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{"id":12740,"date":"2017-09-15T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=12740"},"modified":"2022-07-12T10:36:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T14:36:04","slug":"hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/09\/15\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\/","title":{"rendered":"Hosting the Secretary of the Smithsonian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Jeffrey S. Reznick<\/em> ~<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/about\/secretary-david-skorton\">David J. Skorton<\/a>, Secretary of the Smithsonian and a board-certified cardiologist, recently honored the National Library of Medicine (NLM) with a visit to learn about our historical collections and exhibitions. Given our successful engagement with the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of American History in both the display of Civil War nurse Amanda Akin\u2019s diary in the <a href=\"http:\/\/americanhistory.si.edu\/documentsgallery\/exhibitions\/nursing_2.html\">Albert H. Small Documents Gallery<\/a>, and the creation of the popular traveling banner exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/news\/DNAtobeer.html\"><em>From DNA to Beer: Harnessing Nature in Medicine and Industry<\/em><\/a>, it was also a chance to discuss future collaborative opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>As Secretary, Dr. Skorton oversees 19 museums and galleries, 21 libraries, the National Zoo and numerous education and research centers, including the Smithsonian Astrophysics Observatory, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and the Smithsonian Science Education Center. Under his leadership, a new strategic plan has been developed with a focus on convening critical conversations about topics of vital public interest. An example of this was the first-of-its-kind Earth Optimism Summit on Earth Day weekend 2017, which brought together scientists, thought leaders, conservationists, and students to share conservation and sustainability solutions that have worked and can work on a larger scale. The strategic plan also calls for increased outreach and attention to the relevance and impact of the Smithsonian\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit, Patricia Tuohy, head of the NLM\u2019s Exhibition Program, engaged with Dr. Skorton on a discussion of the exhibition development process. She then led the Secretary on a tour of our traveling banner exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/picturesofnursing\/index.html\"><em>Pictures of Nursing<\/em><\/a>, based on the NLM\u2019s Zwerdling postcard collection, spanning a century of nursing imagery and demonstrating how nurses and nursing have been the frequent subjects of postcards, whose images are informed by cultural values; ideas about women, men, and work; and by attitudes toward class, race, and national differences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":1,"permalink":"https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/15\\\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\\\/","likes_blog_id":"52242398"}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 316px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"316\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 420px; height: 316px;\" data-original-width=\"420\" data-original-height=\"316\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/09\/15\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\/_dsc2175\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"416\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"312\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"12742\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc2175.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"4.2","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D7100","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1500635486","copyright":"","focal_length":"32","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Discussing Pictures of Nursing.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc2175.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc2175.jpg?fit=840%2C630&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc2175.jpg?w=416&h=312&ssl=1\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"416\" data-original-height=\"312\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Discussing Pictures of Nursing.\" alt=\"People discussing a banner exhibition.\" style=\"width: 416px; height: 312px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> NLM Director Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan, Dr. Skorton, and Patricia Tuohy, Head of the NLM Exhibition Program, discussing the NLM traveling banner exhibition Pictures of Nursing (shown in the background) and NLM traveling exhibition services. Photo by Stephen J. Greenberg, NLM <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 420px; height: 316px;\" data-original-width=\"420\" data-original-height=\"316\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/09\/15\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\/_dsc2236\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"416\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"312\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"12743\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc2236.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D7100","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1500636358","copyright":"","focal_length":"18","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Viewing Rare Books.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc2236.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc2236.jpg?fit=840%2C630&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc2236.jpg?w=416&h=312&ssl=1\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"416\" data-original-height=\"312\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Viewing Rare Books.\" alt=\"Taking a look at a collection of books.\" style=\"width: 416px; height: 312px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Dr. Skorton and Dr. Stephen J. Greenberg, Head of the NLM\u2019s Rare Book and Early Manuscripts section, examining the NLM\u2019s oldest book, Razi\u2019s Hawi\u0304 fi\u0304 al-tibb, from 1094. Photo by Jeffrey S. Reznick <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Stephen J. Greenberg, head of NLM\u2019s Rare Books and Early Manuscripts section, offered Dr. Skorton a look at of some of the Library\u2019s most historically-significant items, through a selection which demonstrated the vast scope and variety of NLM\u2019s history of medicine collections.<\/p>\n<p>Among the items Dr. Greenberg showed Dr. Skorton were the library\u2019s oldest book, Razi\u2019s <em>Hawi\u0304 fi\u0304 al-tibb <\/em>[<em>Comprehensive Book on <\/em><em>Medicine<\/em>], dated to 1094; a Latin translation of the Avicenna <em>Canon <\/em>produced in the Low Countries c. 1450; the <em>Tashri\u0304h\u0323 al-badan<\/em> [<em>Anatomy of the Human Body<\/em>], <a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/9406458\">a very rare Persian illustrated anatomy text by Mans\u0323u\u0304r ibn Muh\u0323ammad ibn Ah\u0323mad c.1488<\/a>; NLM\u2019s copy of the <a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/2295005R\"><em>Vesalius De humani corporis fabrica libri septem<\/em> (1543)<\/a> [On the fabric of the human body in seven books] with its hand-written poem by Philip Melanchthon, and Gautier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/historicalanatomies\/gautier_home.html\">D\u2019Agoty\u2019s spectacular color mezzotint anatomy atlas from 1745<\/a>. Rounding off the selection was Nobel Prize Winner <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/tag\/marshall-nirenberg\/\">Marshall W. Nirenberg<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.nlm.nih.gov\/101584910X39\">original genetic code summary chart<\/a> dating from the 1960s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":1,"permalink":"https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/15\\\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\\\/","likes_blog_id":"52242398"}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 202px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"202\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/09\/15\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\/9406458_p79\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"198\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"290\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"12784\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9406458_p79.