Michael Osterholm

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Appointment

Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Director, Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance

Expert Areas

Infectious disease, Public Health, Health policy, Food safety, Biosecurity

Research Focus

Michael Osterholm is an internationally recognized expert on infectious disease epidemiology, including global threats to public health. Specifically, he tackles issues like bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, and food-borne disease. He also develops new approaches to public health disease surveillance and outbreak response. Osterholm's work has resulted in public health policies and practices that improve lives around the globe.

Sources of Funding

National Institutes of Health

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Planning for the next pandemic

Preparation is key for minimizing impact of pandemic diseases such as influenza.
Tracking H1N1

Studying those with the virus will help policymakers prepare and respond to the outbreak as it evolves.
University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Through education, research, and community outreach, the School of Public Health focuses on improving the health of populations.
Osterholm earns national recognition

Infectious disease and bioterrorism expert Michael Osterholm was elected to the Council on Foreign Relations.