Howard E. Gendelman

Howard E. Gendelman, M.D.
BornMarch 18, 1954
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materMuhlenberg College (B.S.)
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (M.D.)
Known forHIV research, Parkinson's research, neuroimmune-pharmacology
AwardsStartup of the Year 2022 UNeMed; Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures' 2022 Life Saver Award; 2018 Jewish Federation of Omaha Humanitarian of the Year Award; 2017 Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology Lifetime Achievement Award; International Society for NeuroVirology's 2016 Pioneer in NeuroVirology; 2000 J. William Fulbright Research Scholar; and others
Scientific career
FieldsVirology, neuroimmunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, therapeutics
InstitutionsCurrent: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Previous: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement in Military Medicine
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Center
Johns Hopkins University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Websitehttps://www.unmc.edu/pharmacology/faculty/primary-faculty/gendelman/

Howard E. Gendelman (born March 18, 1954) is an American physician-scientist whose research intersects the disciplines of neuroimmunology, pharmacology, and infectious diseases. Gendelman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His research is focused on harnessing immune responses for therapeutic gain in HIV/AIDS and Neurodegenerative disease.[1] He is the Margaret R. Larson Professor of infectious diseases and internal medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha.[2]

He is married with three children and seven grandchildren.[3]

  1. ^ Johnson, Amanda McGill (2022-01-28). "2022 Luncheon Honoreers". Nebraska Cures. Retrieved 2022-10-26./
  2. ^ Temple University Health System (2019-07-02). "HIV eliminated from the genomes of living animals". Science Daily=en-US. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. ^ Utesch, Margie (2018-07-03). "Humanitarian of the Year". The Jewish Community Center of Omaha. Retrieved 2021-12-16.