Betty S. Pace

Professor

Betty S. Pace, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Francisco J. Tedesco Distinguished Chair of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Dr. Betty Pace is a Professor of Pediatrics and Francis J. Tedesco Distinguished Chair of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Augusta University. Dr. Pace received her MD degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and trained in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. In 2010, Dr. Pace joined the faculty at Augusta University where she leads a NIH-funded basic/translational research laboratory, focused on the drug discovery for treatment of sickle cell disease. In addition, Dr. Pace has personally trained over 100 scientists, and she directs an NHLBI-funded training Program to Increase Diversity for Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research-Functional and Translation Genomics (PRIDE-FTG) supported by Augusta University. Over 114 junior faculty members have completed the PRIDE-FTG program to expand diversity of the US biomedical science workforce. Dr. Pace received the Leadership in Promoting Diversity Award from the American Society of Hematology in 2017 for her contributions. Recently, she received the 2023 Woman in Science from the American Medical Women’s Association for her research and training accomplishments.