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Program Highlights

Terence Dermody, M.D.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Vira I. Heinz Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pediatrics
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Physician-in-Chief and Scientific Director 

Laurie Silva, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
BSL3 Laboratory Facility Director

Erik Barton, Ph.D.

Pfizer Inc.
Research Fellow
Bioprocess Research and Development

Megan Culler Freeman, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Takeshi Kobayashi, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Osaka University
Professor of Virology
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases

Kimberly Clark, Ph.D.

BioFactura, Inc.
Senior Manager
Program Management

Taylor Eddens, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Anita McElroy, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Center for Vaccine Research

Timothy Hand, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Immunology
Director, i4Kids
Mellon Scholar, Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research

Elizabeth Miller, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health and Clinical and Translational Science
Edmund R. McCluskey Chair in Pediatric Medical Education
Co-Lead, The Pittsburgh Study
Co-Director, Community PARTners (Community Engagement) Core, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

John Parker, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Cornell University
Professor of Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Baker Institute for Animal Health