Meet Dr. Peter Hotez
Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
 

 



 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The HBS Club of Houston is inviting all Harvard University Club of Houston members to an upcoming event featuring Dr. Peter Hotez on Wednesday, February 10 from 6 to 7 PM.  Dr. Hotez is an internationally recognized physician-scientist in neglected tropical diseases and vaccine development.  He is a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also co-director of the Texas Children's Center for Vaccine Development and Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics.  This is a very timely event as Dr. Hotez will speak to us about The COVID vaccine impact.  Scroll down the page for Dr. Hotez' biography.

 

The HBS administrator has set up a promotion code that will allow Harvard University Club members to attend the event at the HBS member rate of $10.  At check out, enter the promo code HUCDISC to receive the discounted member ticket pricing.  For more details and to register, click on the link below. 

 

TO REGISTER
Click  HERE  and you will be redirected to the outside website of HBS where you can register for this virtual event.

 

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Peter Hotez, MD Ph.D
Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology
Baylor College of Medicine

Peter Hotez MD Ph.D. is professor of pediatrics and molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also co-director of the Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development and Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics. He is a vaccine scientist who led the development of vaccines to prevent and treat neglected tropical diseases and coronavirus infections. A new Texas Children’s COVID19 vaccine is being accelerated in India now undergoing clinical testing.
 

Prof. Hotez obtained his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his MD and Ph.D. from Weil Cornell Medical College and Rockefeller University. He is the author of more than 550 scientific articles indexed on PubMed, and 4 single-author books. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and has been honored by PAHO/WHO, Research America, B’nai Brith, American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, and other organizations. He appears frequently on major news outlets promoting global health, and vaccines and immunizations, countering antivaccine and antiscience movements.

More information on Dr. Hotez can be found at www.peterhotez.org.