Duane Alexander

Duane Alexander
Duane Alexander
Born	August 11, 1940; Baltimore, Maryland
Died	February 16, 2020 (aged 79)
Citizenship	American
Education	Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Occupation	American physician
Years active	Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development from 1986 through 2009; Senior scientific adviser to the Director of the NIH's Fogarty International Center from 2009;
Spouse	Marianne Ellis
Children	Keith and Kristin

Duane Alexander (August 11, 1940 – February 16, 2020) was an American medical doctor who was the director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development from 1986 through 2009.^[1] In 2009 he moved to the position of senior scientific advisor to the Director of the NIH's Fogarty International Center.

Alexander married Marianne Ellis in 1963. They have two children, Keith and Kristin.

He received his MD from Johns Hopkins.

On February 16, 2020, Alexander died after having battled Alzheimer's disease for several years.^[2]

References

^ Who's Who in America 1986-1987 edition, p. 34
^ "Item of Interest: Duane Alexander, Former NICHD Director, Dies". NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. February 20, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved April 30, 2020.