Peter Hotez
Peter Hotez is professor of paediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology, and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also chair of tropical paediatrics at the Texas Children's Hospital and co-director of the hospital's Center for Vaccine Development. He co-led the development of low-cost Covid-19 vaccines, including Corbevax produced by India’s Biological E. An elected member of the US National Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in 2022 he received the Scientific Achievement Award from the American Medical Association, and an honorary doctorate in science from Roanoke College.
