Kathleen Neuzil

Kathleen Maletic Neuzil is the Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2019.

Early life and education Neuzil studied zoology at the University of Maryland, College Park and graduated summa cum laude in 1983. She was a medical student at Johns Hopkins University, where she was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. She completed her residency at Vanderbilt University, where she specialised in internal medicine in 1987. After her fellowship Neuzil joined the University of Washington School of Medicine, where she served as Director of PATH's Influenza Vaccine Development Project. PATH is a Seattle-based nonprofit global health organisation, where Neuzil worked on the rotavirus, human papillomavirus infection (HPV) and Japanese encephalitis vaccines. In 2008, Neuzil partnered with Lentigen Corporation to research the pandemic influenza vaccine.

At the Center for Vaccine Development, Neuzil has developed and deployed vaccines to protect against a range of diseases including typhoid fever, shigellosis, malaria and cholera. She has also considered emerging pathogens such as the Zika and Ebola viruses. The center is also part of the Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium (TyVAC), a collaboration between the Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development. The typhoid conjugate vaccine created by TyVAC was demonstrated as a cost-effective strategy to protect people in low- and middle-income countries from typhoid. In 2018, phase 2 clinical trials began on the Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 vaccine.

In 2019, Neuzil and the Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Maryland School of Medicine announced a seven-year $200 million contract with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The research program tests seasonal influenza vaccines and features clinical trials with populations including pregnant women, children and the elderly.

Alongside her academic positions, Neuzil serves on the World Health Organization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) and previously on the advisory group of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 2018 Top 100 Women in Maryland 2019 Elected to the National Academy of Medicine 2019 awarded The Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH, Professor in Vaccinology (Endowed Professorship), University of Maryland School of Medicine 2020 Fierce Pharma "The 22 Most Influential People in the Fight Against COVID-19" 2020 Baltimore Sun Marylander of the Year Awardee for Unprecedented Leadership on COVID-19 Vaccines Research and Treatment 2021 Sonia Skarlatos Public Service Award from the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy 2021 Annual Boy Scouts of Central Maryland Health Services Leadership Award for Outstanding Service

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Personal life Neuzil is married with three children.