Duane Alexander (August 11, 1940 – February 16, 2020) was an American medical doctor who was the director of the
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development from 1986 through 2009. In 2009 he moved to the position of senior scientific advisor to the Director of the
NIH's Fogarty International Center.
Alexander married Marianne Ellis in 1963. They have two children, Keith and Kristin.
He received his MD from
Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist. Born on a plantation, he left his home to start a career at the age of 17, and settled in Baltimore, Maryland where he remained for most ...
.
On February 16, 2020, Alexander died after having battled
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term me ...
for several years.
References
External links
National Institutes of Health Profile
1940 births
2020 deaths
American pediatricians
National Institutes of Health people
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