Andrew Pekosz

Dr. Pekosz is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and directs the Johns Hopkins Center for Excellence in Influenza Research and Response (JH-CEIRR) and the Center for Emerging Viral Infectious Diseases (CEVID). His laboratory studies the basic biology of influenza, coronaviruses and other emerging and zoonotic virus infections. He has authored more than 250 publications, is on the editorial board for several scientific journals and has served on National Institute of Health scientific and policy review boards focused on biosafety and biocontainment. He has been interviewed on the topics of COVID-19, influenza, vaccines, biosafety, emerging infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness by a number of national and international news agencies including National Public Radio, the Associated Press (AP), the New York Times, the Washington Post, Cable News Network (CNN), CSPAN, British Broadcasting Company (BBC), Bloomberg Television, and numerous local radio and television stations.