 
Diabetes Dateline
Fall 2006
NIDDK News
NIDDK Chiefs Receive Public Recognition
Four leaders at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
have been publicly recognized for their professional achievements.
William A. Eaton, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the laboratory of chemical physics in the NIDDK Division of Intramural Research, was named to the National Academy of Sciences for his
distinguished and continuing achievements in original research focusing on fundamental aspects of the protein folding mechanism. Van S. Hubbard, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Division of Nutrition Research Coordination and the NIDDK’s associate director for nutritional sciences, was promoted to rear
admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service. Captain David M. Harlan, M.D., chief of the NIDDK’s diabetes branch, received the Public Health Service’s Research Physician of the Year Award for his research into the
pathogenesis and treatment of diabetes. Robert Star, M.D., senior scientific adviser for translational biology and acting director of the Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases, was recognized for his leadership in developing and overseeing programs to enhance the clinical research workforce for the
National Institutes of Health.
NIDDK Image Library Goes Live
 Need a good picture of a pancreas for your next PowerPoint presentation?
Now you can easily find and access illustrations featured in publications from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Health care professionals, the general public—anyone—can directly download original, full-color, and black-and-white instructional, anatomical/medical, and lifestyle/activity illustrations produced by the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse and other NIDDK information clearinghouses. The images are free but the NIDDK should be acknowledged as the source.
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NIH Publication No. 07–4562
December 2006
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