Marilyn Snyder Bartlett
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Marilyn was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on Oct. 19, 1928 to Mildred and Ivan Snyder. |
She is survived by husband,
James D. Bartlett Sr.;
her five children,
James D. Bartlett Jr. (Michele), Elizabeth B. Foland, Thomas M. Bartlett (Rosie), Matthew Clark Bartlett (Cindy), and Amy L. Cooper (Rick); nine grandchildren,
James D. Bartlett III, Elizabeth Wertz (Jared), Crosby Foland (Aliese), Matthew Clayton Bartlett; Melissa Bartlett; Caroline Bartlett; Steven Bartlett, Joseph
Gottlieb, Jennifer Gottlieb, and three great-grandchildren, Kaleb Foland, Isaiah Foland, and Joshua Foland. She was preceded in death by her grandson,
Jonathon Gottlieb and sister, Betty Lee Miller.
After graduating from Shortridge High School and Purdue University, she received her Master's Degree from Indiana University followed by becoming Professor
Emeritus at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Marilyn was a Fulbright Research Scholar and a world leader in the scientific community. Some of her
accomplishments include: Sagamore of the Wabash; National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards; Member National Institutes of Health-Planning
Panels; "Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Microbiology Award"; Foundation Lecturer American Society for Microbiology; President, South Central Association
for Clinical Microbiology; Medical Mycological Society of Americas, International Society for Human and Animal Mycoses, American Society for Tropical Medicine
and Hygiene, Immune Compromised Host Society, and Sigma Xi.
Marilyn's interests and contributions were extensive and involved the Indianapolis Museum of Art, St. Margaret's Hospital Guild, Eiteljorg Museum, the Children's
Museum, IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis Sailing Club, Antiquarian Society and Maxinkuckee Yacht Club in Culver.
Contributions may be made in Marilyn Bartlett's name to: The Indianapolis Children's Museum, Eiteljorg Museum, St. Margaret's Hospital Guild, or to a charity of
your choice .
Visitation will be on Saturday March 28, 2015 at the Leppert Mortuary, Smith Chapel, 900 N. Rangeline Road, Carmel, Indiana from 12:00 P.M. (Noon) until
2:30 p.m., with a service beginning at 2:30 p.m. You invited to send a condolence to the family at: www. leppertmortuary. com
Marilyn Snyder Bartlett MS (1928 - 2015)
Emerita Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Marilyn was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on October 19, 1928, to Mildred and Ivan
Snyder. She was raised in Indianapolis and attended Shortridge High School then Purdue
University for a BS. She trained in Medical Technology at Indiana University. She
married James Bartlett in 1951 and had five children. After the youngest began school in
1970, she began to work in the Microbiology Laboratories at IU Hospital. She also began
studying for a Master’s Degree under Dr. Clyde Culbertson receiving an MS in 1974. In
the hospital microbiology laboratory there was a need for better Parasitology, and she did
an outstanding job of developing that area. She subsequently did the same for the field of
Mycology, the study of fungi. In the late 1970’s an outbreak of Pneumocystis pneumonia
occurred in children at Riley Hospital who were being treated for Acute Lymphatic
Leukemia with an aggressive new leukemia therapy that severely depressed the child’s
immune system. In the early 1980s at IU hospitals and around the country, Pneumocystis
pneumonia began to appear in gay men, a manifestation of the immune suppression in
HIV/AIDS. Because Pneumocystis pneumonia was so devastating for these patients,
Marilyn performed pioneer work to develop animal models of Pneumocystis in rats and
mice and to develop a culture system to allow study of this difficult organism. The need
for alternate therapies for Pneumocystis was urgent and as one of the few research groups
working with that organism, Marilyn along with Dr. James W. Smith applied for and
received NIH funding. Adding Dr. Sherry Queener in the Department of Pharmacology
and Toxicology, the Indiana Pneumocystis group discovered that the combination of
Clindamycin plus Primaquine was effective in animal models and subsequently in
humans. Today, this combination is a recognized alternate therapy for Pneumocystis
pneumonia. She held two patents for anti-Pneumocystis drugs.
Marilyn Bartlett was a gifted microscopist who worked in diagnosing pulmonary
infections in immunocompromised patients. These complicated infections were often
caused by fungi and occasionally by parasites, viruses, or bacteria. The diagnostic
protocol developed with Marilyn saved many lives by assuring proper diagnosis and
therapy.
After retiring from IU in 1998, Marilyn became a Fulbright Research Scholar at Moi
University School of Medicine and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret,
Kenya, where she trained technologists to identify parasites and fungi, including those
seen in HIV/AIDS patients. She subsequently served on a Fulbright SubSaharan Study
Section 2000-2003. Marilyn wrote over 130 referred scientific publications, and
presented numerous talks and workshops at regional, national, and international
meetings. She also served on some NIH grant review bodies as a recognized leader in
mycology and parasitology.
Some of her professional activities include National Committee for Clinical Laboratory
Standards; Member National Institutes of Health-Planning Panels; "Outstanding
Contribution to Clinical Microbiology Award"; Foundation Lecturer American Society
for Microbiology; President, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology;
Medical Mycological Society of Americas, International Society for Human and Animal
Mycoses, American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Immune Compromised
Host Society, and Sigma Xi. She is listed in Who’s Who in American Women and Who’s
Who Women of Science.
Marilyn's community interests and contributions were extensive and involved the
Indianapolis Museum of Art, St. Margaret's Hospital Guild, Eiteljorg Museum, the
Children's Museum, IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis Sailing Club, Antiquarian
Society, and Maxinkuckee Yacht Club in Culver. She was a Sagamore of the Wabash.
Marilyn is survived by husband of sixty four years, James D. Bartlett Sr.; her five
children, James D. Bartlett Jr. (Michele), Elizabeth B. Foland, Thomas M. Bartlett
(Rosie), Matthew Clark Bartlett (Cindy), and Amy L. Cooper (Rick); nine grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
THUS, BE IT RESOLVED: that this memorial resolution be placed in the minutes of
the IUPUI Faculty Council with a moment of silence observed in her honor.
Prepared by James W. Smith, Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
IU School of Medicine
Adopted by the IUPUI Faculty Council at their meeting on May 5, 201
