EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. Jeanne Jordan discusses her long and exemplary career, which was prompted by growing up in the era just before the polio vaccine was created and an outbreak of Newcastle disease in her father’s flock of chickens. Jeanne talks about her work in global public health, scientific education, and her experiences navigating a male-dominated professional environment, while emphasizing the importance of mentoring young scientists and making research accessible to local communities. Jeanne brings her decades of experience and expertise to bear as the Director of the International Institute for Public Health Laboratory Management a collaboration between APHL and George Washington University, which provides a training platform for international public health lab professionals.   

Among the topics Jeanne discusses are her journey into science and virology research, her decision to pursue a degree in medical technology -- which led to her first job at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she worked in microbiology and parasitology –her subsequent work at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, and her first publication. 

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HOST AND GUEST

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  Mia Wood

  Professor

  BIOGRAPHY
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  Jeanne A. Jordan, PhD, HCLD(ABB), MT(ASCP)

  Professor Emerita George Washington University

  BIOGRAPHY