Nathan Wolfe
Nathan D. Wolfe | |
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 Wolfe at the 2011 Time 100 gala | |
| Born | August 24, 1970 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Stanford, Harvard |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Virology |
| Institutions | Stanford, UCLA |
Nathan Daniel Wolfe, Ph.D. (born 24 August 1970) is an American virologist. He was the founder (in 2007) and director of Global Viral[1] and the Lorry I. Lokey Visiting Professor in Human Biology at Stanford University.
Career[]
Dr. Wolfe spent over eight years conducting biomedical research in both sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. He is also the founder of , which offers both governmental and corporate services for biological threat evaluation and management. He serves on the editorial board of EcoHealth and Scientific American and is a member of DARPA's Defense Science Research Council. His laboratory was among the first to discover and describe the Simian foamy virus.[2]
In 2008, he warned that the world was not ready for a pandemic, such as COVID-19.[3]
In 2012, his book The Viral Storm was short-listed for the Winton Prize.[4]
As reported in a Wired feature in 2020, Wolfe worked with the German insurance firm Munich Re to offer major corporate leaders pandemic policies, which were not purchased; a stark reality during the ensuing COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Awards[]
Wolfe has been awarded more than $40 million in funding from a diverse array of sources including the U.S. Department of Defense, Google.org, the National Institutes of Health, the Skoll Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Geographic Society.[6]
- Fulbright fellowship recipient (1997)
- National Geographic Emerging Explorer (2004)[2]
- NIH Director's Pioneer Award (2005)
- Popular Science: "Brilliant 10" (2006)
- Rolling Stone: "Top 100 Agents of Change" (2009)
- World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders (2010)
Press[]
Wolfe's work has been published in and covered by the popular media including The New York Times, The Economist, Discover and Scientific American. He has appeared on CNN and is a regular TED presenter. He has also appeared as one of Time magazine's "Time 100" for 2011.
Personal life[]
Wolfe is married to the playwright Lauren Gunderson and has 2 sons. As part of his work, he has lived in Cameroon, Malaysia and Uganda.[4]
References[]
- ^ Langreth, Robert. Finding the Next Epidemic Before It Kills. Forbes. 2 November 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic, National (June 2020). "Grantee 2004-2005: Nathan D. Wolfe". National Geographic Emerging Explorers. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Dwyer, Paul (December 24, 2020). "World-renowned virologist warned in 2008 about future epidemics". CNN. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nathan Wolfe". DCP3. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Ratliff, Evan (July–August 2020). "We Can Protect the Economy From Pandemics. Why Didn't We?". Wired. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Nathan Daniel Wolfe". Stanford University. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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