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  • Office

    725 Albany Street
    Shapiro 9 Suite B
    Boston, MA 02118
    Phone+1 617-414-4290
    Fax+1 617-414-4285

Summary

  • I am a physician and scientist-entrepreneur currently working as a clinician in infectious diseases and as a consultant in global health. My background includes:
    • >20 years experience in infectious diseases, travel medicine and international health
    • >15 years experience in translational medicine, R&D financing, public-private partnerships, orphan diseases, and venture philanthropy
    • Founder of innovative biotechnology and drug discovery companies
    • Advisor to non-profit science organizations and life science start-ups

Education & Training

  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1983
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease
  • Wellcome Centre, Imperial College of Science and Technology
    Wellcome Centre, Imperial College of Science and TechnologyPostdoctoral Fellow
  • Ohio State University
    Ohio State UniversityB.A., Comparative Literature, with honors in the liberal arts

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1986 - 2026
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
  • Royal College of Physicians, London, UKDiploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Similar patterns of mitochondrial vulnerability and rescue induced by genetic modification of alpha-synuclein, parkin, and DJ-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans  
    Ved R, Saha S, Westlund B, et al, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1/1/2005
  • A reverse genetic analysis of components of the Toll signalling pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans  
    Pujol N, Link EM, Liu LX, et al, Current Biology, 1/1/2001
  • Regulation of the insulin-like developmental pathway of Caenorhabditis elegans by a homolog of the PTEN tumor suppressor gene  
    Gil E, Malone EA, Liu LX, Johnson CD, Lees JA, Proc. National Academy of Sciences USA, 1/1/1999
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Lectures

  • Perspectives on the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone 
    National Academy of Medical Science, Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Kathmandu, N - 1/22/2016
  • Things Fall Apart: Managing endemic infectious diseases in the wake of the Ebola outbreak in Port Loko District, Sierra Leone. 
    Atlanta, GA - 1/25/2015
  • Plagues and Peoples: The Origins and Spread of New Infectious Diseases 
    Lawrence General Hospital - 1/28/2014
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Press Mentions

  • COVID-19 Has Caused A Shortage of Face Masks. But They're Surprisingly Hard to Make
    COVID-19 Has Caused A Shortage of Face Masks. But They're Surprisingly Hard to MakeMarch 16th, 2020
  • ProMED Issues Ultimatum to Striking Moderators, as Questions About Site’s Future Persist
    ProMED Issues Ultimatum to Striking Moderators, as Questions About Site’s Future PersistAugust 30th, 2023
  • Group Behind ProMED Fires Three Top Moderators Amid Strike
    Group Behind ProMED Fires Three Top Moderators Amid StrikeSeptember 9th, 2023

Grant Support

  • 14 NIH and non-NIH (foundations, non-profits) grants totaling $6,282,265, as Chief Scientific OfficerNIH, Foundations2001–2010
  • 11 NIH grants totaling $6,270,570 (direct costs), as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal InvestigatorNIH1990–2006