BLOOM NAMED NEXT DEAN OF SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Researcher and health policy expert Barry R. Bloom was named the next dean of the School of Public Health, President Neil L. Rudenstine announced on June 11.

A microbiology and immunology professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, Bloom brings a scientific perspective to important public health issues, Rudenstine said.

"Behind his many accomplishments lies a devotion to illuminating the fundamental mechanisms of disease and to improving the health of human communities around the world," Rudenstine said in a statement.

Bloom is a major proponent of using current research in crafting health policy decisions to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis.