Ann Arvin
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Ann Arvin is a pediatrician and professor of pediatrics and microbiology/immunology at Stanford University
. Arvin is a specialist of the Varicella zoster virus
(VZV) and a prominent national figure in health. Arvin currently is chief of the infectious diseases division of pediatrics at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
, as well as Stanford's vice provost and dean of research.
in 1966. Arvin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania
's medical school in 1972, completed her pediatric residency at UCSF in 1975 and her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University
in 1978.
, part of the National Academy of Science in 2003. She was one of the committee members for the 1999 Institute of Medicine Committee on the Assessment of Future Needs for Variola Virus and the chair of the 2009 IOM. She also served on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, the NIH Collaborative Antiviral Study Group, the World Health Organization
Committee on Research Related to Measles and Measles Vaccine, and the Council of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Arvin is also a member of the Council of the American Society of Virology, the Thrasher Foundation Advisory Board, National Vaccine Advisory Committee, which advises the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Dr. Arvin has been awarded the Distinguished Alumnus award for 2010 by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
and virus-cell interactions in differentiated human cells in humans and in Scid-hu mouse models of VZV cell tropisms in vivo
, and the immunobiology of VZV infections." Her research also surrounds T-cell response and immunity in children and the immunocompromised.
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Arvin is a specialist of the Varicella zoster virus
Varicella zoster virus
Varicella zoster virus is one of eight herpes viruses known to infect humans . It commonly causes chicken-pox in children and Herpes zoster in adults and rarely in children.-Nomenclature:...
(VZV) and a prominent national figure in health. Arvin currently is chief of the infectious diseases division of pediatrics at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California. It is staffed by over 650 physicians and 4,750 staff and volunteers...
, as well as Stanford's vice provost and dean of research.
Education
Ann Arvin received her undergraduate degree in philosophy from Brown UniversityBrown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1966. Arvin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
's medical school in 1972, completed her pediatric residency at UCSF in 1975 and her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1978.
Positions
Ann Arvin has contributed to multiple national committees and boards. Arvin was elected to the Institute of MedicineInstitute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences...
, part of the National Academy of Science in 2003. She was one of the committee members for the 1999 Institute of Medicine Committee on the Assessment of Future Needs for Variola Virus and the chair of the 2009 IOM. She also served on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, the NIH Collaborative Antiviral Study Group, the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
Committee on Research Related to Measles and Measles Vaccine, and the Council of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Arvin is also a member of the Council of the American Society of Virology, the Thrasher Foundation Advisory Board, National Vaccine Advisory Committee, which advises the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Dr. Arvin has been awarded the Distinguished Alumnus award for 2010 by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Research
Ann Arvin's research surrounds infectious diseases like Varicella Zoster, "focusing on the functional roles of particular viral gene products in pathogenesisPathogenesis
The pathogenesis of a disease is the mechanism by which the disease is caused. The term can also be used to describe the origin and development of the disease and whether it is acute, chronic or recurrent...
and virus-cell interactions in differentiated human cells in humans and in Scid-hu mouse models of VZV cell tropisms in vivo
In vivo
In vivo is experimentation using a whole, living organism as opposed to a partial or dead organism, or an in vitro controlled environment. Animal testing and clinical trials are two forms of in vivo research...
, and the immunobiology of VZV infections." Her research also surrounds T-cell response and immunity in children and the immunocompromised.