Regina Rabinovich

Regina Rabinovich "received an MD Southern Illinois University and trained in pediatrics at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill. After a one-year stint in administration as chief resident, she completed 3 years of training in maternal and child health, preventive medicine, epidemiology, and obtained an MPH from UNC.  She joined the epidemiology training program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) as a fellow.  She has held various positions at NIAID, including chief of the clinical and regulatory affairs branch of the division of microbiology and infectious diseases.  Her most recent position prior to coming to the Foundation was as director of the Malaria Vaccine Initiative for the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (MVI/PATH).  In her current position as director of infectious diseases at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she is involved in the development of strategies and their implementation for the prevention, treatment and control of diseases of particular relevance to global health, focusing on malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, human papillomavirus (HPV), and the more classic “neglected diseases”. The scope includes drug and vaccine research, development and introduction, clinical trials and control programs. She serves on the boards of several organizations focused on global health and infectious diseases; including the National Center for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), In-Depth Network, African Malaria Network Trust (AMANET), Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), and the Institute of One World Health (iOWH)."