James Barnes Wyngaarden (October 19, 1924 – June 14, 2019) was an American physician, researcher and academic administrator.[3] He was a co-editor of Cecil Textbook of Medicine, one of the leading internal medicine texts, and served as director of National Institutes of Health between 1982 and 1989.
James Wyngaarden | |
|---|---|
 James B. Wyngaarden and David Korn, former Chairman of the National Cancer Advisory Board, National Cancer Institute | |
| 12th Director of the National Institutes of Health | |
| In office April 29, 1982 – July 31, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Donald Fredrickson |
| Succeeded by | Bernadine Healy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Barnes Wyngaarden October 19, 1924 Grand Rapids, Michigan[1] |
| Died | June 14, 2019 (aged 94) Durham, North Carolina[2] |
| Alma mater | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | purine biosynthesis and the genetics of gout |
| Institutions | |
Biography
editWyngaarden attended Calvin College and Western Michigan University before graduating first in his class from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1948.[4]
He trained in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and did postdoctoral work at the Public Health Research Institute of the City of New York under DeWitt Stetten, Jr. After serving as research associate at NIH from 1953 to 1956, he moved to Duke University and in 1959 became director of the medical research training program there as well as associate professor of medicine and biochemistry. In 1961 he became professor of medicine and associate professor of biochemistry at Duke University.[5]
Wyngaarden served as the 12th director of National Institutes of Health from April 1982 to July 1989. After his tenure, he became an Associate Director at the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Wyngaarden was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[6]
Personal life
editHe had four daughters and one son.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Wyngaarden, James B. (1924-)". Calvin College.
- ^ "James Wyngaarden, 1924 - 2019".
- ^ Harvey, Abner McGehee (1978). The Interurban Clinical Club (1905-1976): a record of achievement in clinical science. Interurban Clinical Club.
- ^ "James B. Wyngaarden, M.D." 6 August 2015.
- ^ "James B. Wyngaarden, M.D." 6 August 2015.
- ^ "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: James B. Wyngaarden". Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Biographical Sketches of the Directors of the National Institutes of Health". Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
External links
edit- James B. Wyngaarden Papers at Duke University Medical Center Archives Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
- National Institutes of Health death announcement
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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