The Clements-Mann Fellowship Fund in Vaccine Sciences

Mary Lou Clements-Mann, MD, MPH ’79, professor of International Health, and her husband Jonathan Mann, MD, MPH, visiting professor of Health Policy and Management, died in September 1998 when Swiss Air Flight 111 to Geneva crashed into the North Atlantic. The Manns were at the forefront of the worldwide struggle against AIDS. Dr. Clements-Mann was an internationally known virologist and AIDS researcher who devoted most of her career to developing and testing vaccines to combat respiratory viruses, AIDS, and diarrheal diseases. As professor of International Health, she was the founding director of the Center for Immunization Research, where she worked with colleagues to develop the master's and doctoral programs in vaccine sciences. Dr. Jonathan Mann founded the World Health Organization’s AIDS program and was one of the first scientists to bring the international AIDS crisis to the world’s attention. The Clements-Mann Fellowship was established by family members, friends, and colleagues as a tribute to Mary Lou and Jonathan’s tireless devotion to vaccine development, research, and human rights. The fund supports outstanding graduate students working in vaccine sciences.