Maureen Goodenow

Last updated April 23, 2019

Maureen Goodenow is an American scientist and Professor of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine. She is best known for her work on HIV/AIDS research and advocacy.

A scientist is someone who conducts scientific research to advance knowledge in an area of interest.

Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word pathology also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of bioscience research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatment, the term is often used in a more narrow fashion to refer to processes and tests which fall within the contemporary medical field of "general pathology," an area which includes a number of distinct but inter-related medical specialties that diagnose disease, mostly through analysis of tissue, cell, and body fluid samples. Idiomatically, "a pathology" may also refer to the predicted or actual progression of particular diseases, and the affix path is sometimes used to indicate a state of disease in cases of both physical ailment and psychological conditions. A physician practicing pathology is called a pathologist.

Immunology is a branch of biology that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms. Immunology charts, measures, and contextualizes the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; and the physical, chemical, and physiological characteristics of the components of the immune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo. Immunology has applications in numerous disciplines of medicine, particularly in the fields of organ transplantation, oncology, rheumatology, virology, bacteriology, parasitology, psychiatry, and dermatology.

Biography

Goodenow received her B.A. in biology from Fordham University, and her Ph.D. in 1983 from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. From 1983-1987, she completed postdoctoral training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. From 1998-2016, she was a member of the faculty of the University of Florida where she held the Stephany W. Holloway University Chair in AIDS Research. In 2016, Goodenow was appointed as the Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director of the NIH Office of AIDS Research at the National Institutes of Health.^[1]

Fordham University is a private Jesuit research university in New York City. Founded by the Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841, it is the oldest Catholic university in the northeastern United States, the third-oldest university in New York, and the only Jesuit university in New York City.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine ("Einstein") is a medical school located in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Founded in 1953 as a college of Yeshiva University, Einstein transitioned in 2019 to operate under the Montefiore Medical Center. Einstein has earned a reputation as one of the nation's foremost medical schools, currently ranked 13th in an outcomes-based study reported in the journal Academic Medicine and consistently ranked as one of the "Best Medical Schools" in both research and primary care by U.S. News & World Report. Faculty members received over $174 million in research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) alone in 2017, ranking 7th in funding per-investigator across 139 medical schools in the US.

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In 2012, Goodenow was awarded a Jefferson Science Fellowship, and she served in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the United States Department of State.^[2] In 2015, she was appointed as the Acting Director of the Office for Research and Science within the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator at the U.S. Department of State. There she oversaw combination prevention trials to reduce HIV/AIDS transmission funded by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).^[3]

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The President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a United States governmental initiative to address the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease. Launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003, PEPFAR has provided more than $80 billion in cumulative funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research since its inception, making it the largest global health program focused on a single disease in history. PEPFAR is implemented by a combination of U.S. government agencies in over 50 countries and overseen by the Global AIDS Coordinator at the U.S. Department of State. It is widely credited with having helped save millions of lives, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa.

In 2010, Goodenow was named in a lawsuit alleging misappropriation of national research funds, discrimination based upon a disability, and making disparaging remarks. The suit was dismissed when the University of Florida agreed to pay $35,000 to Christina Gavegnano.^[4]

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References

↑ "Appointment of Dr. Maureen M. Goodenow as Associate Director for AIDS Research, NIH". National Institutes of Health. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
↑ "UF HIV/AIDS expert awarded prestigious science and policy fellowship". University of Florida. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
↑ "NIH names new Office of AIDS Research director". Science Speaks. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
↑ "A lawsuit against UF was dismissed on Feb. 16 after UF settled out of court, agreeing to pay a former doctoral student in the College of Medicine $35,000". The Gainesville Sun. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2016-07-02.

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[1] "Appointment of Dr. Maureen M. Goodenow as Associate Director for AIDS Research, NIH". National Institutes of Health. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-07-02.

[2] "UF HIV/AIDS expert awarded prestigious science and policy fellowship". University of Florida. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2016-07-02.

[3] "NIH names new Office of AIDS Research director". Science Speaks. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-07-02.

[4] "A lawsuit against UF was dismissed on Feb. 16 after UF settled out of court, agreeing to pay a former doctoral student in the College of Medicine $35,000". The Gainesville Sun. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2016-07-02.