The American Association of Immunologists

Betty A. Diamond, M.D.

Brief Bio

Betty Diamond is head of the Center for Autoimmune and Musculoskeletal Diseases at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and director of the PhD Program at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She was president of The American Association of Immunologists from 2009 to 2010 and served on the AAI Council from 2004 to 2010. Dr. Diamond was elected a Distinguished Fellow of AAI in 2019.

Oral History - Full Interview

Interview Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Location: Manhasset, NY

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Oral History - Transcript

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Oral History - Clips

Family and Personal Background (4:37)
On Being a Woman in Medical School (1:37)
Interest in Lupus (2:19)
Explaining Lupus (6:22)
Importance of Training and Mentoring Programs (3:21)
Clinical Work with the Underserved (3:49)

AAI Presidency (2:47)
Opportunities Presented by Joining AAI (1:56)
Advice for Trainees (0:34)
Balancing Professional and Family Life (2:22)
What Do You Do for Fun? (0:17)
Future of Immunology (1:55)

AAI Service History

Joined: 1980
President: 2009–2010
Vice President: 2008–2009
Councillor: 2004–2008

The Journal of Immunology
Associate Editor: 1986–1991

Committees
Clinical Immunology Committee: 1995–1997
Public Affairs Committee: 1997–2000
Finance Committee: 2001–2004

Other Service
Delegate to IUIS: 2010–2011

President's Address

"Antibodies and the Brain: Lessons from Lupus," Delivered May 7, 2010

The Journal of Immunology 185, no. 5 (2010): 2637–40.

President's Message

"AAI President’s Message," August 2009

AAI Newsletter (July/August 2009), 3–4.

Awards and Honors

Member, Institute of Medicine, 2006
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2006
Lifetime Achievement Award in Rheumatology, New York Chapter Arthritis Foundation, 2012
Distinguished Fellow, AAI, 2019

Institutional/Biographical Links

The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, profile