Dr. Anne W. Rimoin

Epidemiologist and “virus hunter” Dr. Anne Rimoin has been working on the front lines of emerging infectious diseases from COVID-19 in Los Angeles to the remote forests of Central Africa for two decades.  She is a Professor of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, the Director of the UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, and the Founding Director of the UCLA-DRC Health Research and Training Program. Her pioneering research has resulted in the identification of new viruses and a better understanding of emerging diseases including ebolavirus and monkeypox. Dr. Rimoin has been a strong advocate for capacity building in low resource settings and conducting disease surveillance in complex emergencies; she is currently leading several COVID-19 studies including research on asymptomatic infection and immunity, occupational exposures, and vaccine hesitancy in health workers, first responders, and other essential worker populations.

Dr. Rimoin has published more than 80 research articles and book chapters. Her work and expertise is regularly featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, WIRED, Discover, Scientific American, Popular Science, Forbes, National Geographic, Nature and Science. She has been a leading voice on the COVID-19 pandemic on national and international media including frequent appearances on BBC World News, CNN, CNN International, MSNBC, and Fox Business News. She is currently advising a wide array of businesses and Hollywood productions on how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Rimoin earned her BA at Middlebury College, MPH at UCLA, and Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She started her career in public health as a Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa and worked with national and international organizations including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the CDC on disease prevention and control in a variety of settings from small villages to major metropolitan cities globally. She is an Associate Editor of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Journal, a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America, and was recently inducted as a Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.