Joseph Fair

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Joseph Fair
Alma materTulane University, Loyola University
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
InstitutionsMetabiota, Inc., NBC

Joseph Fair is a virologist and former vice president and director of research and development for Metabiota, Inc.[1][2] Since March 2020 he has been a science contributor for the American television network NBC.[3]

Education[]

After briefly attending the University of Kentucky, Fair received his bachelor's degree in biology from Loyola University New Orleans, and his M.P.H. and Ph.D. in molecular biology from Tulane University.[4]

Work[]

Fair is known for his work with hemorrhagic fevers notably Ebola and Lassa fever (LHF),[1] as well as the tracking and biosurveillance of infectious diseases.[1]

From April 2008 to April 2014, Fair was a corporate vice-president at Metabiota, Inc. (formerly Global Viral Forecasting, Inc.). He then worked as a consulting advisor to Fondation Mérieux.[2] From 2015 to 2017 he was a chief adviser in Global Health Surveillance & Diagnostics for MRIGlobal and a Senior Fellow in Global Health Security at Pennsylvania State University.[5] In 2018 he worked with International Medical Corps.[6] Since January 2018 he has been a Senior Fellow at the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University.[5]

In 2020, Fair was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms and was initially believed by his doctors to have caught COVID-19.[7] Later testing, however, revealed it was not COVID; the cause of his illness remains unknown.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Joseph Fair". American Society for Microbiology. Retrieved 14 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "A Virologist Takes You Inside the Ebola Protective Suit". NPR. Retrieved 16 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Joseph Fair". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  4. ^ "Alumnus is working front lines of Ebola outbreak in West Africa - Loyola University New Orleans". www.loyno.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  5. ^ a b "Senior fellows: Joseph Fair". Bush School of Government and Public Service. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Ebola in DRC: Q&A with Dr. Joseph Fair". Outbreak Observatory. Retrieved 2020-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Virologist hospitalized with coronavirus believes he got it through his eyes". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "After severe illness, NBC's Dr. Joseph Fair tests negative for COVID-19 antibodies". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.

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