1. Vivian Winona Pinn was born on 1941 and is an American physician-scientist and pathologist known for her advocacy of women's health issues and concerns, particularly for ensuring that federally funded medical studies include female patients, and well as encouraging women to follow medical and scientific careers.
Vivian Pinn served as associate director for research on women's health at the National Institutes of Health, concurrently was the inaugural director of NIH's Office of Research on Women's Health.
Since retiring from NIH in 2011, Vivian Pinn has continued working as a senior scientist emerita at the Fogarty International Center.
Vivian Winona Pinn was born in 1941 on a farm in Halifax, Virginia.
The daughter and granddaughter of teachers, Vivian Pinn's family encouraged her to study hard so that she could reach her goals.
Vivian Pinn graduated from high school as valedictorian of her class.
Vivian Pinn won a scholarship to Wellesley College, earning a Bachelor of Arts in zoology in 1962.
In 1967, Vivian Pinn earned a medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she was the only woman and only African-American student in her class.
Vivian Pinn planned to become a pediatrician until she took a summer internship position as a research assistant at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Vivian Pinn worked there throughout medical school, with Benjamin Barnes and Martin Flax, in the areas of experimental transplant surgery and immunopathology.
Vivian Pinn completed a residency in pathology at Mass General while serving as a teaching fellow at Harvard Medical School.
In 1970, Vivian Pinn joined the pathology department at Tufts University School of Medicine, where she served as assistant professor and assistant dean of student affairs.
Vivian Pinn joined the staff and faculty of Howard University Hospital in 1982, serving as professor and chair of the pathology department.
At the time of her appointment, Vivian Pinn became the third woman and the first African-American woman to lead a US pathology department.
In 1989, Vivian Pinn was installed as president of the National Medical Association.
In 1991, Vivian Pinn was appointed as first director of the new Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health and first permanent NIH associate director of research on women's health.
Vivian Pinn became known for her advocacy of women's health issues and concerns, particularly for ensuring that federally funded medical studies include female patients, and well as encouraging women to follow medical and scientific careers.
At NIH in 1998, Vivian Pinn briefed Sarah, Duchess of York, on medical research topics and major health messages regarding women.
Vivian Pinn said as more people migrate to the world's cities, local governments are often outpaced to provide adequate systems for housing, sanitation, electricity, and water for citizens.
In 2011, Vivian Pinn led a group of NIH staffers in a meeting with actress Geena Davis to discuss how girls and women are perceived based on their roles in children's films, television shows, and video games.
Vivian Pinn received a Candace Award from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women in 1990.
In 2005, Vivian Pinn delivered the keynote address at the University of Virginia's 176th commencement exercises, becoming the first African-American female ever to do so.
Vivian Pinn was awarded the Dean's Medal of Honor, TUSM's highest honor, from Dean Harris Berman.
Vivian Pinn served as associate professor of pathology, as well as assistant dean for student affairs, in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Vivian Pinn played a pivotal part in recruiting students of color and in expanding financial aid.
In 2013, Vivian Pinn received the Foremother Award from the National Center for Health Research for her remarkable contributions to the lives of women in our country.
Since retirement from ORWH in 2011, Vivian Pinn has been an outspoken advocate for scientific research in general, and specifically for inclusion of women, women scientists, and underserved minorities in every aspect of biomedical research, as conductors of and participants in the full spectrum of scientific inquiry.
Vivian Pinn has continued working as a senior scientist emerita at the Fogarty International Center.
Vivian Pinn was honored by a statement read into the Congressional Record by Senator Olympia Snowe, upon Pinn's retirement which acknowledged her public service and dedication to women's health and leadership roles in research and academia.