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FIC for Boston University
Keusch Leaves FIC for Boston
University
A page of FIC history has turned with Gerald Keusch's resignation
as Director of the Fogarty International Center and the appointment
of Sharon Hrynkow as FIC Acting Director. Dr. Keusch has accepted
two newly created positions at Boston University to build a university-wide
program in global health. Since January 1, 2004, he has been Assistant
Provost for Global Health at Boston University Medical Center and
Associate Dean for Global Health at the Boston University School
of Public Health. He is also Professor of Medicine at Boston University
School of Medicine and Professor of International Health in the
School of Public Health.
Dr. Keusch, who also served as NIH Associate Director for International
Research, came to FIC in 1998 and led the Center during a period
of remarkable productivity in the global health arena. During his
tenure, FIC adopted the motto Science for Global Health and rose
to the forefront of those who spotlight the often-neglected fact
that biomedical and health research fill a critical gap in addressing
global health disparities. He championed investment across the spectrum
of basic, clinical, and translational research and operational and
health services research to improve the health of people everywhere,
particularly in nations constrained by limited resources and enormous
disease burden.
As Dr. Keusch reflected on his transition to Massachusetts from
Maryland in a recent phone conversation, he said that one of the
not-insignificant advantages brought by his new positions at Boston
University is rejoining his family, who remained in Boston during
his 5 years in Bethesda. "The commute," he said with a chuckle,
"is certainly shorter."
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