| At the annual NIGMS awards ceremony recently, institute director Dr. Marvin Cassman (c) recognized four employees with the NIH Award of Merit. The recipients were (from l): James Gibson, office automation assistant, Division of Extramural Activities; Patricia Pluchino, lead secretary, Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry; Alisa Zapp Machalek, science writer, Public Information Office; and Caroline Julian, program assistant, Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation. The award is the highest honor that can be granted by an ICD director. |