Richard M. Krause
Richard M. Krause | |
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4th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | |
In office 1975–1984 | |
President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Dorland J. Davis |
Succeeded by | Anthony Fauci |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Michael Krause January 4, 1925 |
Richard Michael Krause (January 4, 1925 – January 6, 2015) was an American physician, microbiologist, and immunologist. He was the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1975 to 1984. Krause later served as the dean of medicine at Emory University before returning to National Institutes of Health as a senior scientific advisor at the John E. Fogarty International Center. Krause was formerly a longtime professor at Rockefeller University.
Early life and education
Richard Michael Krause was born in
Career
In 1954, following training at Barnes Hospital in
Appointed the director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in 1975, Krause was among the first to perceive "the return of the microbes." He guided the institute through a period of growth to cope with the re-emergence of microbial diseases as health threats and to stimulate research on the complexity of the immune system.[2]
NIAID was reorganized along programmatic lines and the
In July 1984, Krause retired from the
Personal life
Krause died on January 6, 2015, in Washington, D.C.[3] Scientist and NIH researcher Michael W. Krause is his grandnephew.[3]