Kenneth Ira Berns

Background

Berns, Kenneth Ira was born on June 14, 1938 in Cleveland. Son of Charles and Delnet (Cohn) Berns.

Education

Student, Harvard University, 1956-1959; Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1960; Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1964; Doctor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University, 1966.

Career

Intern, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1966-1967; assistant professor microbiology, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, 1970-1974; assistant professor pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, 1970-1976; associate professor microbiology, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, 1974-1976; director, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine (Year I program), 1973-1976; professor, department chairman immunology and medical microbiology, professor pediatrics, U. Florida College Medicine, Gainesville, 1976-1984; Resident Advisor Rees Pritchett professor, department chairman microbiology, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1984-1997; dean, U. Florida College Medicine, since 1997; interim vice president health affairs, U. Florida College Medicine, since 1998. Howard Hughes medical investigator, 1970-1975. Member microbiology test com.Nat.

Board Medical Examiners, 1979-1982, chairman, 1983-1986, member Executive Board, 1986-1995. Member Recombinant DNA advising committee National Institutes of Health, 1980-1983, chairman, 1982-1983. Member genetic biology panel National Science Foundation, 1981-1984.

Fogarty senior international fellow virology department Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1982-1983. Ad hoc member Board Science Counselors, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases,1981-1982, permanent member, 1992-1996. Delegate United States-Japan Cooperative Program on Recombinant DNA, 1981.

Member International Committee Taxonomy of Viruses, since 1981. Member virology study section National Institutes of Health, 1985-1989. Member virology and microbiology advising committee American Cancer Society, 1985-1989, liaison commission on medical education, 1989-1992.

Member composite committee United States Medical Licensing Examination, 1995-1998. National advisory county National Center Research Resources, since 1999.

Achievements

• Kenneth Ira Berns has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Public Health Service, 1967-1970. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, NAS, American Academy Microbiology, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Microbiology (board public and science affairs, president 1996-1997), Association Medical School Microbiology Chairmen (counselor 1980-1983, Chairman of Commission public policy 1979, president 1985), American Society Virology (president 1988-1989), Society General Microbiology, Society Pediatric Research, International Union Microbiol. Socs. (vice president 1990-1994), Institute Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Laura Louise Lawless, June 26, 1964. Children: Jonathan Charles, Deborah Louise.

Father:

Charles Berns

Mother:

Delnet (Cohn) Berns

Spouse:

Laura Louise Lawless

child:

Deborah Louise Berns

child:

Jonathan Charles Berns