Naji Abumrad
Naji Abumrad | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 81–82) |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut (PhD) |
| Spouse | Nada |
| Children | Jad |
Naji N. Abumrad (born 1944) is a Lebanese-American surgeon, currently the John L. Sawyers Professor of Surgery, and formerly the Paul W. Sanger Professor from 1984 to 1992, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Abumrad graduated with a BS in Biology and an MD in Medicine at the American University of Beirut in 1971.[1] In 2014, he was elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2][3]
In 2020, the singer Dolly Parton donated one million dollars towards research into a COVID-19 vaccine in honor of Abumrad – the pair having become friends after she was treated at Vanderbilt for minor injuries resulting from an October 2013 automobile accident.[4]
He is the father of public radio host Jad Abumrad.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Vanderbilt University School of Medicine". wag.app.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved Nov 18, 2020.
- ↑ "Naji Abumrad". vanderbilt.edu. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Naji Abumrad". AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society. aaas.org. August 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ Bella, Timothy. "Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna's vaccine. It began with a car crash and an unlikely friendship". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ↑ "People - Jad Abumrad | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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