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Claire B. Panosian Dunavan
Born (1951-04-16) April 16, 1951 (age 72)
Alma mater
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Tripler Army Medical Center
Known forGlobal health and diseases
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Claire B. Panosian Dunavan is an emeritus Professor of Medicine at the

parasitic infections, tuberculosis and malaria. Panosian served as president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
in 2008. She is also a science writer, reporter and television presenter.

Early life and education

Claire Blythe Panosian was born in

Tufts-New England Medical Center, where she conducted research in leishmaniasis.[1]

Research and career

In 1984 Panosian joined the faculty at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as the Chief of Infectious Diseases at Los Angeles County-Olive View Medical Center.[1] Here Panosian dealt with the beginning of the HIV epidemic, at a time without blood tests or anti-virals. In 1987 she moved to the main campus of UCLA, where she founded the Travel and Tropical Medicine Program. She founded the Global Health program in 2005.[1] Alongside her academic career in California, Panosian worked in Tanzania, Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.[4][5] Panosian was elected president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 2008.[1]

Broadcasting

Panosian worked as a medical editor for the television network

Freddie Award for her interview with a dying physician.[8] She has written for the Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, Discover magazine and Scientific American.[9][10][11]

Selected publications

Her publications include:

Personal life

Panosian is married to the documentary filmmaker Patrick Dunavan. Together they created a documentary on Hepatitis B.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Plumridge, Sarah. "Passport to a Multifaceted Career | Northwestern Medicine Magazine". Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  2. ^ "Mosquitoes, Malaria and Me - U Magazine - UCLA Health - Los Angeles, CA". www.uclahealth.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. ^ a b "Claire Panosian to speak about global travel and the spread of disease". Grady College. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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  5. ^ "Claire Panosian | Media Guide to UCLA Experts". newsroom.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  6. ^ "Panosian, Claire". Pri-Med. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  7. ^ "Claire Panosian, M.D. - Physician's Journal". Vimeo. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  8. ^ Myers, Cassie. "Medicine/ Global Health Grand Rounds: Eat, Drink, Pray- Modern Foodborne Illness and Global Food Safety (2018-08-08)". Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  9. ^ "11th Armenian Medical World Congress Welcomes Internationally Prominent Infectious Disease Experts" (PDF). AAMSC. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  10. ^ "Stories by Claire Panosian Dunavan". Scientific American. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  11. ^ "Claire Panosian Dunavan, UCLA School Of Medicine". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-17.

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