Mary Lou Clements-Mann
Mary Lou Clements-Mann | |
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Jonathan Mann (1996–1998; their deaths) |
Mary Lou Clements-Mann (September 17, 1946 – September 2, 1998) was the founder and first Director of the Center for Immunization Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and is well known for her work in the areas of HIV and influenza vaccine research.[2][3]
Education
Clements-Mann graduated from
Career
Beginning in 1975, Clements-Mann worked as consultant to the World Health Organization's Smallpox Eradication Program in India.[5] Later, she was an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine from 1979 to 1985.[1] During this time, she joined the university's Center for Vaccine Development. She later became the chief of the clinical studies section in 1985. Clements-Mann served as a member of the medical staff at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Bayview Medical Center. In 1990, she was granted tenure as a professor in the department of international health with a joint appointment in the immunology and molecular biology departments.[4]
She was a member of the US Centers for Disease Control Advisory Committee on the Children's Vaccine Initiative and the World Health Organization's steering committee for HIV vaccine development.[1]
Throughout her career, Clements-Mann developed an extensive bibliography with papers on vaccines for influenza, HIV, cholera, hepatitis B, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, rotavirus, E. coli, and typhoid.[6]
Personal life and death
Clements-Mann married
References
- ^ a b c d Tarantola, Daniel (September 5, 1998). "Obituary: Jonathan Mann and Mary Lou Clements-Mann". The Independent. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ Schroeder, Chris; Health, JH Bloomberg School of Public. "Founder". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Johns Hopkins Gazette Story about Death of Clements-Mann and her husband
- ^ a b c Saxon, Wolfgang (September 4, 1998). "Mary Lou Clements-Mann, 51, An Expert on AIDS Vaccines". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ "Founder - Mary Lou Clements-Mann". Center for Immunization Research. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Mary Lou Clements-Mann Memorial Lecture in Vaccine Sciences". National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2020-11-30.