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Claire Pomeroy, MD, MBA

President
Lasker Foundation
Edisto Island, South Carolina, United States

Claire Pomeroy is president of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. She works to advance the Foundation's mission to "improve health by accelerating support for medical research through recognition of research excellence, advocacy and education.”

An expert in infectious diseases, Dr. Pomeroy is a long-time advocate for patients, especially the underserved and those with HIV/AIDS. She passionately supports ongoing investment in the full range of research. She has a special interest in public health and health care policy, with a focus on the social determinants of health. She has published more than 100 articles and book chapters and edited three books.

Dr. Pomeroy serves on the Boards of Morehouse School of Medicine; Science Philanthropy Alliance; iBiology/Science Communication Lab; Center for Women in Academic Medicine and Science; Sierra Health Foundation, Haemonetics Corporation, and Becton Dickinson & Company.

Dr. Pomeroy was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine in 2011. She received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2016.

Dr. Pomeroy received bachelors and medical degrees from the University of Michigan and completed residency and fellowship training in internal medicine and infectious diseases at the University of Minnesota. She earned an MBA from the University of Kentucky. She has held faculty positions at the University of Minnesota, University of Kentucky and University of California (UC) Davis. She served as vice chancellor and dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine from 2005 through 2013. She became president of the Lasker Foundation in June 2013.

Becton Dickinson (Advisory Committee/Board Member)Haemonetics (Advisory Committee/Board Member)Lasker Foundation (Employment)Sierra Health Foundation (Advisory Committee/Board Member)

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