Photo courtesy of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
NAS vice president Diane Griffin died unexpectedly on Monday, October 28 at age 84 in Baltimore, where she was a University Distinguished Service Professor, Gilman Scholar, and chair emeritus of the W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Diane was elected to the NAS in 2004, and in addition to her service as NAS vice president, at the time of her death she was a member of the National Research Council (NRC) Governing Board and the NAS Committee on International Security and Arms Control. Diane was also a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and served on its Council, as well as on dozens of NAS, NAM, and NRC committees over more than thirty years. She was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and as a fellow of the American Philosophical Society.
Diane’s research focused on virology, including discoveries related to mortality from and immunity to infection by the virus responsible for measles. She also led ground-breaking work on the role of the mosquito in malaria that is aiding in its treatment and control. But beyond her research, Diane worked tirelessly for science on committees, journals, study sections, and as a mentor to generations of students. Her many years of service to the Academies were typical of her willingness to accept a challenge and contribute to making the world a better place for all of us. She was a dear friend as well as a colleague to many at the Academies and will be greatly missed.
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