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FAU FeAtUres

Gregg B. Fields Named Executive Director

Of FAU’s I-Health

Fl o r i d a At l a n t i c Fields has been funded continuously by the National FAU’s research pillars are I-HEALTH, the Brain
University has named Institutes of Health for more than 26 years and also has Institute (I-BRAIN), the Institute for Sensing and
Gregg B. Fields, Ph.D., received support from the American Cancer Society, U.S. Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE),
as executive director Department of Defense, the Florida Department of Health, and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (FAU
of FAU’s Institute for and the Multiple Sclerosis National Research Institute. Harbor Branch). FAU is expanding on its robust culture
Human Health and Disease “I am both honored and excited to lead Florida Atlantic of research and inquiry and leveraging regional assets,
Intervention (I-HEALTH), University’s Institute for Human Health and Disease such as the ocean, patient populations, culture and
one of the university’s four Intervention,” said Fields. “I look forward to working business, to advance scientific understanding, discover
research pillars. Fields will with the university’s many talented faculty, students and new technologies, and contribute to the economic
lead efforts to develop staff as well as members of our health care community vitality of the region. The university is investing in its
interdisciplinary research who share our passion for improving the quality of life research enterprise and has made significant progress
by combining expertise Gregg B. Fields for our citizens and beyond.” in establishing research pillars focused on institutional
across many FAU centers strengths.
and colleges as well as forging strategic health care and
research partnerships in the region. I-HEALTH’s service
regions will include Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin
counties.
I-HEALTH was created to advance health through
pioneering research and practical applications. Under
Fields’ leadership, the team is redesigning the health care
infrastructure to create novel intervention programs to
provide patients and the community with health care for
everyday needs as well as the most specialized services
for complex diseases, illnesses, and injuries. I-HEALTH
also will focus on aging patient populations to provide
unique care that is not available elsewhere in the region.
In addition to developing clinical trials and conducting
clinical and translational research, I-HEALTH will teach
and train generations of health care professionals to meet
South Florida’s diverse needs.
“Dr. Fields is internationally renowned in his field
and he possesses the knowledge and experience that is
required to successfully lead our Institute for Human
Health and Disease Intervention,” said Daniel C. Flynn,
Ph.D., FAU’s vice president of research. “In addition to
his impressive background, cutting-edge research, and
prestigious accolades, his spirit of collaboration and
charismatic leadership qualities make him the perfect
choice to fulfill the vision and mission of this important
university pillar.”
Prior to being named executive director of I-HEALTH,
Fields served as a professor and chair of the Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and director of the Center
for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in FAU’s
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. From 1998 to
2008, he was a faculty member at FAU, and also held Face Painting
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Medical School (1991 to 1997) and the University of
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Fields is a fellow of the National Academy of
Inventors and a fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. He holds six United Characters Vs.
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companies. He has authored or coauthored more than
260 scientific publications and has presented more than
190 invited lectures.
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to develop novel anti-cancer therapeutic agents. His
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