Nathan Wolfe Scientist

Nathan D. Wolfe (born August 24, 1970) is an American virologist. He is currently Director of Global Viral and the Lorry I. Lokey Visiting Professor in Human Biology at Stanford University. Dr. Wolfe spent over eight years conducting biomedical research in both sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. In 2007, he founded Global Viral with the goal of developing an early warning system for pandemics to monitor the transmission of infectious diseases from animals to humans. The initiative currently coordinates a staff of over 100 scientists in China, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, Republic of the Congo, Laos, Gabon, Central African Republic, Malaysia, Madagascar and Sao Tome. He also directs Metabiota which offers both governmental and corporate services for biological threat evaluation and management.

Personal facts

Nathan Wolfe
Birth dateAugust 24, 1970
Birth place
Detroit
Nationality
United States
Citizenship
United States
Residence
San Francisco
Education
Stanford University
Harvard University

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Field of study
Virology

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External resources

  1. http://metabiota.com
  2. http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/1102/opinions-nathan-wolfe-epidemic-ideas-opinions.html
  3. http://www.gvfi.org