Sumiko Mekaru, DVM, PhD and VP Research & Innovation

Dr. Sumiko Mekaru is the Vice President of Research and Innovation at PHC Global. Dr. Mekaru is an epidemiologist operating at the intersection of traditional epidemiology and technology and leading cross-disciplinary teams to solve challenges in public health. Prior to joining PHC Global, Dr. Mekaru was a Life Sciences Strategy, Policy, and Operations Expert at Booz Allen Hamilton where she recently led the development of COVID-19 forecasting models for disease transmission, resource utilization, and critical events for the Department of Defense. Dr. Mekaru has also led health technology teams at Epidemico and Boston Children’s Hospital, creating innovative health surveillance tools. She has published extensively on infectious disease outbreak monitoring, modeling, and surveillance. Dr. Mekaru holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Tufts University and a PhD in epidemiology from Boston University.

Sumiko Mekaru, DVM, PhD and VP Research & Innovation

Does Milk Hold the Answer to H5N1 Surveillance?

H5N1 / By Sumiko Mekaru, DVM, PhD and VP Research & Innovation

The emergence of avian influenza H5N1 2.3.4.4b in dairy cattle is potentially a waypoint on the viral evolutionary journey to a business-disrupting mutation (see earlier blog). Dairy farmers’ reluctance to […]

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To Prepare Against the Worst, CSOs Need High-Impact H5N1 Scenarios

H5N1, Global Threat / By Sumiko Mekaru, DVM, PhD and VP Research & Innovation

What is the Milk Warning Us About? H5N1 in dairy cattle is a wake-up call to CSOs. COVID may feel over, but new disruptive biosecurity threats are constantly emerging. Last

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If the grocery store milk is safe, why are experts worried about H5N1?

Pandemic, H5N1 / By Sumiko Mekaru, DVM, PhD and VP Research & Innovation

Before COVID-19, when pandemic experts imagined the next great threat, we always started with a novel influenza virus. Other diseases have also caused pandemics, but influenza is a constantly evolving

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Sumiko Mekaru, DVM, PhD and VP Research & Innovation

Does Milk Hold the Answer to H5N1 Surveillance?

To Prepare Against the Worst, CSOs Need High-Impact H5N1 Scenarios

If the grocery store milk is safe, why are experts worried about H5N1?

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