Dawn Wesson
Associate Professor · Tulane University
Professor Wesson is a national expert in vector-borne diseases spread by mosquitoes.
Zika Virus Chagas Disease Mosquito-Borne Viruses West Nile Virus Medical Entomology
Robert J. Linhardt
Ann and John H. Broadbent, Jr. ’59 Senior Constellation Professor of Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Professor Linhardt focuses on glycobiology, glycochemistry and glycoengineering
drug synthesis Organic, Medicinal and Drug Discovery Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Metabolic Engineering and Biocatalysis
Jonathan S. Dordick
Howard P. Isermann Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering & Co-Director, Heparin Applied Research Center · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Applies biological principles to advance bioengineering and biomanufacturing, stem cell engineering, and drug discovery
Drug Discovery Biomanufacturing Biochemical Engineering Biochemistry Chemistry
Dra. Celia Alpuche Aranda
Directora Ejecutiva del Centro de Investigación sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas (Executive Director) · Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
Director of Research Center for Infectious Diseases at the National Institute of Public Health
Immunization Infectious Diseases Bacterial Pathogenesis Epidemiological and Molecular Mechanisms Vaccination
James "Mac" Hyman
Evelyn and John G. Phillips Distinguished Professor in Mathematics · Tulane University
James "Mac" Hyman works to build a solid mathematical foundation for difference approximations to partial differential equations
Coronavirus Epidemics Life Sciences Statistical Modeling Disease Management
Dr. Vivek Nangia
Director, Pulmonology, Medical Critical Care and Sleep Disorders · Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital
Dr Nangia is an Interventional Pulmonologist and Infectious Disease Specialist with training in Sleep and Critical Care Medicine.
Coronavirus Adult Vaccination Pulmonology Sleep Medicine Interventional Bronchoscopies
Joseph DeSimone, Ph.D.
Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
DeSimone’s lab uses nanotechnology to engineer new disease treatment approaches, as well as 3D printing to engineer novel medical devices.
3-D Printing Nanotechnology Innovation Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Dra. Verónica Carrión Falcón
Director of the Health Care Program for Children and Adolescents · Centro Nacional para la Salud de la Infancia y Adolescencia (CeNSIA)
Verónica Carrión Falcón is the Director of the Health Care Program for Children and Adolescents at CeNSIA.
Vaccination Vaccination Strategies Vaccinations Epidemiology
Edith Mirzaian, PharmD, BCACP
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Assistant Dean of Curriculum · USC School of Pharmacy
An expert in international travel medicine and immunizations, as well as pharmacy-based patient care services and pharmacy education.
Pharmacy Education Improving STAR ratings in MTM Services in Medicare Populations Immunizations and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases International Travel Health Collaborative Practice Implementation and Compensation Mechanism for Clinical Pharmacy Services
Shan-Lu Liu
Professor I Department of Veterinary Biosciences · The Ohio State University
Professor Liu studies virus-host interactions, in particular how RNA viruses enter host cells and cause pathogenesis in humans and animals.
Dr. John Schieffelin
Assistant Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics, Sections of Pediatric & Adult Infectious Diseases · Tulane University
His research focuses on the natural history, clinical care and immunology of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs)
COVID-19 Clinical Infectious Disease Infections in Transplant Recipients Virology and Immunology Tuberculosis
Prof. Raina MacIntyre
Head, School of Public Health and Community Medicine & Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology · University of New South Wales
Prof. MacIntyre is an international expert in infectious diseases, vaccinology (especially for the elderly) and biosecurity.
Vaccination COVID-19 Biosecurity Epidemic Response and Emerging Infectious Diseases Vaccinology
Dr. Ronald Blanton
Chair of Tropical Medicine, · Tulane University
Dr. Ronald Blanton is a physician-scientist who can speak about the global public health risks of COVID-19 and water-borne disease research.
COVID-19 Monitoring Task Force COVID-19 Community-based antimicrobial resistance Schistosomiasis Parasitic diseases
Iain Lake
Reader in Environmental Sciences · University of East Anglia
He examines the link between the natural environment and public health.
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Natural Environment and Public Health Climate Change Effects on Allergies Gastrointestinal Pathology Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
John Brownstein
Chief Innovation Officer · Boston Children's Hospital
John Brownstein's research is focused on predicting patterns of epidemics and pandemics, and the efficacy of disease control strategies.
Population Health Informatics Molecular Biology Program Management Epidemiology Public Health