Profile
Jeanne Marrazzo
Session title: Social and Political Impacts of Vaccination and Vaccine Policy
Infectious Diseases Society of America, USA
Dr. Marrazzo is the Chief Executive Officer of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), a position she began in January 2026. From 2023-2025, she was the sixth Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). She was previously the C. Glenn Cobbs Endowed Chair and Director of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the IDSA and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2024 and the American Association of Arts and Sciences in 2026..
Dr. Marrazzo researches the vaginal microbiome, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. She has had leadership roles in the NIH HIV Prevention Trials Network and the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium. She continues to be a leading voice in the media, aiming to provide accurate and accessible information about research to fight infectious diseases.
I’m @DrJeanneM and also @IDSAInfo on various media accounts.