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Thursday, March 28, 2024
四虎影院selects Dr. Kathleen Neuzil as director of the Fogarty International Center and 四虎影院associate director for international research
四虎影院 (NIH) Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., has named Kathleen M. Neuzil, M.D., as the 13th director of the Fogarty International Center (FIC) and 四虎影院associate director for international research. Dr. Neuzil will be the first woman to hold the permanent FIC directorship since the center鈥檚 founding in 1968. She is currently the Myron M. Levine M.D., D.T.P.H., Endowed Professor in Vaccinology, director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health and chief of the Division of Geographic Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. She is expected to join 四虎影院in early May.
鈥淒r. Neuzil has decades of experience in global health, specifically in vaccinology. Her impressive research portfolio includes clinical and epidemiological studies into dozens of infectious diseases,鈥 said Dr. Bertagnolli. 鈥淐ombined with her many years as a vaccine policy advisor to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), and her experience establishing new partnerships and directing diverse organization teams, she is very well suited to lead FIC. I look forward to Dr. Neuzil joining the 四虎影院leadership team and extend my thanks to Peter H. Kilmarx, M.D., who has been serving as the acting director of FIC since the January 2023 retirement of Roger I. Glass, M.D., Ph.D.鈥
Dr. Neuzil will lead FIC in its mission of supporting and facilitating global health research conducted by U.S.-based and international investigators, building partnerships between health research institutions across the globe and training the next generation of scientists to address global health needs. She will oversee FIC鈥檚 annual budget of approximately $95聽million, the majority of which is distributed through the Center鈥檚 grant programs.
Dr. Neuzil鈥檚 robust research portfolio features more than 330 scientific publications on vaccines and infectious disease research. She has received 四虎影院and other governmental and philanthropic funding throughout her career and has led collaborative research programs on a variety of diseases, including influenza, typhoid and COVID-19. She has established partnerships to address cross-cutting issues such as maternal immunization, optimizing vaccine use and ensuring sustainable vaccine uptake in low-resource settings. Dr. Neuzil has a strong commitment to mentoring the next generation of scientists and leaders in the field.
Dr. Neuzil received her undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Maryland, College Park. She earned her M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and completed her internship and residency at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. While at Vanderbilt, she also completed a fellowship in infectious diseases and earned her master鈥檚 in public health. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization. She also previously served on CDC鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
The Fogarty International Center addresses global health challenges through innovative and collaborative research and training programs and supports and advances the 四虎影院mission through international partnerships. For more information, visit .
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