Celia Judith Maxwell is an American infectious disease physician and academic administrator. She is the associate dean for research and a professor of medicine at the Howard University College of Medicine.
Celia Maxwell | |
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| Alma mater | Hunter College Columbia University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Infectious diseases |
| Institutions | Howard University |
Life
editMaxwell earned a B.S.N. from Hunter College.[1] She graduated with a M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.[1] She completed an internal medicine residency at Howard University Hospital and a fellowship in parasitology at in the laboratory of parasitic diseases at National Institutes of Health.[1]
Maxwell researches the immune response of humans in Hookworm infections.[1] She co-chaired the transitional task force on AIDS services formed by Washington, D.C. mayor Sharon Pratt.[2] From 1994 to 1997, Maxwell was a special assistant to David A. Kessler, the commissioner of food and drugs.[2] She was a health legislative assistant for U.S. senator Tom Harkin.[2] She was inducted to the Washington D.C. hall of fame.[2] Maxwell is a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the Howard University College of Medicine.[1] She formerly served as the associate dean for research and currently serves as co-director of clinical trials and clinical trials unit.[1] In August 2018, she was inducted as a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.[3] She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.[1] Maxwell is a member of the scientific advisory board of President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Celia Maxwell | Howard Profiles". profiles.howard.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ a b c d e "PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board Members". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "IDSA Honors 105 Distinguished Physicians, Scientists with FIDSA". my.idsociety.org. August 29, 2018. Retrieved 2023-12-26.