Training a new generation of public health professionals and laboratorians for our nation’s biodefense

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD

doi:10.5055/jem.2003.0028

Authors

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.2003.0028

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Author Biography

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD

Departments of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The George Washington University

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