Ann Linnea Sandberg

Ann Linnea Sandberg (August 4, 1938 – December 31, 2009) was an American immunologist and the acting director of the Center for Integrative Craniofacial Research at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Previously, Sandberg was a lab chief and researcher for 23 years in the NIH Intramural Research Program at NIDCR.

Early life and education Ann Linnea Sandberg was born on August 4, 1938, in Denver, Colorado, to Ernest Helsing Sandberg and Anna Elvira Sandberg, née Jackson. She had a brother. Her family later moved to Bozeman, Montana. She earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Montana State University. Sandberg completed a doctor of philosophy in pharmacology at University of Chicago in 1964. Sandberg completed postdoctoral research at Tufts University School of Medicine from 1964 to 1968.

Career Sandberg held a joint appointment as a research investigator at the New York City Health Department and a research assistant professor at New York University School of Medicine. In 1972, joined the National Institute of Dental Research (NIDCR) as chief of the Humoral Immunity Section of the Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology.

After 23 years with the NIH Intramural Research Program, she joined the institute's extramural program in 1995 as chief of the Neoplastic Diseases Branch and was subsequently promoted to lead the Division of Basic and Translational Sciences. Throughout her career, Sandberg also mentored and supported the career development of multiple students, young investigators and postdoctoral fellows. She was acting director of the Center for Integrative Craniofacial Research at the time of her retirement in 2005. Sandberg was survived by her sister-in-law, four nieces, and five grand-nephews. She was cremated at Franzen-Davis Crematory.

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