Association Of Independent Research Institutes Honors Retired Director Of NIH Grants Division With New Award Author: Karen Young Kreeger

Jerome Green, director of the National Institutes of Health's Division of Research Grants from 1986 to his retirement in June, was honored last month by the Association of Independent Research Institutes (AIRI) for distinguished service to the grantee community. Green received the $2,000 award, which was given for the first time, at the association's annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Jerome Green INFORMING INDEPENDENTS: Jerome Green was cited for his contributions to independent research institutions. AIRI represents more than 80 nonprofit biomedical and behavioral research centers in the United States. The award, which is to be given on a discretionary basis, was created "to recognize public officials who have advanced the basic science research enterprise," according to an AIRI statement.

"About 10 years ago, I became interested in AIRI as a means of...

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