Jane E. Henney
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Jane Ellen Henney is an American physician
who was the first woman to serve as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
. Appointed by President Bill Clinton
, she served at the FDA between 1998 and 2001. Previously she had worked at the FDA from 1992 to 1994 as deputy commissioner for operations under then commissioner David Aaron Kessler
, and then at the University of New Mexico
, where she was vice president of the health sciences center.
Jane Henney was born in Woodburn, Indiana
. She received her undergraduate training at Manchester College, an MD degree from Indiana University School of Medicine
and did postgraduate work at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Trained as a medical oncologist
, she joined the National Cancer Institute
at the National Institutes of Health
in 1976, working in the Cancer Therapy and Evaluation Program. She is married to James Robert Graham III, who also has had a distinguished career as a physician-leader. After leaving the FDA she joined the board of directors of the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca
.
She was named senior vice president and provost for health affairs at the University of Cincinnati
in 2003.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
who was the first woman to serve as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
. Appointed by President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, she served at the FDA between 1998 and 2001. Previously she had worked at the FDA from 1992 to 1994 as deputy commissioner for operations under then commissioner David Aaron Kessler
David Aaron Kessler
David Aaron Kessler is an American pediatrician, lawyer, author, and administrator...
, and then at the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
, where she was vice president of the health sciences center.
Jane Henney was born in Woodburn, Indiana
Woodburn, Indiana
Woodburn is a city in Maumee Township, Allen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,520 at the 2010 census, making it the smallest incorporated city in the state.-Geography:Woodburn is located at ....
. She received her undergraduate training at Manchester College, an MD degree from Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
The Indiana University School of Medicine is a leading medical school and medical research powerhouse connected to Indiana University. With several teaching campuses in the state, the School of Medicine has its predominant research and medical center at the Indiana University – Purdue University...
and did postgraduate work at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Trained as a medical oncologist
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
, she joined the National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
at the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
in 1976, working in the Cancer Therapy and Evaluation Program. She is married to James Robert Graham III, who also has had a distinguished career as a physician-leader. After leaving the FDA she joined the board of directors of the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca plc is a global pharmaceutical and biologics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's seventh-largest pharmaceutical company measured by revenues and has operations in over 100 countries...
.
She was named senior vice president and provost for health affairs at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
in 2003.