Brett Giroir Scientist

Brett P. Giroir, M.D.(born November 4, 1960, Marrero, Louisiana) is an American biomedical researcher. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Texas A&M Health Science Center, a premier assembly of colleges devoted to educating health professionals and researchers. He is best known for his scientific leadership at DARPA, and his novel biomedical initiatives within Texas culminating in the 2012 announcement of a public private partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Biomedical Research and Development Authority to create a Center for Innovation in Texas to accelerate research and development of vaccines and therapeutics and to rapidly produce these products in the event of a pandemic or other national emergencies, and for his work as the Director of the Texas Task Force for Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response.

Personal facts

Brett Giroir
Birth dateNovember 04, 1960
Birth place
Louisiana , Marrero Louisiana , United States
Nationality
United States
Residence
United States
Education
Harvard University
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Scientist

awards
Alpha Omega Alpha
Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service
Field of study
Biomedical technology

Brett Giroir on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ciadm.tamus.edu
  2. http://www.tamus.edu/about/exec/initiatives