE THE THINKING ABOUT
WHAT NLM SHOULD BE DOING DURING
THIS TIME.
---
WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED A WAY OF
BRINGING LEADERSHIP THROUGH.
WE HAVE HAD MANY ACTING
INDIVIDUALS PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN ENACTING ROLES FOR MY LEAD
TIME HERE AND THE LEADERSHIP
TEAM HELPS EMBRACE PEOPLE AND
BRING THEM FORWARD SO WE HAVE
NOT HAD T ESCAPE IN THE PROCESS
OF MEETING THIS GREAT
INSTITUTION WITH OPEN 1700 MEN
AND WOMEN WHO WORK HERE. WE
CONTINUED TO MOVE FOR THE STAFF
AND I WAS SURPRISED ANOTHER
WONDERFUL REMARKS MADE AND
NOBODY MENTIONED COVID. WE
ACTUALLY SPENT THREE YEARS IN
THE PANDEMIC. WE HAD A COUPLE
OF STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN. WE
SPENT MANY NIGHTS LOOKING AT
FUNNY DIAGRAMS TRY TO FIGURE
OUT WHERE IS THE DATA GOING TO
GO? HOW WE GOING TO MANAGE THIS?
AND HOW TO INTERTWINE OUR
CAREERS.
---
I PROBABLY TALK TO SUSAN FOR
FIVE TIMES A DAY SOME DAYS AND
CERTAINLY NEVER LESS THAN THREE
OR FOUR TIMES A WEEK FOR MY
ENTIRE TIME HERE'S WE WERE ABLE
TO RESET THE ORGANIZATION. I
LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
PARTNERSHIPS AT THE NIH WHEN I
FIRST CAME AND TOOK OVER THE
REINS FROM BETTY HUMPHREYS WHO
IS HERE WITH US, AND THANK YOU
FOR COMING. BETSY SERVED IN
MANY ROLES AT THE NLM FOR OVER
40 YEARS AND HER MOST RECENT
ROLE WAS DIRECTOR, AND SHE
PAVED THE WAY AND TAUGHT ME TO
LISTEN TO PEOPLE, TO HELP
UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE I CAME IN
AS A NURSE AND INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING NOT A LIBRARIAN.
LISTENING TO WHAT LEBRON MEANT
BUT ALSO WHAT RESEARCH MEANT
AND LISTENING TO HOW WE ENGAGE.
---
I AM SORRY THAT LARRY HAD TO
LEAVE BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO
TELL THE STORY THAT HE SHOULD
DO. IN MY FAMILY WHEN YOU GROW
UP IN A BIG FAMILY YOU WANT TO
LISTEN TO A LOT. AND WHAT DOES
MY DAD DO FOR A LIVING? HE
WORKED FOR CATHOLIC MISSION MY
FATHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO EXPRESS
MY DREAMS, AND GET OTHER PEOPLE
TO PAY FOR THEM.
>> (LAUGHTER)
>> DR. BRENNAN:
SO I HAD A TERRIFICALLY
SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS AN
NIH-FUNDED RESEARCH AND THANK
YOU ALL FOR YOUR TAX DOLLARS
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WHEN I
CAME TO THE NLM AND STARTED TO
LOOK AT THE THINGS WE NEEDED TO
DO LIKE RENOVATE THE BUILDING,
IMPROVED MODERNIZE CLINICAL
TRIALS DOT GOV, INCLUDE THE
DATA CENTER AND IT WAS IN MY
OFFICE EVERY DAY, I NEED MONEY
FOR THIS AND FOR THAT AND I HAD
TO GO TO THE NIH AND SAY, WE
NEED YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS SO
WHEN YOU RUN 27 INTRODUCING YOU
SAY WE NEED THIS, THERE ARE 26
OTHER PEOPLE WAITING TO SAY THE
EXACT SAME THING BUT WHAT THE
NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE
DOES IS IT SERVES SCIENCE AND
SOCIETY THROUGH THIS INCREDIBLE
INFRASTRUCTURE, MAKING DATA
AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN
DAYS A WEEK AND YOU WAKE UP
SUNDAY MORNING YOU'RE GOING TO
FIND THINGS ON PUBMED. WE ARE
NOT GOING TO LEAVE YOU ALONE
AND THIS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OF THE NIH HAS INVESTED
AND WHEN THE NIH INVEST IN A
SUBDUED LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT
YOU AND SUSAN WILL BE WATCHING
OVER MY SHOULDER FOR YEARS. IS
HELPFUL BECAUSE IT MAKE SURE
THAT WHAT WE DO AS A LIBRARY
SERVES THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE.
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I'M GOING TO TAKE WITH ME A
WHOLE LOT OF THINGS. I AM
TAKING WITH ME 15 COVID --
WHICH IS A REAL ANNOYANCE, BUT
THE REALIZATION THAT THIS IS A
GOOD PART OF THE GOVERNMENT.
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ACT AS
PATRIOTS TO SERVE SCIENCE AND
SOCIETY. TO IMPROVE THE LIVES
OF INDIVIDUALS. TO ACCELERATE
THE ECONOMY THROUGH OUR
DISCOVERIES.
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I'M GOING TO TAKE WITH ME THE
MANY MANY SMILES I SAW ACROSS
TABLES, A DINNER TABLES AND IC
DIRECTED TABLES AND LEADERSHIP
TABLES AND ZOOM SCREENS WHICH
WE SUFFER THREE YEARS AND I'M
GOING TO TAKE A BIT OF FUTILITY
TO REALIZE THAT NO DIRECTOR
DOES ANYTHING ALONG IN THEIR
INSTITUTE.
YOU CAN PROVIDE IDEAS, YOU CAN
PROVIDE FUNDING, YOU CAN
PROVIDE SUPPORT BUT IF YOU
DON'T HAVE THAT MAGICAL GROUP
OF STAFF WITH VISION AND
PASSION TO DO THEIR WORK, YOUR
WORK IS NOT GOING TO GO
ANYWHERE. SO I THINK MY
LEADERSHIP TEAM. I THINK THE
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
STAFF AND TRAINEES IN OUR
INVESTIGATORS AND ALL OF THE
LIBRARIANS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT
MANY BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 100
THERE. COMPUTER SCIENTISTS, A
TREMENDOUS GROUP THAT HAS
REALLY BROUGHT YOU THE
INFORMATION YOU NEED FOR YOUR
FUTURE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU FOR THE
PRIVILEGE OF SERVING.
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>> THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR
THAT. THANKS EVERYBODY FOR
COMING TODAY AND WE REALIZED AS
HAS BEEN SAID SEVERAL TIMES
TODAY THAT DR. BRENNAN IS NOT
REALLY RETIRING. SHE'S JUST
MOVING ONTO THE NEXT PHASE OF
HER LIFE, AND HER INFERENCE
HERE IS NOT GOING TO BE OVER.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE MOVING
FORWARD HER WORK THAT SHE
STARTED, INSPIRED BY HER
LEADERSHIP HERE DURING THE LAST
SEVEN YEARS. THANKS PATTI AND
LET ME DIRECT EVERYBODY TO THE
CHAMPAGNE AND CAVIAR WE HAVE.
(LAUGHTER)
THANKS AGAIN AND THANKS
AGAIN FOR COMING.
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