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Accordia Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Accomplishments
August 20, 2012, Washington D.C. - Since our founding, Accordia Global Health Foundation has had the distinct honor of operating under the guidance of some of the most distinguished researchers and scientists in the fields of health and medicine. Three of these leaders, Dr. Warner C. Greene, Dr. Thomas Quinn, and Dr. W. Michael Scheld, have recently been recognized for their extensive professional achievements and on-going dedication to improving health and medicine worldwide.
We join in celebrating the contributions of these individuals. In addition to their considerable contributions to scientific research and medical education, each has played a critical role in the formation and continued success of our flagship Center of Excellence, the Infectious Diseases Institute, as well as our other global health programs.
Dr. Warner C. Greene
Earlier this year, Accordia President Dr. Warner Greene was recognized with the 2012 Alumni Achievement Award from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, which recognizes his celebrated career and professional achievements. Dr. Greene was also honored with the 2012 Distinguished Research Career Award from the Ohio State University Center for Retrovirus Research. Dr. Greene was recognized for his work on the molecular biology, immunology, and pathogenesis of HIV-1 and HTLV-1. In addition to his role at Accordia, Dr. Greene is the director of Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology; the Nick and Sue Hellmann Distinguished Professor of Translational Medicine; professor of medicine, microbiology, and immunology; and co-director of the UCSF-GIVI Center for AIDS Research University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Thomas Quinn
A founding member of Accordia’s Academic Alliance, Dr. Thomas Quinn was honored this year as the University of Notre Dame’s 2012 Graduate School Distinguished Alumnus, in recognition of his extensive experience and commitment to combating the spread of HIV/AIDS. Dr. Quinn currently serves as a professor of medicine, pathology, international health, epidemiology, molecular microbiology, and immunology at The John Hopkins University Medical Institutions and is the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health. Dr. Quinn was one of the first western scientists to identify AIDS in Africa in the 1980s. He is now a leading authority on the epidemiology, transmission, and models of care for HIV in Africa and other developing regions.
Dr. W. Michael Scheld
The University of Virginia has awarded Accordia’s Academic Alliance Co-Chair, Dr. W. Michael Scheld, the annual Distinguished Scientist Award. The award honors faculty who have made extensive and influential contributions in the sciences, medicine, or engineering during their careers at U.Va. Dr. Scheld is regarded as one of the world’s authorities on meningitis, and has made considerable contributions to the understanding of bacterial pathogenisis in anthrax, sepsis, and heart inflammation. Dr. Scheld is currently the Bayer-Gerald L. Mandell Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Virginia.
