Kenneth S. Warren Institute
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The Kenneth S. Warren Institute is a not-for-profit research Institute dedicated to facilitate the discovery and development of new therapeutics to alleviate health problems.
, PhD and his daughter Dr. Carla Cerami Hand, MD/PhD. Dr. Anthony Cerami is a member of the National Academy of Sciences
and the Institute of Medicine
. He is an inventor on 131 U.S. patents, and the author of over 420 published scientific papers.
The Kenneth S. Warren Institute was originally incorporated in accordance with the New York State Not-for-Profit laws and originally chartered in 1980, under the name of The Drug and Vaccine Development Corporation (DVDC). In response to a U.S. mandate on the industrial sector to contribute more directly to improving public health in emerging nations, the DVDC espoused to pay particular attention to the health problems affecting populations in the developing world, and it sought to promote working the fields of parasitology
and tropical medicine
.
Although the federal impetus waned with subsequent presidential administrations and corporate sponsorship virtually disappeared, the organization’s membership maintained its objectives throughout the years to establish facilities to further its research goals. Its mission is to facilitate the discovery and development of new therapeutics to alleviate the health problems of the world’s poorest people. To accomplish that goal, the Warren Institute employs a staff of outstanding scientists and administrative and clerical personnel to support grants administration, accounting, purchasing, human resources and general office services.
In 2001, state-of-the-art facilities were established at the Kitchawan Preserve, a 15 acres (60,702.9 m²) campus located in Westchester County, New York. The facilities were named to commemorate the lifelong work of one of the founders of the DVDC. Kenneth S. Warren
was an esteemed physician and world-renowned leader in the field of tropical medicine. He pioneered research programs in pathology
, immunology
, biochemistry
and geographic medicine.
History
The Institute was founded by Dr. Anthony CeramiAnthony Cerami
-Biography:Anthony Cerami is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine. He is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Warren Pharmaceuticals, and the founder and chairman of the Board and CEO of Araim Pharmaceuticals. He received a Ph.D...
, PhD and his daughter Dr. Carla Cerami Hand, MD/PhD. Dr. Anthony Cerami is a member of the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
and the Institute of Medicine
Institute 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...
. He is an inventor on 131 U.S. patents, and the author of over 420 published scientific papers.
The Kenneth S. Warren Institute was originally incorporated in accordance with the New York State Not-for-Profit laws and originally chartered in 1980, under the name of The Drug and Vaccine Development Corporation (DVDC). In response to a U.S. mandate on the industrial sector to contribute more directly to improving public health in emerging nations, the DVDC espoused to pay particular attention to the health problems affecting populations in the developing world, and it sought to promote working the fields of parasitology
Parasitology
Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them. As a biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in question, but by their way of life...
and tropical medicine
Tropical medicine
Tropical medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with health problems that occur uniquely, are more widespread, or prove more difficult to control in tropical and subtropical regions....
.
Although the federal impetus waned with subsequent presidential administrations and corporate sponsorship virtually disappeared, the organization’s membership maintained its objectives throughout the years to establish facilities to further its research goals. Its mission is to facilitate the discovery and development of new therapeutics to alleviate the health problems of the world’s poorest people. To accomplish that goal, the Warren Institute employs a staff of outstanding scientists and administrative and clerical personnel to support grants administration, accounting, purchasing, human resources and general office services.
In 2001, state-of-the-art facilities were established at the Kitchawan Preserve, a 15 acres (60,702.9 m²) campus located in Westchester County, New York. The facilities were named to commemorate the lifelong work of one of the founders of the DVDC. Kenneth S. Warren
Kenneth S. Warren
Kenneth S. Warren was an American scientist, physician, educator and public health advocate. He was an expert on tropical disease, in particular schistosomiasis....
was an esteemed physician and world-renowned leader in the field of tropical medicine. He pioneered research programs in pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
, immunology
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
, biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
and geographic medicine.