Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH

University of Washington
Seattle WAUSA
98195

Biographical Sketch: Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH is the Director of PATH’s Influenza Vaccine Project (IVP) and Clinical Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Global Health at the University of Washington School of Medicine. The goal of IVP is to advance the development of promising new influenza vaccines that can be accessible and affordable to people in low-resource countries. She is the clinical director of PATH’s Rotavirus Vaccine Program, and provides clinical and technical expertise for other vaccine programs. Dr. Neuzil is a member of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, where she serves as Chair of the Influenza Working Group. She is the immediate past-Chair, and a current member, of the Pandemic Influenza Task Force for the Infectious Disease Society of America. Prior to joining PATH, Dr. Neuzil held academic positions at the University of Washington and Vanderbilt University, where she led research projects on a variety of viral and bacterial vaccines, with a particular emphasis on influenza. She received her B.S. in Zoology from the University of Maryland, her M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and her M.P.H. degree from Vanderbilt University. She received her internal medicine and infectious diseases training at Vanderbilt University.