Peter Hotez on science diplomacy
April 7, 2015 | Peter J. Hotez

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Peter J. Hotez
Fellow in Disease and PovertyPeter Hotez, Baker Institute fellow in disease and poverty and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, was named a U.S. science envoy by the State Department in December. The Houston Chronicle recently profiled Hotez's work, including his current government-sponsored effort to prepare North Africa and the Middle East so that the region doesn't spawn the next infectious disease epidemic.
Read "Houston scientist hatches plan to prevent next Ebola" in the April 6, 2015, Houston Chronicle.