M. Roy Wilson M.D., M.S. (born November 28, 1953) is the President of the

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Education

Wilson was born in

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, Japan. He completed his undergraduate degree at

Allegheny College he, תגל ערבה ותפרח כחבצלת , mottoeng = "Add to your faith, virtue and to your faith, knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5)"The desert shall rejoice and the blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35:1) , faculty = 193 ...

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in 1976. Soon after graduating, he was accepted to

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, where he received his M.D. in 1980. It was there he trained as an ophthalmologist and researcher. Wilson is an accomplished researcher, focused on glaucoma and blindness in

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, the

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and urban communities in the United States.BLAC Detroit - Wayne State University’s New President
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to complete his master's degree in

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. He graduated in 1990.

Career

Wilson was unanimously elected President of

by the Board of Governors on June 5, 2013. He assumed the presidency on August 1, 2013. Prior to joining Wayne State, President Wilson served as deputy director for strategic scientific planning and program coordination at the

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Previous career

*(One time) Chancellor -

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*Former Chair of Board of Directors -

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*Vice President -

*President -

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*(Part-time) Former President -

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in L.A. *Chairman of Board of Directors -

in L.A.

Achievements and awards

*The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences – Member *The International Glaucoma Research Society – Member *The American Ophthalmological Society - Member *Committee of the NIH-funded Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study - The executive *The Data Monitoring and Oversight Committee of the

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-funded Los Angeles Latino Eye Study - Chair *The Advisory councils of NIMHD - Member *The NIH Director's Working Group on Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce – Member *Best Doctors in America Award – 14 consecutive years *

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- Senior Achievement Award *The Minority Health Institute - Distinguished Physician Award *The Association of American Medical Colleges - Herbert W. Nickens Award *

Director's Award

Education

Career

Previous career

Achievements and awards

References

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