Li Joins NIGMS
Dr. Jiayin "Jerry" Li recently joined NIGMS as a program
director in the Structural Genomics and Proteomics Technology
Branch of the Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics. His
responsibilities include helping to direct Protein Structure
Initiative research centers. Li, whose expertise is in biological
databases and database tools, was formerly a senior scientist at
Celera Genomics, where he contributed to the design of the core
Celera human genome mapping and annotation database. His
work focused on database design, gene structural annotation,
genome statistics, expression profile analysis and diagnostic
target selection. He conducted postdoctoral research at the NCI
Mouse Cancer Genetics Program in Frederick, Md.
Gallagher Appointed OCL Director
Dr. Thomas Gallagher has been appointed the new director of
NIH's Office of Community Liaison. Gallagher has experience in
both the public and private sectors and brings a diverse
background in education and administration to his new position.
OCL is charged with ensuring that local residents are represented
on a wide range of NIH activities and plans, such as the
development of the 20-year master plan for the Bethesda campus.
As OCL director, Gallagher will be involved in a broad array of
issues affecting NIH and the community, including traffic
mitigation, environmental management, campus construction and
security planning. Gallagher earned a Ph.D. in educational
research and psychology from the University of Kansas. He began
his career as a middle school teacher and high school English
teacher and was named "teacher of the year" in the state of
Missouri in 1984. From 1988 to 1996, he established, for the first
time, special education programs in Paraguay, Bolivia and
Uruguay. He has held management positions with Nike, Inc.,
AT&T and the state of Wisconsin. Most recently, he served as
principal deputy assistant secretary for budget, technology and
finance at HHS.
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