Lewellys F. Barker, M.D. (1933-still living)
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After the administrative transfer of the DBS from the NIH to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Barker moved to the Division of Blood and Blood Products where he worked from 1973 to 1978. Dr. Barker researched the Hepatitis B virus and its test and vaccine.
He then worked at the American Red Cross from 1978 to 1991. Dr. Barker returned to the NIH in 1991, working at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the Division of AIDS. Since 1997, and continuing today, he has worked at a pharmaceutical company and served as a medical consultant to several organizations.
His research interests include infectious diseases, epidemiology, diagnosis, and passive and active immunization against viral and rickettsial diseases, with an emphasis on retroviruses, viral hepatitis, vaccinia, and epidemic typhus.
Dr. Barker has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the Public Health Service’s Meritorious Service Award, the President’s Award from the American Association of Blood Banks, and the Nevanlinna Medal from the Finnish Red Cross Society.
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He worked in Building 29, 3rd floor. |
NIH Oral History
Publications
- “Storage of Red Blood Cell Products: Background of 24-Hour Dating” by Lewellys F. Barker and Madge Crouch in Frozen Red Cell Outdating (1975). https://books.google.com/books?id=ZS6eodloBUgC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=madge+l.+crouch&source=bl&ots=wgNYP73FU0&sig=ACfU3U2QyQjGfdnGJx58ag9tL7mAxiL0MQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRxdXyjPLxAhWQY98KHScNDjgQ6AEwEXoECBUQAw#v=onepage&q=madge%20l.%20crouch&f=false.
- “Viral Hepatitis, type B” By Lewellys F. Barker in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine (1976). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2595372/.
- “Liver cell dysplasia: a premalignant condition” by P.P. Anthony, C.L. Vogel, and Lewellys F. Barker in the Journal of Clinical Pathology (1973) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC477688/.
- “Factor Concentrates for Treatment of Hemophilia: Clarification” by Lewellys F. Barker and D. Menache in Blood (the Journal of the American Society of Hematology), Volume 75, Issue 3 (1990). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006497120857723?via%3Dihub#!.