Wells Center And Wishard Announce New Directors
Mary C. Dinauer, MD, PhD, is the new director of IUSM's Herman
B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Dinauer is a specialist in blood disorders and one of the world's
leading experts in chronic granulomatous disease, a life?threatening
genetic defect that makes it difficult for the body's white blood
cells to kill bacteria and fungi. She oversees all interdisciplinary
scientific research into genetic causes of severe and chronic diseases
affecting children and the development of treatments for these disorders.
Dr. Dinauer is a professor of medical and molecular genetics as
well as the Nora Letzter Professor of Pediatrics, a position established
in memoriam in 1997 by the Riley Memorial Association. Nationally
noted as both a physician and researcher, she received the 1995
Excellence in Pediatrics Research Award from the American Academy
of Pediatrics.
The Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research was established
in 1991 in honor of the long?time Indiana University chancellor
and president, who was a strong advocate for IUSM programs and pediatric
research. Riley Memorial Association is a philanthropic group that
built James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children and supports scientific
research and pediatric programs at IUSM.
Robert B. Jones, MD, PhD, assumed the duties of medical director
and chief executive officer of Wishard Health Services following
the resignation of Randall Braddom, MD, who held the position for
two years. Dr. Jones joined the IUSM faculty in 1978. In 1991, he
was named director of the Midwest Sexually Transmitted Disease Collaborative
Research Center at IU, a position he held until 1999 when he was
named associate dean. A nationally recognized expert in the field
of infectious disease, Dr. Jones' primary research interests are
the epidemiology and pathogenesis of disease associated with chlamydia
trachomatis infections.
In 1999, he received the Thomas Parran Award presented by the American
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association. The prestigious award
honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the
field of sexually transmitted disease treatment and research over
a significant period of time.
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