At a glance
NCEZID is led by director Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH. The center is made up of eight divisions, each led by a director. Below are links to center and division leadership biographies.
NCEZID Leadership Biographies
Biography for Daniel Jernigan, Director of CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectiou...
Biography for Megin Nichols, Acting Director of NCEZID's Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Envi...
Biography for David Fitter, Director of NCEZID's Division of Global Migration Health
Biography for Fernando Torres-Vélez, Director of NCEZID's Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and...
Biography for Mike Bell, Director of NCEZID's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Biography for Margaret (Peggy) Honein, Director of NCEZID's Division of Infectious Disease Readiness...
Biography for Simon Agolory, Director of NCEZID's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
Biography for Lyle Petersen, Director of NCEZID's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases