Associate Dean for Research
Howard University College of Medicine
Washington, DC, United States
Dr. Maxwell is the Associate Dean for Research at Howard University College of Medicine. Dr. Maxwell is also currently serving as the Principal Investigator of The Center for Infectious Disease Management and Research (CIDMAR) Ryan White Part C and the Co-Principal Investigator for the HBCU Global Health Consortium (Zambia) and the CoVPN 3004 Covid-19 Vaccine Trial. She was formerly the Assistant Vice President for Health Sciences and the Principal Investigator of several prestigious projects in the past, including: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Barbara Jordan Congressional Scholars Program at Howard University; The Program to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses; the Mid of -Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center DC Local Performance Site at Howard University and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention-Comprehensive AIDS Training Initiative.
Dr. Maxwell was selected by Sharon Pratt-Kelly, former Mayor of Washington, D.C. to co-chair the Transitional Task Force on AIDS services, and was also appointed to the Healthcare Reform Task Force chaired by First Lady, Hillary Rodman Clinton. Dr. Maxwell was appointed by Dr. Donna Shalala, then Secretary of Health and Human Services, and served on the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Health. Additionally, from 1994-97, she served as a Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Dr. David Kessler. Dr. Maxwell was selected for the nationally renowned Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship and through the fellowship, she served as a health legislative assistant for Senator Tom Harkin (D. Iowa). . In 2015 she was inducted into the Washington DC. Hall of Fame and was appointed as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, of the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief.
Dr. Maxwell obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Hunter College and her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, both in New York. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at Howard University Hospital. Dr. Maxwell was also awarded a Fellowship in Parasitology at the National Institutes of Health, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases. Her research interests involved the investigation of the immune response of humans to the hookworm parasite. Dr. Maxwell is also a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, as well as a member of several boards and scientific associations. She gives numerous talks to professional and lay audiences and is a frequent guest on radio and television. Additionally, she lectures to diverse groups, including physicians, educators, students, national service organizations.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Friday, October 21, 2022
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM US ET
Friday, October 21, 2022
1:45 PM – 2:10 PM US ET