Robert H. Carter
Robert H. Carter | |
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Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases | |
Acting | |
In office December 2018 – February 2021 | |
Preceded by | Stephen I. Katz |
Succeeded by | Lindsey A. Criswell |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Williams College Harvard Medical School |
Occupation | Rheumatologist, physician-scientist |
Robert H. Carter is an American
Life
In 1978, Carter completed a bachelor’s degree in biology from
Carter was professor of medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and served as director of the division of clinical immunology and rheumatology.[1] He was the principal investigator (PI) of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)-supported UAB Rheumatic Disease Core Center and the PI of an Autoimmunity Center of Excellence supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID).[1] He also served as staff physician at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.[2]
Carter became deputy director of NIAMS in 2008.[1] He leads the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus, a public-private partnership between government, industry, advocacy organizations and academic centers focused on tissues with active disease from patients.[2] Carter led the development of the back pain consortium as part of National Institutes of Health's Helping to End Addiction Long-term® (HEAL) Initiative.[2] Following the death of NIAMS director Stephen I. Katz, Carter was named acting director in December 2018.[2] He served in that role until rheumatologist Lindsey A. Criswell succeeded him in February 2021.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Garrick, Nancy (2021-02-12). "Staff Profile". National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ a b c d This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Lavine, Greg (2019-03-08). "Carter Serves as Acting Director of NIAMS". NIH Record. Retrieved 2022-09-20.