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1299,1904\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Tashri\u0304h\u0323 al-badan, 1488\" data-image-description=\"<p>9406458_p79<\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9406458_p79.jpg?fit=205%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9406458_p79.jpg?fit=699%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9406458_p79.jpg?w=198&h=290&ssl=1\" width=\"198\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"198\" data-original-height=\"290\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Tashri\u0304h\u0323 al-badan, 1488\" alt=\"Illuminated text page from an Arabic manuscript.\" style=\"width: 198px; height: 290px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Tashri\u0304h\u0323 al-badan, 1488 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 197px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"197\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/09\/15\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\/9406458_p2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"193\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"290\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"12783\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9406458_p2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1299,1953\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Tashri\u0304h\u0323 al-badan, 1488\" data-image-description=\"<p>9406458_p2<\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9406458_p2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9406458_p2.jpg?fit=681%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9406458_p2.jpg?w=193&h=290&ssl=1\" width=\"193\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"193\" data-original-height=\"290\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Tashri\u0304h\u0323 al-badan, 1488\" alt=\"A hand drawn anatomical illustration from an Arabic manuscript.\" style=\"width: 193px; height: 290px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Tashri\u0304h\u0323 al-badan, 1488 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"220\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/09\/15\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\/gautier_t16\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"216\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"290\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"12781\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/gautier_t16.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1610\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Gautier d\u2019Agoty\" data-image-description=\"<p>Skeleton, from Jacques Fabian Gautier d\u2019Agoty\u2019s Anatomie g\u00e9n\u00e9rale des visc\u00e8res en situation, NLM Call no.: WZ 260 G283c 1745.<\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/gautier_t16.jpg?fit=224%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/gautier_t16.jpg?fit=763%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/gautier_t16.jpg?w=216&h=290&ssl=1\" width=\"216\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"216\" data-original-height=\"290\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Gautier d\u2019Agoty\" alt=\"Color mezzotint of a skeleton from the bottom of the ribcage up including the skull, neck, and upper arms.\" style=\"width: 216px; height: 290px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Table 16 in Anatomie generale…, by Jacques Fabian Gautier d\u2019Agoty, 1752 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 221px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"221\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/09\/15\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\/gautier_t10\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"217\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"290\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"12782\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/gautier_t10.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1603\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Gautier d\u2019Agoty\" data-image-description=\"<p>Rear view of muscles and skeleton, from Jacques Fabian Gautier d\u2019Agoty\u2019s Anatomie g\u00e9n\u00e9rale des visc\u00e8res en situation, NLM Call no.: WZ 260 G283c 1745.<\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/gautier_t10.jpg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/gautier_t10.jpg?fit=767%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/gautier_t10.jpg?w=217&h=290&ssl=1\" width=\"217\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"217\" data-original-height=\"290\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Gautier d\u2019Agoty\" alt=\"Color mezzotint of a human figure viewed from behind with most of the flesh removed to reveal the muscles and skeleton of the back of the head, shoulders and back.\" style=\"width: 217px; height: 290px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Table 10 in Anatomie generale…, by Jacques Fabian Gautier d\u2019Agoty, 1752 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 345px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"345\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 264px; height: 345px;\" data-original-width=\"264\" data-original-height=\"345\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/12\/31\/andreas-vesalius-at-500\/vesalius_portrait_blog\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"260\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"341\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2841\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/vesalius_portrait_blog.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"916,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Andreas Vesalius\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/vesalius_portrait_blog.jpg?fit=229%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/vesalius_portrait_blog.jpg?fit=782%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/vesalius_portrait_blog.jpg?w=260&h=341&ssl=1\" width=\"260\" height=\"341\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"260\" data-original-height=\"341\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Andreas Vesalius\" alt=\"A portrait of Vesalius displaying a partialy disected cadaver\" style=\"width: 260px; height: 341px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Andreas Vesalius <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 227px; height: 345px;\" data-original-width=\"227\" data-original-height=\"345\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/07\/08\/illustrating-de-fabrica\/vesalius_de_fabrica_titlepg\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"223\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"341\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"4493\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/vesalius_de_fabrica_titlepg.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1195,1829\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Vesalius De Fabrica\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/vesalius_de_fabrica_titlepg.jpg?fit=196%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/vesalius_de_fabrica_titlepg.jpg?fit=669%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/vesalius_de_fabrica_titlepg.jpg?w=223&h=341&ssl=1\" width=\"223\" height=\"341\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"223\" data-original-height=\"341\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Vesalius De Fabrica\" alt=\"Illustration from Vesalius's De Fabrica showing Vesalius conducting a dissection for an audience.