Biography:Curtis L. Meinert
Curtis L. Meinert | |
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| Born | Curtis Lynea Meinert June 30, 1934 Brown County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 2023 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Clinical trials, epidemiology, biostatistics |
| Institutions | University of Maryland, College Park Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard B. McHugh |
Curtis Lynea Meinert (June 30, 1934 – June 13, 2023) was an American clinical trialist. He was a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Life
Meinert was born on June 30, 1934, on a farm outside Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.[1] His parents were Mabel Eleanor Christensen and Arthur August Edward Meinert.[1] He was raised in rural Minnesota.[2] He completed a B.A. in psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1956.[1] He earned a doctor of philosophy in statistics at University of Minnesota in 1964.[2][3] His dissertation was titled Quantitation of the isotope displacement of immunoassay of insulin.[4] His advisor was Richard B. McHugh.[5]
Meinert was the head of a clinical trial coordinating center at University of Maryland. Meinert researched randomized clinical trials for AIDS, cardiovascular diseases, and asthma.[2] He was a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics and the inaugural director of the Center for Clinical Trials at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.[6]
In 1979, Meinert was elected a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. In 1995, he was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was a 2001 Fellow of the American Heart Association. In 2006, he was elected a fellow of the Society for Clinical Trials.[6] In 2005, Johns Hopkins University established the professorship, Curtis L. Meinert Professor of Clinical Trials.[7]
Meinert married Susan J. Matson on June 22, 1957. They had three daughters. He died on June 13, 2023, at the age of 88.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Obituary for Curtis Lynea Meinert at Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc." (in en). https://www.ruckfuneral.com/obituary/curtis-meinert?lud=D367FE46934B93239B5D0C8421C485C9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Meinert, Curtis « Heart Attack Prevention" (in en-US). http://www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi/bio-sketch/meinert-curtis/.
- ↑ "Virtual International Authority File". https://viaf.org/viaf/48169060/.
- ↑ "News and Notices". The Annals of Mathematical Statistics 36 (2): 737–744. April 1965. doi:10.1214/aoms/1177700189.
- ↑ (in en) Register of Ph. D. Degrees Conferred by the University of Minnesota. University of Minnesota. 1956. pp. 177. https://books.google.com/books?id=781OAQAAMAAJ.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Health, JH Bloomberg School of Public. "Curtis Meinert - Faculty Directory" (in en). https://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/profile/469/curtis-meinert.
- ↑ Donor, Office of; Baltimore, Volunteer Engagement 3400 North Charles Street; Development, MD 21218 410-516-8631; Relations, Alumni. "Curtis L. Meinert Professorship in Clinical Trials" (in en-US). https://professorships.jhu.edu/professorship/curtis-l-meinert-professorship-in-clinical-trials/.
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