Margaret K. Hostetter, M.D., chair and professor of pediatrics and professor of microbial pathogenesis, and Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D., chair and Sterling Professor of Genetics and professor of medicine and molecular biophysics and biochemistry, were invited to serve on a Blue Ribbon Panel on Clinical Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The panel will examine research conducted within NIH laboratories and clinics and suggest ways to collaborate with researchers outside the NIH.