Maria Bottazzi

 

Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD is the Deputy Director for the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Product Development Partnership (PDP) and it laboratories the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development. She is also the Associate Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Bottazzi is an internationally-recognized scientist with more than 15 years of experience in translational research and vaccine development for neglected tropical diseases. In addition, her major interest is in the role of vaccines as control tools integrated into international public health programs and initiatives.