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 Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. is Distinguished Research Professor and Walter G. Ross Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Tropical Medicine at The George Washington University. He is also President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, an affiliated non-profit research and advocacy organization.
Dr. Hotez received a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry magna cum laude (phi beta kappa) from Yale University (1980), a PhD from Rockefeller University (1986), and a Doctorate in Medicine from Weill Cornell Medical College (1987). He obtained pediatric residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital (1987-89), and postdoctoral training at Yale University School of Medicine (1989-91). Dr. Hotez's research focuses on vaccine development for parasitic diseases, with an emphasis on recombinant vaccines for hookworm and schistosomiasis. He is Director and Principal Investigator of Sabin Vaccine Development, a product development partnership supported by the Sabin Vaccine Institute. Dr. Hotez also has a strong policy interest to promote the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In 2006 at the Clinton Global Initiative, Dr. Hotez co-founded the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (GNNTD) with the mission to facilitate access to essential NTD medicines.
In 2007, Dr. Hotez became the founding Editor-in-Chief of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases and he is currently the President of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. Dr. Hotez has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as several books, including Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases (ASM Press). |
