Susan Monarez, Ph.D. is the new Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to an announcement.
The Associated Press reported Dr. Monarez’s appreciation of science and vaccines and noted the Senate’s close vote for Dr. Monarez: 51-47. She is the first CDC director to be voted in by the Senate.
Director Monarez’s bio, according to HHS: “Director Monarez most recently served as Acting Director of CDC and Deputy Director for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, where she transformed the HHS operating division’s data collection, disease detection and treatment technologies. She has held previous leadership and advisory roles with Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority at HHS, the Department of Homeland Security, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the National Security Council.
Director Monarez earned her PhD in microbiology and immunology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she conducted research on developing technologies aimed at the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. She completed her postdoctoral research fellowship at the Stanford University School of Medicine.”
