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Georgetown’s New Public Health Operations Center to Track Infectious Disease for 2026 World Cup
Led by microbiology and immunology professor Rebecca Katz, the Health Security Operations Center will track wastewater, air travel, social media and other sources of data to monitor possible outbreaks of diseases like measles, Ebola and dengue during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Category: News
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Changing Science, Changing Their Lives: Discovery and Transformation in the BGE Class of 2026
Biohaz student Alba Revilla Ruiz is among BGE’s featured graduates who have advanced scientific discovery and self-discovery during their time at Georgetown. Congratulations to Alba and the Class of 2026!
Category: News
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Research ‘Breaks Out’: Operation Outbreak Simulation Opens New Paths for Georgetown Students
Students and faculty from across Georgetown University faced down a virtual epidemic, heard from biosecurity experts, and presented their own research during the student-led Operation Outbreak event. The disease outbreak simulation allows researchers to study society’s response to a public health emergency.
Category: News
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Anthony Fauci Shares Disease‑Fighting Expertise With Georgetown Students
Distinguished University Professor Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke to Georgetown students and faculty about the challenges of fighting against emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in a Department of Microbiology & Immunology seminar.
Category: News
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Horizon Fellow Brian O’Neil (’25) Enters the Policy World
Brian O’Neil, a member of the latest graduating class of the Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases master’s program, will be working in the executive branch as a Horizon Fellow. O’Neil came to Georgetown for a policy-minded pivot after working at a succession of biotech startups.
Category: Alumni Profiles
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Alumni Profile: Dayal Reddy (M.S.’04)
Dayal Reddy, a 2004 Microbiology & Immunology master’s graduate, is a practicing attorney in New Orleans.
Category: Alumni Profiles
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Georgetown Experts Are Editors of New Regulatory Science Book
The recently published “Introduction to Regulatory Science” is an unprecedented “bible of science policy,” said lead editor Tomoko Steen.
Categories: News, Publications
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At ‘Food as Medicine’ Conference, Microbiome Fuels Big Conversations
Leaders from academia, industry and government met at Georgetown to talk about where our food comes from, how it affects our bodies and minds, and how to confront societal challenges around food and nutrition.
Category: News
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From Dubai to D.C., Scholarship Recipient Embraces ‘Hustle’ to Protect Public Health
Chinmayee Mehta, the first recipient of the new Lamees Hamdan, M.D., Endowed Scholarship, tested food and water quality in Dubai before starting her M.S. in Microbiology & Immunology studies.
Category: News
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Unifying Microbial Mechanisms: Shared Strategies of Pathogenesis
A new approach to microbial pathogenesis in which common themes used by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites to cause disease in humans are considered in the context of their infectious cycle.
Category: Publications