Sumegha is Postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Global Health Science and Security. She is a physician, health administrator, and a health policy and systems researcher. She works at the intersections of health policy, global health governance, health security, influence of development aid on national health policies, gender, and mainstreaming of alternative systems of medicine in public health. Sumegha is a Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellow (SYLFF) and a DAAD scholar. She is an advocate for decolonizing global health and building Health policy and system research (HPSR) capacities in LMICs.

Lauren Miller is a Junior Scientist at the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University.

Lauren has extensive field research and work experience in rural settings, humanitarian crises, and public health emergencies. Her research interests include One Health approaches to emerging infectious diseases, particularly zoonoses, and health system strengthening efforts for destabilized and conflict-prone regions. She has worked with US and international government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions and local communities on initiatives to build diagnostic, surveillance and response strategies and implement effective prevention and control measures to high consequence pathogens and priority disease threats.

Lauren received a Master of Science degree in Global Health and Development from University College London and a Bachelor of Science degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from King University.

Ming Ong is a Junior Scientist at the Center for Global Health Science & Security. His research interests bridge global health and health security - focusing on applying poor data environments to inform the policy process and matching policy design with implementation, typically in the context of innovation & access to medicines (and other health technologies).

Prior to joining the Center, Ming worked as a consultant with the World Health Organization focusing on innovation & access to medicines and in the establishment of the WHO Global Observatory on Health R&D. Ming has served as an analyst with Policy Cures Research, a global health think tank focusing on the analysis of the landscape of medical research & biomedical innovation for historically neglected and underfunded health issues. Most recently, Ming served as a health systems advisor in the Republic of Palau, working to strengthen the national health system architecture under a coherent and unified eHealth ecosystem. During his time in Palau, Ming supported public health policy decision-making during Palau's COVID-19 outbreak and the country’s broader public health response.

Ming holds a Master of International Public Health and a Master of Health Security, both from the University of Sydney; and a Bachelor of Philosophy from American University.

Emilie Ryan-Castillo is Senior Research Associate at the Center for Global Health Science and Security. She received a B.S. in Public Health from American University. Emilie currently works on several projects including the Guinea Acute Febrile Illness project and the biorisk management in Central Africa project. Before Georgetown University, she worked at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine where she supported research on seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccine development and global health security projects. Additionally, she served as a Rural Community Health Volunteer in Peace Corps Benin where she conducted health education initiatives on the prevention of malaria, malnutrition, and other diseases.

Jean DeMarco is a Senior Scientist at the Center for Global Health Science and Security. She brings over a decade of international scientific research experience to manage zoonotic and emerging infectious disease research initiatives in West Africa. Using human and animal sampling and a mixed-methods research approach, she studies disease exposure and transmission risk to anticipate disease outbreaks and prevent new pandemics. A trained molecular biologist with a passion for global health equity, Jean seeks to build laboratory capacity and scientific leadership through partnerships with in-country researchers.

Isaac is PhD candidate in Global Infectious Disease Program at Georgetown University; Fulbright Alumnus; and MBA (Health Care) Student, with strong interest in Global Health Security and Public Health Emergencies, Antimicrobial Resistance, Laboratory Capacity Building, International Health Regulations, and Biorisk Management. Isaac has previously worked with several organizations in both academic, humanitarian, and international assistance settings. As part of his PhD, Isaac is working on uncovering the Infectious causes of acute febrile illnesses in Guinea. He is also working on characterizing the co-infection of malaria and typhoid fever in Pakistan. He welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with the research team on topics of mutual interest.

Torre Lavelle is a PhD student in Colin Carlson’s lab at Georgetown University, and is interested in the impact of anthropogenic environmental changes on disease dynamics. Her work is focused on identifying the drivers of disease emergence and providing guidance on zoonotic disease and biodiversity loss policy work. Torre previously worked at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy as Special Assistant and interim Chief of Staff to the Director, and was a founding team member of the Columbia Climate School. She holds a BS in Ecology from the University of Georgia and MSc from the University of Oxford.

Sara Medina is a second year undergraduate student in the School of Health at Georgetown University. With the Standley Lab, she has been working on a project exploring risk factors for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Guinea as part of the Guinea Acute Febrile Illness project. Sara is also a research assistant in the Department of Human Science and works as a patient care technician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is interested in the effect of factors like political instability and ecological changes on infectious disease and understanding these effects at the basic science, clinical, and public health levels.

Marvellous John is a Graduate Student Research Assistant with the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences at Georgetown University. In her role, Marvellous supports studies evaluating the implementation of disease outbreak prevention assessment programs. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. Olaf College. Guided by a commitment to global health, her previous research has examined how implementation science can advance health equity, improve quality of life, and drive quality improvement initiatives.

Francesca is a master’s student at Georgetown studying Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases and a Graduate Student Research Assistant with the Center for Global Health Science and Security. She has a research background in vaccine development, parasitology, virology, and epidemiology and received a B.S. in Microbiology and Immunology with a minor in Health Geography from McGill University. Francesca is interested in mechanisms of viral spillover and pathogenesis, One Health, and health security.

