Almyra Oveta Fuller
Personal Information
Born: 1955
Died: 2022
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
UNC Chapel Hill BA Biology 1977, PhD Microbiology & Immunology 1983
Professional Life
Field of Study: Virology
Institution/Corporation: University of Michigan Medical School
Degrees & Memberships: Member: Bioethics Commission, Vaccines & Related Biological Products Advisory Commission for FDA (2020), Ford Foundation Fellow (1987), Black Microbiologists Association (BMA)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2017, Trumpet Award for Excellent Service in Community Engagement; 2022, Sarah Goddard Power Award, University of Michigan; 2012, Fulbright US Scholar Program Award; 2021, DAPCEP Inaugural Wondermaker The Real McCoy Award in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics/Medicine; 1983, National Technical Association Service Award; 1983, Anna Fund Postdoctoral Award; 1983, Thornton Professional Achievement Award; 1992, NSF Career Achievement Award; 1998, Woman of the Year in Human Relations, University of Michigan; Robert Smith Community Service Humanitarian Award; Distinguished Service Award in Microbiology & Ministry; 2022, University of Michigan s Regents Award for Distinguished Public Service
Achievements: focused her work on herpesvirus entry & pathogenesis & translational research for HIV/AIDS elimination; she & her team discovered B5 receptor (2005); dedicated to global health & health equity interventions to reduce infectious & chronic diseases; worked with church leaders in Botswanna, South Africa, & Zambia to develop & test the Trusted Messenger Intervention (TMI) intervention model;founding member of the Bioethics Commission, Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference, Inc & the Tuskegee University Center for Bioethics; 1st women hired & to receive tenure in the Dept of Microbiology & Immunology Dept at University of Michigan; ordained pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
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