March 19, 2013: Princeton Alumni Weekly , Jocelyn Kaiser, “Shaping biomedical research”
Offered the top job at the NHLBI last year, Gary Gibbons ’78 was attracted by the chance to steer an agency with a $3 billion budget for research on heart, lung, and blood disorders. But that wasn’t all. Gibbons, a cardiologist and scientist, also saw the position as an opportunity to address what he calls an “egregious” problem: a dearth of African-American scientists in biomedical research.
February 12, 2013: News 12 Long Island , Elisa DiStefano, “Video interview with Dr. Gary Gibbons”
"It's critical that we reach women to enhance their awareness that heart disease is their number-one killer, and encourage them to have dialogues with their doctor and become empowered to take action to reduce their risk of heart disease."
January 30, 2013: Nature , Cassandra Willyard, “Pathology: At the heart of the problem”
These and other studies suggests that "we still need to learn more about HDL biology and recognize that it's a complex molecule in order to be sure that we develop the best therapeutic strategy," says Gary Gibbons, director of the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.