This session will be led by Dr. David Diemert.
Dr. David Diemert is Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine (primary) and Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine (secondary) at GW. Additionally, he is the Clinical Director of GW Vaccine Research Unit (GW VRUS), which is a collaboration between the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and GW MFA. At GW, Dr. Diemert is also the co-Director of the Immunology, Hematology, Inflammation and Infection block of the preclinical medical student curriculum. Prior to joining GW, Dr. Diemert worked for four years at the Malaria Vaccine Development Branch of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, where he was responsible for conducting clinical trials of novel malaria vaccines, both in the United States and in Mali, West Africa. Dr. Diemert earned his medical degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and completed residency and fellowship training at McGill University in Montreal. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Canada) with certification in the specialties of internal medicine, infectious diseases and medical microbiology. Additionally, he received training in clinical tropical medicine through the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Gorgas Course in Lima, Peru.
Bio courtesy of George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