\" style=\"width: 223px; height: 341px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Frontispiece of De Fabrica by Andreas Vesalius <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 349px; height: 345px;\" data-original-width=\"349\" data-original-height=\"345\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/01\/17\/protecting-the-past-a-study-of-acetic-acid-offgassing\/nirenberg_chart_jjbccw\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"345\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"341\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3022\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/nirenberg_chart_jjbccw.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1584\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Copyright (C) reserved","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Nirenberg Chart\" data-image-description=\"<p>By 1966, Nirenberg announced that he had deciphered the 64 RNA codons for all 20 amino acids. This chart from 1965 lists the correspondence between these codons and amino acids.<br \/> JJBCCW<\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/nirenberg_chart_jjbccw.jpg?fit=300%2C297&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/nirenberg_chart_jjbccw.jpg?fit=840%2C832&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/nirenberg_chart_jjbccw.jpg?w=345&h=341&ssl=1\" width=\"345\" height=\"341\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"345\" data-original-height=\"341\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Nirenberg Chart\" alt=\"A large paper chart constructed of serveral pages taped together, handwritten in several colors of ink.\" style=\"width: 345px; height: 341px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Nirenberg’s handwritten genetic code chart, 1965. <a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.nlm.nih.gov\/ps\/retrieve\/ResourceMetadata\/JJBCCW\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/profiles.nlm.nih.gov\/ps\/retrieve\/ResourceMetadata\/JJBCCW<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Joining Dr. Skorton on his tour was NLM Director Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan. Together, they discussed a variety of topics ranging from the importance and promise of data science in the medical enterprise, to the contributions that cultural organizations of all kinds can make to scientific discovery, and to inspiring and nurturing future generations of researchers of all disciplines. \u201cI am proud that the NLM stands with other federal agencies like the Smithsonian to ensure the preservation and accessibility of the knowledge of society,\u201d Dr. Brennan said.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the conclusion of his visit, Dr. Skorton remarked, \u201cThe American people are lucky to have such a comprehensive source of medical knowledge at their disposal. I look forward to finding more projects on which the Smithsonian can work with the National Library of Medicine.\u201d He subsequently tweeted about his appreciation of the NLM and its collections:<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":1,"permalink":"https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/15\\\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\\\/","likes_blog_id":"52242398"}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 394px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"394\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 543px; height: 394px;\" data-original-width=\"543\" data-original-height=\"394\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/09\/15\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\/img_8255\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"539\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"390\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"12747\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_8255.png\" data-orig-size=\"613,444\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Enlightening and Exciting visit to the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine\" data-image-description=\"<p>Enlightening and Exciting visit to the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine<\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_8255.png?fit=300%2C217&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_8255.png?fit=613%2C444&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_8255.png?w=539&h=390&ssl=1\" width=\"539\" height=\"390\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"539\" data-original-height=\"390\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Enlightening and Exciting visit to the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine\" alt=\"Tweets: The NLM is a national treasure, serving scholoar in many fields and the public.\" style=\"width: 539px; height: 390px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 297px; height: 394px;\" data-original-width=\"297\" data-original-height=\"394\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/09\/15\/hosting-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian\/_dsc9348\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"293\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"390\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"12744\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc9348.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D750","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1500635952","copyright":"","focal_length":"35","iso":"2500","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"NLM Director Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan and Dr. Skorton.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc9348.jpg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc9348.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc9348.jpg?w=293&h=390&ssl=1\" width=\"293\" height=\"390\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"390\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"NLM Director Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan and Dr. Skorton.\" alt=\"People shaking hands.\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 390px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> NLM Director Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan and Dr. Skorton. Photo by Stephen J. Greenberg, NLM <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>We thank you, Dr. Skorton. We were very happy to host you, and we look forward to keeping in touch and to future engagements with the Smithsonian.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/about\">The Smithsonian Institution<\/a> is the world\u2019s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 19 museums and the National Zoo\u2014shaping the future by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world. The Institution was founded in 1846 with funds from the Englishman James Smithson (1765\u20131829)\u00a0according to his wishes \u201cunder the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.\u201d We continue to honor this mission and invite you to join us in our quest.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"551\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/07\/02\/the-president-is-somewhat-restless-reenacting-the-summer-of-1881-and-the-days-following-the-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield\/jeffrey-s-reznick\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?fit=220%2C298&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"220,298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Jeffrey S. Reznick\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?fit=220%2C298&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?fit=220%2C298&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-551\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?resize=77%2C105\" alt=\"Portrait of Jeffrey S. Reznick in the HMD Reading Room\" width=\"77\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a>Jeffrey S. Reznick, PhD, is Chief of the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jeffrey S. Reznick ~ David J. 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