Majoring in International Politics at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service with a concentration in International Law, Emily has always been passionate about the role of institutions in peace building and mitigating climate-induced environmental insecurity. Emily worked as a research assistant for two Georgetown professors and is the recipient of 4 Georgetown fellowship grants. Additionally, she received institutional endorsement for the Rhodes Scholarship.

Beyond the classroom, She has been the Executive Editor of Bossier, an on-campus feminist literary publication, and Chair of the International Relations Club, a hub for student discourse on IR issues. Additionally, she is minoring in Women and Gender Studies and has a Certificate in Diplomatic Studies.

Roujia Lin is a former Student Research Assistant at the Georgetown Center for Global Health Science & Security, where she supported studies evaluating how governments made decisions and engaged civil society and academia during the COVID-19 pandemic. She holds a Master’s degree in International Development Policy from Georgetown University and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from South China Agricultural University. She has also worked as a Research Assistant and Policy Intern at Innovations for Poverty Action, and served as a Teaching Assistant at Georgetown University.

Dr. Erin M. Sorrell is an Associate Professor at the Center for Health Security at John Hopkins University. Prior to that she was a member of the Center for Global Health Science and Security, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Georgetown University, and the Director of the Elizabeth R. Griffin Program at the Center for Global Health Science & Security. Dr. Sorrell was also the Director of and teaches in the Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases M.Sc. Program at Georgetown University. Dr. Sorrell works with partners across the U.S. government, international organizations, and ministries around the world to identify elements required to support health systems strengthening and laboratory capacity building for disease detection, reporting, risk assessment, and response. She is also interested in operational and implementation research questions related to sustainable health systems strengthening, with an emphasis on the prevention, management, and control of infectious diseases in humanitarian situations, and particularly countries and regions affected by conflict.

Previously Dr. Sorrell was with the research team as a Senior Research Scientist at The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Prior to joining the team Erin was a senior analyst in the Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction’s Biosecurity Engagement Program at the Department of State where she also worked as an American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science and Technology Policy Fellow. Dr. Sorrell worked on foreign assistance activities in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa. Erin was a postdoctoral fellow both at Erasmus Medical Center, the Netherlands and the University of Maryland. Her research focused on the molecular mechanisms of interspecies transmission, primarily focusing on avian to human transmission of H7, H9 and H5 influenza A viruses. Dr. Sorrell received her undergraduate degree in animal science from Cornell University and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in animal science and molecular virology from the University of Maryland.

Dr. Alpha Barry is a highly-experienced Guinean health professional with an extensive background managing public health programs and community health interventions. Dr. Barry has held numerous positions on USAID-funded projects that have worked to improve the access to and quality of health services.

He is skilled in RH/FP and HIV/AIDS interventions, maternal and child health, immunization programs, monitoring and evaluation, the use of mass media for behavior change, and community mobilization. Dr. Barry received his medical degree from the University of Conakry, his M.P.H. from the University of Oklahoma, and his Doctorate in Public Health from the University of Montreal. He is fluent in both French and English.

Stefano is a Research Associate at the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow. His research focuses on wildlife disease surveillance and pathogen transmission dynamics at the human-wildlife interface. Stefano enjoys applying his interdisciplinary skillset in fieldwork sampling, pathology case evaluation, parasitology, molecular epidemiology, and phylogenetics. His current role focuses on the aetiology of unspecific acute febrile illness and potential zoonotic transmission links in Guinea.

Charlotte is the Everitt Butterfield Research Fellow in Emerging Infectious Diseases at Downing College, University of Cambridge, and a member of the Disease Dynamics Unit in the Department of Veterinary Medicine. She is an applied infectious diseases epidemiologist with both academic and field epidemiology training. Her research focusses on emerging and high-consequence infectious diseases, covering aspects such as risk factor identification, development of novel surveillance systems and outbreak response mechanisms.

Ellen serves as Assistant Professor (Research Track) with the Center for Global Health Science and Security, with a primary faculty appointment with the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. She is also the director of the Global Infectious Disease MS program at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Ellen is a veterinarian specializing in the epidemiology of zoonotic pathogens and emerging infectious disease, and has worked extensively on biodefense policy with a focus on policy opportunities to prevent high-consequence outbreaks.

Katherine is an Assistant Professor (Research Track) in the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI), where she leads the Epidemiology and Data Science portfolio, with a faculty appointment in the Department of Medicine. She is an infectious disease epidemiologist with additional interests in the application of implementation science and spatial statistics to improve global health equity. Her research focuses on the integration of health programs and systems to improve efficiencies and provide patient-centered public health services, with an emphasis on building in-country research capacity.

Alanna is a Senior Analyst at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and Research Associate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. With an emphasis on One Health, Alanna’s primary research interests include global health security, biosafety and biosecurity, health systems strengthening, and biological threat reduction.

Prior to joining the Center, Alanna worked as a senior research coordinator at Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Science and Security, providing technical and project management support to various global health security-related projects in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Africa. Her work facilitated multisectoral collaboration among ministerial stakeholders.

Alanna holds a Master of Science in biohazardous threat agents and emerging infectious diseases from Georgetown University and a Master of Public Health in epidemiology from the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University. A native of Ottawa, Canada, Alanna received an Honours Bachelor of Science in biomedical science from the University of Ottawa.