For other people with the same name, see Robert Stone.
Robert S. Stone (February 10, 1922 – October 20, 2016) was an American physician. He served as the Director of The National Institutes of Health from May 29, 1973, to January 31, 1975. Stone also served as the vice president for health services and dean of the school of medicine at the University of New Mexico, dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center and vice president of the Health Sciences Center, and dean of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.
Stone was an instructor in pathology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons from 1950 to 1952 while fulfilling his medical residency requirement in pathology at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. In 1952, Stone moved to Los Angeles and joined the faculty of UCLA's School of Medicine, department of pathology. As part of his academic duties at UCLA, Stone served as the deputy coroner at Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, and as a pathologist for the Los Angeles Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. He also served as the chief of research in pathology for the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission from 1959 to 1960 and a collection of his speeches is held at the National Library of Medicine.[2] Stone also served as the vice president for health services and dean of the school of medicine at the University of New Mexico. While at the University of New Mexico, he worked to increase diversity within the school of medicine by hiring minority faculty members and appointing a woman to a key leadership role. One of his hires, Dr. Alonzo Atencio, PhD, began a high school student recruitment program. In 1972, he obtained funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Hispanic Centers of Excellence for the Basic Sciences Enrichment Program, which provided pre-entry basic science education for incoming minority medical students.[3] He was also dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center and vice president of the Health Sciences Center, and dean of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.
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While on sabbatical as a visiting scientist at The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in 1959, he was credited with demonstrating by electron microscopy that the Shope papilloma virus of rabbits could be found in mature skin cells, but was undetectable, although presumed present, in younger growing cells. Stone is credited with helping to develop the idea of using a method control population to study the rates of given diseases for comparison. He was also one of the first researchers to suggest that radiation exposure increases the incidence of certain known diseases rather than creating new types.
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On May 29, 1973, Stone was nominated by PresidentRichard Nixon to the position of Director of the National Institutes of Health. He served two years and was fired in January 1975 after he "became an advocate of medical research rather than an emissary of the HEW secretary's office, he had failed to relate the federal governments health research effort to the developing health services activities and failing to give strong direction to the NIH."[4]
Personal lifeedit
Stone was married to Mary Stone, an acclaimed artist. She had her work exhibited near Texas A&M at the Texas Gallery and also in the Reynolds Medical Building. On a regular basis, her pieces were entered into and captured awards from juried art shows around the nation.
The couple's contribution to Texas A&M University was such that the Medical Sciences Courtyard Pavilion at the Joe H. Reynolds Medical Building located on the College of Medicine College Station Campus was named in honor of Robert S. Stone, M.D. and Mary E. Stone.[5][6]
LeBaron, Wayne D. (1998). America's nuclear legacy. Nova Publishers. pp. 99–100. ISBN978-1-56072-556-5.
January 01, 1970
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For other people with the same name see Robert Stone Robert S Stone February 10 1922 October 20 2016 was an American physician He served as the Director of The National Institutes of Health from May 29 1973 to January 31 1975 Stone also served as the vice president for health services and dean of the school of medicine at the University of New Mexico dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center and vice president of the Health Sciences Center and dean of the Texas A amp M Health Science Center College of Medicine Robert S Stone10th Director of the National Institutes of HealthIn office May 29 1973 January 31 1975PresidentRichard NixonGerald FordPreceded byRobert Q MarstonSucceeded byDonald S FredricksonPersonal detailsBorn 1922 02 10 February 10 1922Manhattan New York U S DiedOctober 20 2016 2016 10 20 aged 94 Cleveland Ohio U S SpouseMary Stone m 1949 wbr Children1Alma materBrooklyn CollegeState University of New York Upstate Medical UniversityScientific careerFieldsPathologyInstitutionsUCLA Medical SchoolUniversity of New Mexico School of MedicineOregon Health amp Science UniversityTexas A amp M Health Science Center College of MedicineNational Institutes of Health Contents 1 Early years 1 1 Career 1 2 Research 2 NIH Director 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly years editStone was born in Manhattan New York on February 10 1922 He received his B A in 1942 from Brooklyn College and his M D from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 1950 1 Career edit nbsp Robert Stone Stone was an instructor in pathology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons from 1950 to 1952 while fulfilling his medical residency requirement in pathology at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital In 1952 Stone moved to Los Angeles and joined the faculty of UCLA s School of Medicine department of pathology As part of his academic duties at UCLA Stone served as the deputy coroner at Los Angeles County Coroner s Office and as a pathologist for the Los Angeles Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children He also served as the chief of research in pathology for the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission from 1959 to 1960 and a collection of his speeches is held at the National Library of Medicine 2 Stone also served as the vice president for health services and dean of the school of medicine at the University of New Mexico While at the University of New Mexico he worked to increase diversity within the school of medicine by hiring minority faculty members and appointing a woman to a key leadership role One of his hires Dr Alonzo Atencio PhD began a high school student recruitment program In 1972 he obtained funding from the U S Department of Health and Human Services Hispanic Centers of Excellence for the Basic Sciences Enrichment Program which provided pre entry basic science education for incoming minority medical students 3 He was also dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center and vice president of the Health Sciences Center and dean of the Texas A amp M Health Science Center College of Medicine Research edit While on sabbatical as a visiting scientist at The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in 1959 he was credited with demonstrating by electron microscopy that the Shope papilloma virus of rabbits could be found in mature skin cells but was undetectable although presumed present in younger growing cells Stone is credited with helping to develop the idea of using a method control population to study the rates of given diseases for comparison He was also one of the first researchers to suggest that radiation exposure increases the incidence of certain known diseases rather than creating new types NIH Director editOn May 29 1973 Stone was nominated by President Richard Nixon to the position of Director of the National Institutes of Health He served two years and was fired in January 1975 after he became an advocate of medical research rather than an emissary of the HEW secretary s office he had failed to relate the federal governments health research effort to the developing health services activities and failing to give strong direction to the NIH 4 Personal life editStone was married to Mary Stone an acclaimed artist She had her work exhibited near Texas A amp M at the Texas Gallery and also in the Reynolds Medical Building On a regular basis her pieces were entered into and captured awards from juried art shows around the nation The couple s contribution to Texas A amp M University was such that the Medical Sciences Courtyard Pavilion at the Joe H Reynolds Medical Building located on the College of Medicine College Station Campus was named in honor of Robert S Stone M D and Mary E Stone 5 6 Stone died on October 20 2016 in Cleveland Ohio 7 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Stone scientist Past NIH Directors Robert S Stone M D National Institutes of Health February 11 2015 Robert S Stone Articles and Speeches 1973 1975 National Library of Medicine The dream for the young School of Medicine continues Robert S Stone MD Dean of the UNM School of Medicine 1968 1973 The University of New Mexico System Archived from the original on October 18 2014 Rettig Richard 1977 Cancer Crusade The Story of the National Cancer Act Of 1971 iUniverse p 309 ISBN 978 0 595 35847 2 Pavilion Dedication Texas A amp M College of Medicine Archived from the original on August 28 2013 Naming of the Robert S Stone M D and Mary E Stone Pavilion PDF The Texas A amp M University System Robert Stone Obituary The New York Times October 28 2016 Government offices Preceded byRobert Q Marston 10th Director of the National Institutes of Health1973 1975 Succeeded byDonald S Fredrickson LeBaron Wayne D 1998 America s nuclear legacy Nova Publishers pp 99 100 ISBN 978 1 56072 556 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Stone scientist amp oldid 1128373129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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