Dr. Peter Hotez is the Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine as well as the Co-Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development. Dr. Hotez earned his Bachelor’s degree from Yale, his PhD from Rockefeller University, and his MD from Weill Cornell Medical College. He has authored over 600 original papers and 5 single-author books including “Vaccines did not cause Rachel’s autism” and “Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-science.” In December of 2021, Dr. Hotez led efforts to develop a low-cost recombinant protein COVID vaccine, a patent-free vaccine that has received emergency use authorization in India and for which he and his co-director Dr. Maria Bottazzi have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is a staunch advocate for vaccines and a crucial voice against the anti-vaccine and anti-science movements and makes frequent appearances on national television. Today, Dr. Hotez discusses the importance of his MD-PhD training in preparing him for his unique career and shares his thoughts on the role of Physician Scientists in science communication and advocacy.
Credits:
Our deepest thanks to Dr. Hotez for being on the podcast.
Follow Dr. Hotez on Twitter: @peterhotez
Faculty page: https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/peter-hotez-23229
Website: https://peterhotez.org/
Host: Bejan Saeedi
Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke
Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen
Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh
Faculty Advisors – Dr. Mary Horton and Dr. Brian Robinson
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