Margaret Hostetter
Professor Adjunct; Physician-in-Chief, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital; Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Section Chief, Pediatric Immunology
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Director of the Yale Child Health Research Center since 1998 and Chair of Yale's Department of Pediatrics since 2002, Hostetter is a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases and in the evaluation of internationally adopted children. Her studies of Streptococcus pneumoniae, a leading global respiratory pathogen, and Candida albicans, a yeast that infects immunocompromised patients, have been supported by the NIH and private foundations for more than 25 years. She and members of her laboratory hold five patents for discoveries in these areas.
She also serves as program director of the Pediatric Scientist Development Program, a multi-million dollar training program for pediatric physician-scientists funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Prior to coming to Yale, Hostetter held the American Legion Heart Research Chair in Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and headed the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.Hostetter's honors include the American Academy of Pediatrics Award for Excellence in Research, the Samuel Rosenthal Award for contributions to academic pediatrics, and the E. Mead Johnson Award for Pediatric Research from the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR). She is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
She also serves as program director of the Pediatric Scientist Development Program, a multi-million dollar training program for pediatric physician-scientists funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Prior to coming to Yale, Hostetter held the American Legion Heart Research Chair in Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and headed the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.Hostetter's honors include the American Academy of Pediatrics Award for Excellence in Research, the Samuel Rosenthal Award for contributions to academic pediatrics, and the E. Mead Johnson Award for Pediatric Research from the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR). She is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
Education & Training
- FellowBoston Children's, Harvard (1980)
- Intern & ResidentBoston Children's Hospital, Harvard (1978)
Certifications
- Board CertificationAB of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (1981)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Appointment to the NIH Director’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Clinical Research | 2003 | |
Maxwell Finland Lecturer | Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2001 |
Election to the Institute of Medicine | National Academy of Sciences | 2001 |
E. Mead Johnson Award for Pediatric Research | Society for Pediatric Research | 1995 |
Samuel Rosenthal Foundation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Academic Pediatrics | Samuel Rosenthal Foundation | 1995 |
AAP Excellence in Research Award | American Academy of Pediatrics | 1994 |
President, Society for Pediatric Research | Society for Pediatric Research | 1994 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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National Institutes of Health | HIBP study section | 2008 - 2011 |
Yale University | Provost's Committee on Finances | 2006 - 2008 |
Yale School of Medicine | Search committees for Chairs of Internal Medicine, Cancer Center, Epidemiology and Public Health, Psychiatry | 2002 - 2009 |
NICHD | NICHD Council | 1999 - 2004 |
Yale School of Medicine | Allotment Committee | 1998 - 2000 |
March of Dimes | Grant review panels | 1994 - 2009 |
National Institutes of Health | Bacteriology and Mycology 2 Study Section | 1993 - 1998 |
Veterans Administration | VA Merit Review Board in Infectious Diseases | 1990 - 1993 |
Departments & Organizations
- Yale Child Health Research Center