Peter Hotez

1 week ago | acpjournals.org | Peter Hotez

As a very large and deadly measles epidemic spreads across 4 states in the Great Plains region of the United States, there are concerns that transmission of the measles virus will continue for months. The United States might even lose its measles elimination status if virus transmission persists for 12 months or longer (1). Ironically, this criterion was established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after the United States first achieved this hard-fought goal in 2000.

1 month ago | bakerinstitute.org | Peter Hotez |David Satterfield

“We need higher visibility as scientists. … We’re struggling over major revisions of papers and submitting grants and scientific meetings, and we’re basically invisible by that. And part of it is also the fault of our university leaders, especially at academic health centers, who are so worried about protecting the brand of the institution that they really don’t want their scientists and docs speaking out. That creates a vacuum.

1 month ago | journals.plos.org | Peter Hotez

The pursuit of a meaningful and productive doctoral degree and career in bioscience hasn’t been easy of late. New findings point to: (1) the excessive time it takes to complete doctoral studies—with time-to-degree estimates of 5–7 years; (2) prolonged postdoctoral training or delayed opportunities for independent careers; and (3) limited numbers of academic research positions relative to the supply of PhD-trained scientists [1].

1 month ago | digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu | Paul J. Brindley |Peter Hotez |Shaden Kamhawi

KeywordsNeglected Diseases, Humans, Tropical Medicine, Poverty, Quality of LifeAbstractPLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (PLOS NTDs) publishes research devoted to pathogenesis and other clinical aspects, epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and control of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), as well as work relevant to public health policy.

1 month ago | digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu | Peter Hotez |Sarah Gilbert |Melanie Saville |Lois Privor-Dumm

KeywordsHumans, COVID-19 Vaccines, Influenza, Human, Influenza Vaccines, Pandemics, COVID-19, Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola, Neglected Diseases, COVID-19, Vaccines, Immunisation, Prevention strategiesAbstractThrough the experiences gained by accelerating new vaccines for both Ebola virus infection and COVID-19 in a public health emergency, vaccine development has benefited from a 'multiple shots on goal' approach to new vaccine targets.