First director of physician-scientist Research Training Program; Chairman of Medicine, (1967-1982); NIH Director (1982-89); Associate Vice Chancellor (1990-94).
Active years
1956-1982; 1990-1994
Degrees
MD Michigan, PhD (Hon) DukeA pioneer in molecular medicine through his studies of purine biosynthesis and gout, Co-Editor of "The Metabolic Basis of Inherited Disease." Recruited Robert Lefkowitz to join Duke.
James Wyngaarden
James Wyngaarden in clinic.
Wyngaarden (left) as NIH Director with Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and President George H.W. Bush.
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