Hildrus Poindexter, MD, MPH, PhD, DSc - STEMMCHEQ Dr. Hildrus Augustus Poindexter (May 10,1901- April 21, 1987) was an African-American bacteriologist, epidemiologist, and expert on tropical diseases. Born to formerly enslaved parents and the 6th of ...

Today's #BlackHistoryMonth post is about #tropicaldiseases. Dr. Hildrus Poindexter was the first African American to receive and MD (Harvard) and PhD in #Microbiology and #immunology from Columbia. He studied #syphilis, #malnutriton, #malaria, and #worms in his career.
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Hildrus Poindexter, MD, MPH, PhD, DSc - STEMMCHEQ Dr. Hildrus Augustus Poindexter (May 10,1901- April 21, 1987) was an African-American bacteriologist, epidemiologist, and expert on tropical diseases. Born to formerly enslaved parents and the 6th of ...

Today's #BlackHistoryMonth post is about #tropicaldiseases. Dr. Hildrus Poindexter was the first African American to receive and MD (Harvard) and PhD in #Microbiology and #immunology from Columbia. He studied #syphilis, #malnutriton, #malaria, and #worms in his career.
www.scheq.org/hildrus-poin...