Rabson Room Dedicated in Bldg. 10
Dr. Alfred Singer (l), chief of NCI's Experimental Immunology
Branch, presents a plaque to NCI deputy director Dr. Alan
Rabson, for whom a new conference room in the Clinical Center
was formally named on Apr. 8. Located in Rm. 4B51 of Bldg. 10,
the Alan S. Rabson Conference Room will be used primarily by
NCI's Metabolism Branch and the EIB, which was formed 10 years
ago with Rabson's encouragement and support. "It's entirely
appropriate that this seminar room -- where science will be
discussed and hard questions will be asked -- be dedicated to Alan
Rabson," noted NCI director Dr. Richard Klausner, one of several
colleagues who gave brief tributes to Rabson during the ceremony.
"Alan Rabson has always been a genuine friend and dedicated
supporter of the EIB," added Singer, who also serves as one of
EIB's principal investigators. Prepared that day for the room's
grand opening, but completely surprised that it will share his
name, Rabson said, "This is absolutely overwhelming." Joking that
the words of praise and admiration -- delivered by everyone from
NIH director Dr. Harold Varmus to former and current protégés --
were usually reserved for deaths or retirements, Rabson quipped,
"I really have no intention of dying and I want to assure you all
that it's not my intention to ever retire either."
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