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Charles R. Wira
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Charles R. Wira is an American scientist who specializes in endocrinology and mucosal immunology. His research specifically focuses on the immune system at the mucosal surfaces of the female reproductive tract.

Education and career

Wira received his B.S. in 1962 in Animal Husbandry from Delaware Valley College (now Delaware Valley University), Doylestown, PA, and his M.S. in Physiology from Michigan State University in 1966. Wira moved to Dartmouth College in 1966, where he received his Ph.D. in 1970. From 1970 to 1972, he completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Paris, France, studying the molecular mechanism of estrogen action in the uterus. He returned to Dartmouth as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and was promoted to professor in 1985.

Research

Wira's research focuses on how female sex hormones influence innate and adaptive immunity in the female reproductive tract of animal models and humans. He has been the Principal Investigator of NIH-funded research grants for the past 35 years, having published approximately 240 research papers in this area. Wira was actively involved in a Dartmouth Medical School Fogarty Grant that collaborated with colleagues at Dartmouth and the University of Muhimbili, Tanzania, to bring scientists to Dartmouth for training in HIV-related mucosal immunology. His laboratory has included graduate students and research associates from various countries.

Professional memberships and leadership

Wira is a member of the Society for Mucosal Immunology, the American Society for Reproductive Immunology (ASRI), American Society for Microbiology, and the International Society for Immunology of Reproduction (ISIR). He served as President of ASRI (2008–2010) and later as President of ISIR (2015–2017). He has received numerous awards, including an NIH MERIT Award and the ASRI Distinguished Investigator Award in Reproductive Immunology. Wira is an advisor to NIH on several initiatives, including the NIH Women, Girls, and HIV/AIDS Group, the NIH Planning Group for HIV-related research, and the OAR Microbicides Planning Group.

Conferences and advisory roles

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Wira has been an advisor to NIH for numerous conferences, including:

  • National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development: Conference on Maternal/Fetal Placental Interactions, Washington, DC
  • NIH Microbicide Meeting, Atlanta, GA
  • Syphilis Conference, Memphis, TN
  • The Biology of HIV Transmission Think Tank, Washington, DC
  • NIH AIDS Women, Girls and HIV Conference, Washington, DC
  • National Institutes of Health Fertility Regulation and Systemic Hormones in HIV-infected and at-risk Women, Washington, DC
  • NIH Planning Group for HIV-related research
  • Women and Girls Planning Group
  • OAR Microbicides Planning Group.

References

  1. "Charles R. Wira, PhD – Faculty Expertise Database – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth". Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  2. Wira, Charles. "CHARLES R. WIRA, Professor of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, US". INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR IMMUNOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION (ISIR). Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  3. "Chuck Wira, PhD". The Well Project. 9 October 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  4. "Chuck Wira, PhD". The Well Project. 9 October 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  5. WIRA, Charles. "CHARLES R. Wira, Professor of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, US". INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR IMMUNOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION (ISIR). Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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