Background
Dunbar, John Burton was born on June 24, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Collis Burton and Unavay (Gandy) Dunbar.
Dunbar, John Burton was born on June 24, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Collis Burton and Unavay (Gandy) Dunbar.
Student, Birmingham-Southern College, 1947-1949; Bachelor of Arts, Birmingham-Southern College, 1957; Doctor of Medical Dentistry, U. Alabama, 1953; Master of Public Health, Tulane University, 1959; Doctor of Public Health, Doctor of Public Hygiene, Tulane University, 1963.
Private practice dentistry, Birmingham, 1953-1954;
instructor clinical dentistry, U. Alabama School Dentistry, 1953-1954;
trainee in epidemiology division oral medicine and oral surgery, U. Alabama School Dentistry, 1956-1958;
co-director study oral health in Iceland, associate director Graduate Program in Epidemiology, assistant professor dentistry, U. Alabama School Dentistry, 1961-1964;
assistant to vice president for development, U. Alabama School Dentistry (Medical Center), 1964-1965;
associate professor epidemiology and biometry, assistant dean, Medical College Alabama and University Alabama School Dentistry
coordinator research grants for, Medical College Alabama and University Alabama School Dentistry (Medical Center)
professor dentistry, coordinator research grants for newly established, U. Alabama in Birmingham, 1965-1967;
director, Center for Urban Studies, 1969-1970;
vice president student and community affairs, Center for Urban Studies, 1970-1974;
vice president for administration, Center for Urban Studies, 1974-1976;
special assistant Office of Prevention, Edition and Control,, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1976-1980;
deputy director Hypertension and Kidney Diseases branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1980-1986;
consultant research centers, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1986-1988;
professor epidemiology, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, since 1989. Executive officer Inter-American Society Hypertension, since 1982. Junior consultant U. Kentucky Medical School, 1958.
Assistant director Arizona Medical School Study, Phoenix, 1960-1961. Demographer Mountain States Medical Education Study, 1963-1964. Program director Health Sciences Advancement Award division, research facilities and resources National Institutes of Health, 1967-1968.
Chief program projects branch National Heart Institute, 1968-1969.
President Jefferson County Committee for Economics Opportunity, 1967, Executive Committee, chairman projects planning committee, 1969. Member Mayor's Council on Youth Opportunity, 1969. Vice president Positive Maturity, Inc., 1972, president, 1973-1975.
Vice chairman Mayor's Manpower Area Planning Council, 1973. Board of directors Metropolitan Young Men’s Christian Association, 1971-1974, Birmingham Symphony, 1974-1976, Birmingham Area chapter American Red Cross, 1975-1976. Served with United States Air Force, 1954-1956.
Fellow American Public Health Association. Member Alabama Academy Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Delta Omega.
Married Ruby F. Berry, June 29, 1953. 1 child, Inga.