James Wyngaarden
James Barnes Wyngaarden | |
|---|---|
| 12th Director of the National Institutes of Health | |
| In office 1982–1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Donald Fredrickson |
| Succeeded by | Bernadine Healy |
| Alma mater | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | purine biosynthesis and the genetics of gout |
| Institutions | |
James Barnes Wyngaarden (born October 19, 1924) is a U.S. physician, researcher and academic administrator.[1] He is a co-editor of one of the leading internal medicine texts, and served as director of National Institutes of Health between 1982 and 1989. Has four daughters and one son.[2]
Wyngaarden is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[3]
References
- ^ Harvey, abner McGehee (1978). The Interurban Clinical Club (1905-1976): a record of achievement in clinical science. Interurban Clinical Club,.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Biographical Sketches of the Directors of the National Institutes of Health". Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: James B. Wyngaarden". Retrieved 2009-05-01. [dead link]
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