Vaccines are one of the greatest achievements of public health in the 20th century. Universal immunization of infants and children, which began in the 1940s, has reduced the burden of previously common and potentially fatal infectious diseases. Despite remarkable progress, challenges remain. Each year, thousands of cases of vaccine preventable diseases still occur. Effective vaccines are still not available for many infectious diseases. Pathogens may evolve in response to vaccination with imperfect vaccines. Complacency toward immunization and anti-vaccination sentiment is growing in the United States and Europe while many vaccine preventable diseases persist in developing countries. Faculty work closely with public health practitioners and policymakers at CDC, WHO, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and GAVI on these issues.
Research in the Department of the Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases focuses on the following areas:
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Burnett and Stender Families Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA)
Raj and Indra Nooyi Professor of Public Health and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Medicine (Infectious Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director, HPV Working Group at Yale; Director, CT Emerging Infections Program at Yale, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Professor Adjunct; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Associate Professor Tenure; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Associate Director, Yale Emerging Infections Program, and Lecturer in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Associate Director, Yale Emerging Infections Program
Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics; Deputy Director, Investigative Medicine PhD Program, Investigative Medicine Program; Co-Director of Education, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, YCCI Senior Leadership; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Epidemiologist 3 and Lecturer in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Program Manager, RESP-NET, Connecticut Emerging Infections Program