The Dr. Franklin A. Neva Memorial Fund honors the legacy of Franklin A. Neva, M.D., a renowned virologist, parasitologist, clinician and former director of the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases (LPD) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The Fund supports an annual lecture on a topic related to clinical tropical medicine and associated pathophysiology as part of the LPD's ongoing lecture series. It also supports an annual session held by the LPD and the Greater Washington Infectious Disease Society that is devoted to parasitic and/or tropical medicine, featuring discussions of individual cases.
Goals
- Support an annual lecture on a topic related to clinical tropical medicine and associated pathophysiology.
- Support an annual session held by the LPD and the Greater Washington Infectious Disease Society devoted to parasitic and/or tropical medicine, featuring discussions of individual cases.
Results & Accomplishments
2017 Franklin A Neva Memorial Lecture:
Thursday, May 25, 2017, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10/Clinical Center
Thomas Junghanss, M.D, Professor and Head, Clinical Tropical Medicine Section, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Chair, WHO Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis, Geneva, Switzerland
Topic: “Cystic Echinococcosis – Staging Matters”
Media
NIH (October 26, 2011): NIH remembers Dr. Franklin A. Neva.
Support
To donate, please contact advancement@fnih.org or visit the FNIH donation page.
Partners
Public-Sector Partners:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Private-Sector Partners:
Family of Dr. Franklin A. Neva*
Greater Washington Infectious Disease Society
Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases (LPD)
*Provided financial or in-kind support for this program.
Contacts
Please contact the Advancement Office for more information at advancement@fnih.org or 301-402-4976.