Peter Hotez

Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

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Dr. Peter J. Hotez is a scientist, pediatrician, and leading advocate and expert in the fields of global health, vaccinology, and neglected tropical disease control.

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