Pfizer Vaccines
Pfizer, Inc.
Epidemiologist, Pfizer Vaccines
Previous positions:
• Associate Director for Science, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2013 – 2018.
• Branch Chief, Global Disease Detection Branch, Division of Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response, Center for Global Health, CDC, 2010 – 2013.
• Associate Director for Science, National Center of Environmental Health, CDC, 2009 – 2010.
• Deputy Branch Chief, Enteric Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), CDC 2006 – 2009.
• Lead, FoodNet/NARMS Team, Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, Division of Foodborne and Bacterial Diseases, NCEZID, CDC 2004 – 2006.
• Chief, Foodnet/NARMS Unit, Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, NCEZID, CDC 1995-2004.
Education:
• Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD, Epidemiology), University of California – Los Angeles, 1993
• Masters of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, 1984
• Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, 1983
• Masters of Science (Biology), University of San Francisco, California, 1979
• Bachelor of Science (Biology), University of San Francisco, California, 1978
Post-doctoral training:
• Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1993
• HIV/AIDS Training Grant, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1990
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Publications (author or co-author):
• 245 manuscripts, letters and commentaries in peer-reviewed scientific literature
• 9 chapters in medical textbooks
Web of Science h-factor score 77
Participant in 58 consultations and meetings of the World Health Organization on various topics related to foodborne diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and burden of illness