Background
Dowdle, Walter Reid was born on December 11, 1930 in Irvington, Alabama, United States. Son of Ruble Charles and Rebecca (Powell) Dowdle.
medical center administrator microbiologist
Dowdle, Walter Reid was born on December 11, 1930 in Irvington, Alabama, United States. Son of Ruble Charles and Rebecca (Powell) Dowdle.
Bachelor of Science, University Alabama, 1955, Master of Science, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland., 1960. Technology assistant University of Alabama, 1953-1955, research assistant, 1955-1957, U. Maryland., 1957-1960.
With respiratory virology unit Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1960-1972, director virology division, from 1973.
Director World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Influenza and Collaborating Center for Virus Reference and Research. Member expert advisory panel on virus diseases World Health Organization, from 1966.
Associate professor School Public Health, U. North Carolina, from 1964. Associate member commission on influenza Armed Forces Epidemiology Board, from 1969.
Chairman orthomyxovirus study group International Common for Nomenclature of Viruses, from 1971.
Member United States influenza delegate to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1974, 76. Coordinator United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Collaborative Agreement on Influenza and Acute Respiratory Diseases, from 1974. Member virology task force National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, from 1976.
Chairman respiratory virology, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1964-1973; director virology division, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1973-1979; assistant director for science, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1979-1981; director, Center for Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1981-1986; coordinator Public Health Services Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1986; deputy director, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, since 1987. Chairman United States Public Health Services Interagy. Reye Syndrome Task Force, since 1982.
Member editorial board: Journal Clinical Microbiology, from 1974. Member editorial committee: Annual Review Microbiology, from 1976. Served with United States Air Force, 1948-1952.
World Health Organization honorary fellow, department microbiology John Curtin School for Medical.
Fellow American Academy Microbiology. Member American Society Microbiology, Infectious Disease Society American, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Married Mable Irene Graham, April 2, 1953. Children— Greta Denise Dowdle Rackley, Robert Reid, Jennifer Leigh.