Beth Levine (physician)
Beth Cindy Levine (April 7, 1960 – June 15, 2020) was an American microbiologist. She an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology, Director of the Center for Autophagy Research and Charles Cameron Sprague Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.[1] She specialized in the field of autophagy; more specifically in its regulation and its role in diverse diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases.[2] Levine was described as a pioneer in the field of modern mammalian autophagy.[3]
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| Born | April 7, 1960 |
| Died | June 15, 2020 (aged 60) |
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| Known for | Identified the mammalian autophagy gene BECN1/beclin 1 |
| Spouse(s) | Milton Packer |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | The American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Research Award (1994); election into the American Society of Clinical Investigation (2000); the Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholars Award in Global Infectious Diseases (2004); elected member, American Association of Physicians (2005); appointment as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (2008); Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine (2008); elected fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012); election into the National Academy of Sciences (2013); election into the Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (2013); the ASCI Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award (2014); Phyllis T. Bodel Women in Medicine Award, Yale University School of Medicine (2018); recipient, Barcroft Medal, Queen’s University Belfast (2018). |
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Education
In 1981, Beth Levine majored in French studies at Brown University (magna cum laude) and completed her M.D. at Cornell University Medical College, New York. She completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and her fellowship in "infectious diseases and the pathogenesis of neurotropic viruses"[2] at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. She served as Director of Virology Research at Columbia University from 1994 to 2004, and Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center from 2004–2011.
Accomplishments
| Year(s) | Award | Awarded By |
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| 1987 | Diplomate | National Board of Medical Examiners |
| 1989 | Diplomate | American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 1992 | Board Certified | Infectious Diseases |
| 1993 – 1994 | Silberberg Assistant Professor of Medicine | Columbia University |
| 1993 – 1995 | Lederle Biologicals Young Investigator Award in Vaccine Development | |
| 1994 – 1996 | Junior Faculty Research Award | The American Cancer Society |
| 1994 – 1996 | Pfizer Scholars Program for New Faculty Award | |
| 1994 – 1996 | NIH Clinical Investigator Award | |
| 1994 – 1996 | James A. McDonnell Foundation Award | |
| 1996 – 2001 | Irma T. Hirschl Trust Award | |
| 1996 – 2001 | NIH R29 First Award | |
| 1999 – 2002 | 31st Mallinckrodt Scholar Award | |
| 2000 | Elected | American Society of Clinical Investigation |
| 2000 | Doctor Harold & Golden Lamport Award for Excellence in Clinical Research | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons |
| 2003 | TIAA-CREF/American Cancer Society Award for Outstanding Achievement and Contributions to Cancer Research | The American Cancer Society |
| 2004 | Harvey Society Lecturer (Autophagy in Development, Tumor Suppression, and Innate Immunity) | |
| 2004 – 2008 | Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholars Award in Global Infectious Diseases | |
| 2005 | Elected | American Association of Physicians |
| 2007 | Appointed as Investigator | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| 2008 | Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Medicine | The Academy of Medicine, Engineering, & Science of Texas (TAMEST) |
| 2012 | Elected fellow | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 2012 | Elected Member | Henry Kunkel Society |
| 2013 | Elected | National Academy of Sciences |
| 2014 | Received the Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award | The American Society for Clinical Investigation |
| 2014 | Thomson Reuters 2014 List of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds (Molecular Biology & Genetics) | |
| 2015 | Distinguished Scientist Award | Thomas Jefferson University |
| 2015 | Thomson Reuters 2015 List of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds (Molecular Biology & Genetics) | |
| 2016 | Thomson Reuters 2015 List of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds (Molecular Biology & Genetics) | |
| 2017 | Thomson Reuters 2015 List of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds (Molecular Biology & Genetics) | |
| 2018 | Phyllis T. Bodel Women in Medicine Award | Yale University School of Medicine |
| 2018 | Barcroft Medal | Queen’s University Belfast |
| 2019 | The William J. Larsen Distinguished Lecture | University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2019 | Thomson Reuters 2019 List of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds (Molecular Biology & Genetics) |
| Year(s) | Organizations/ Societies |
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| 1991 – 1996 | Associate Member, American Society for Virology |
| 1992 – 1998 | Associate Member, Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| 1994 – | Member, American Society for Microbiology |
| 1997 – | Member, American Society for Virology |
| 1998 – | Member, Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| 1999 – | Founding Member, International Society for Neurovirology |
| 2000 – | Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation |
| 2006 – | Member, American Association of Physicians |
| 2009 – | International Founding Member, European Research Institute for Integrated Cellular Pathology (ERI-CP) |
| 2012 – | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 2012 – | Elected Member, Henry Kunkel Society |
| 2013 – | Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences |
| 2013 – | The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST) |
| 2016 – | Honorary Member, European Academy of Tumor Immunology (EATI) |
| 2019 – 2024 | Institutional Representative, American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) |
References
- "Beth Levine, M.D. – Faculty Profile – UT Southwestern". www.utsouthwestern.edu.
- "Beth Levine, MD – HHMI.org". hhmi.org.
- https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30867-9?rss=yes. Missing or empty
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External links
- http://www.hhmi.org/scientists/beth-levine
- http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/internal-medicine/centers/autophagy-research/index.html
- http://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/66821/beth-levine.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150928212451/http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/idlabs/Levine2011/levineIndex.html
- http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/news-releases/year-2013/april/nas-levine.html
- http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/news-releases/year-2014/jan/korsmeyer-levine.html
- https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30867-9?rss=yes
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