Diane Griffin, MD, PhD, is the Alfred and Jill Sommer Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She holds joint appointments in the departments of Neurology and Medicine. In 2004, Griffin was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the discipline of microbial biology.^[1]

Contents 1 Education and training 2 Career 3 Research 4 Honors and awards 5 References

[edit] Education and training

After earning her undergraduate degree from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, Griffin joined a join MD/PhD graduate program at Stanford University. There, Griffin pursued research on immunoglobulins in the laboratory of Leon Rosenberg. Griffin received her PhD and MD in 1968 and remained at Stanford Hospital for her internship and residency.^[2]

Griffin performed postdoctoral research in virology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Along with Janice E. Clements and others, Griffin is a notable trainee of neurovirology specialist Richard T. Johnson.^[2]

[edit] Career

Griffin became a faculty member at Johns Hopkins in 1973 in the Department of Neurology. She attained the rank of full professor in 1986. In 1994, Griffin became the chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, now known as the Bloomberg School of Public Health.^[2]

[edit] Research

Virology has been Griffin's specialty since her postdoctoral work. Her research examines how the body responds to viral infection. Griffin has placed particular emphasis on the central nervous system, researching the effects of Sindbis virus and the measles virus on the brain.^[2]

[edit] Honors and awards

Griffin has received numerous awards and honorific memberships.

• Membership in the National Academy of Sciences (2004)
• Membership of the American Academy of Microbiology
• Membership in the Institute of Medicine^[1]
• ISNV Pioneer in NeuroVirology Award (2009)^[2]

[edit] References