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Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies
Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies
Pages 171-182
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From 1980 to 1983, he was the executive director of the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research, which was established by Congress and appointed by Presidents Carter and Reagan. From 2002 to 2006, he served as the director of the Department of Ethics, Trade, Human Rights and Health Law at the World Health Organization, where he co-led its global work on establishing equitable access to antiretroviral treatment 171
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She is actively involved in research and training in global health, reproductive health, sexually transmitted infection/HIV, human papillomavirus, and medical informatics and has expertise in public health interventions, infectious diseases, and implementation science.
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Specifically, it is working to understand the factors associated with severe influenza virus infection, the development of pan-influenza virus vaccines, the discovery of novel adjuvants, and the use of engineered viruses as vaccine vectors and anti-tumor agents. Denise Gray-Felder, M.A., is the founding president and the chief executive officer of the Communication for Social Change Consortium, a nonprofit organization working globally to equip people in marginalized communities, using participatory methods at the grassroots level to bring about the social change they define and need.
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She has also worked with UNICEF in four northern Nigeria states on polio vaccination, the World Health Organization on tuberculosis, the West African Health Organization on neglected tropical diseases in the Sahel, WaterAid to address clean water communication in four West African countries, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative to create initial communication plans for aids vaccines, and the GIZ on African shared values (with the African Union) , community radio, and sanitation.
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Chandini Raina MacIntyre, M.B.B.S., M.App.Epid., Ph.D., FRACP, FAFPHM, is a professor of global biosecurity, a National Health and Medical Research Council principal research fellow, and the head of the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW, Australia. She leads a research program in control and prevention of infectious diseases, spanning vaccinology, pandemics, bioterrorism and emerging infections, and personal protective equipment.
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He is also a member of the Global Health Index International panel of experts, which assesses the overall health security capacities of nations based on a multitude of health indicators. He has received numerous awards, notably the Bloomberg Hopkins Emerging Leader, Outstanding Recent Graduate from the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association, TIME Magazine Persons of the Year for Ebola Fighters in West Africa, the Medal of Excellence for Public Health Services, the Medal from the Surgeon General of the United States, and the highest Liberian civilian award for leading the Ebola crisis.
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in clinical research. She is now an assistant professor of infectious diseases at Emory, a health care epidemiologist for the Emory Clinic, and a member of the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit team at Emory Healthcare, with responsibilities for overseeing communicable disease response and preparedness, including for COVID-19.
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government funding for research involving the creation of potential pandemic pathogens, such as transmission-enhanced avian influenza strains. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and a member of the National Academy of Medicine. He is or was on the editorial advisory boards/associate editor of eLife, PLOS Medicine, Journal of Infectious Diseases, American Journal of Epidemiology, Epidemiology, and Epidemics.
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Recently, she served as a Rural Community Health Volunteer in Peace Corps Benin, where she worked on improving maternal health, vaccination rates, and community outreach at a local clinic in the Borgou Department. Claire Moerder was a research associate until June 2021 working on the new influenza consensus studies while wrapping up final activities for the Forum on Global Violence Prevention and the Forum on Public– Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety.
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Army; her previous assignments included the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangkok, Thailand; the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases.
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Lawrence University. Peak Sen Chua is an independent consultant supporting the National Academies' activities through designing program strategy, establishing projects and initiatives, authoring detailed meeting proceedings, and advising on the drafting of various reports, publications, and case studies.
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