, enabling genetics to become a central scientific field.

Accomplished biochemists and beloved mentors, The scientific power couple of Thressa and Earl Stadtman have worked at NIH for more than half a centurydeveloped a unique way to train scientists; they each made significant scientific contributions too.

Santiago Ramón y Cajal was Learn about the first person to describe the nervous system, including intricate neurons, in exquisite and artistic detail .  His original drawings, as well as information about current NIH neuroscience, are on exhibit in NIH Building 35, the Porter Neuroscience Center.was Santiago Ramón y Cajal.

Howard Bartner, an NIH medical illustrator, devoted 40 years to portraying human anatomy in his drawings.

Dr. Joseph Goldberger discovered the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed many poor Southerners in the early part of the 20th century.  His finding that pellagra was caused by a diet deficient in vitamin B was met by political and social resistance.

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How medical researchers study diseases, by answering three basic questions. Focuses on Dr. Roscoe Brady's team at NINDS and their work with Gaucher disease.

Margaret Pittman arrived at NIH in 1936, beginning a career that would span 57 years and make her an internationally renowned expert on vaccines and serums, as well as the first female laboratory chief at the NIH.

See photo albums from the 1948 Open House at NIH, which helped explain the Clinical Center concept to the public, and President Harry Truman's laying of the hospital's cornerstone in 1951.

Dr. Joseph Goldberger discovered of the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed many poor Southerners in the early part of the 20th century.  His finding, that pellagra was caused by a diet deficient in vitamin B, was met by political and social resistance.

Howard Bartner, an NIH medical illustrator, devoted 40 years to portraying human anatomy in his drawings.

Martin Rodbell and his colleagues discovered a mechanism that transformed our understanding of how cells respond to signals. In a series of pioneering experiments conducted at the NIH, Rodbell studied hormones--substances which have specific effects on cells' activity. He won the 1994 Nobel Prize for this workIs there a disease? What causes it? Can we prevent, treat, or cure it? Roscoe Brady's research into Gaucher disease answered all three questions.