James Wyngaarden
James Wyngaarden | |
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Wyngaarden in 1987 | |
| 12th Director of the National Institutes of Health | |
| In office April 29, 1982 – July 31, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Donald Fredrickson |
| Succeeded by | Bernadine Healy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Barnes Wyngaarden October 19, 1924 Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Died | June 14, 2019 (aged 94) Durham, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | purine biosynthesis and the genetics of gout |
| Institutions | |
James Barnes Wyngaarden (October 19, 1924 – June 14, 2019) was an American physician, researcher and academic administrator. He was a co-editor of Cecil Textbook of Medicine, one of the leading internal medicine texts, and served as director of National Institutes of Health between 1982 and 1989.