Floyd J. Malveaux, MD, PhD

Floyd J. Malveaux, MD, PhD is Executive Vice President and Executive Director of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) that supports translational research and implementation of science-based initiatives into routine medical practice. Dr. Malveaux is a nationally recognized expert on asthma and allergic diseases and is Emeritus Dean of the College of Medicine and Professor of Microbiology and Medicine at Howard University. His research contributions extend from basic research on the regulation of IgE receptor density on human basophils to translational research and development of evidence-based interventions to reduce and prevent asthma among high-risk populations.

A native of Louisiana, Dr. Malveaux received a B.S. degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and a M.S. degree from Loyola University in New Orleans. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Microbiology and Public Health from Michigan State University and the Doctor of Medicine degree, with honors, from Howard University College of Medicine. Dr. Malveaux received specialty training in Internal Medicine and subspecialty training in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. He became Dean in 1995 of the Howard University College of Medicine, interim Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean (1996-2001), Vice Provost for Health Affairs and Dean (2001-2003), and remained Dean of the College of Medicine and Professor of Microbiology and Medicine at Howard University until July 2005.

Dr. Malveaux is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. He was recently appointed by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to her Science Advisory Board. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Creighton University; Board of Trustees of Loyola University (New Orleans); Board of Directors of Children's Research Institute of the Children's National Medical Center, and the Horizon Foundation. He was Past Chair of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International, member of the Board of Directors of the American Lung Association; the National Allergy and Infectious Diseases Advisory Council of the NIH; the Board of Trustees of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, and the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH, and member of the Board of Trustees and first chair of the Allergy/Immunology Section of the National Medical Association.

Dr. Malveaux is recipient of numerous awards, including the National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health; the Vivian B. Allen Foundation Fellowship; the Clemens von Pirquet Research Award from the Georgetown School of Medicine; the Outstanding Faculty Research Award, the HUH Legacy of Leadership Award, and the 2010 Distinguished Postgraduate Achievement Award in medical education, research and international health all from Howard University; and the Soar High Leaders Award from the Institute for the Advancement of Multicultural and Minority Medicine.