Kizzmekia Corbett

Kizzmekia Corbett
Born
Kizzmekia Shanta Corbett

(1986-01-26) January 26, 1986 (age 38)
Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County (BS)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MS, PhD)
Known forCOVID-19 vaccine
Scientific career
FieldsImmunology
Microbiology
InstitutionsHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Radcliffe Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Thesis"Characterization of Human Antibody Responses to Dengue Virus Infections in a Sri Lankan Pediatric Cohort" (2014)

Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Shanta Corbett (born January 26, 1986)[1] is an American viral immunologist. She is an Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Shutzer Assistant Professor at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute since June 2021.[2]

She joined Harvard following six years at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIAID NIH) based in Bethesda, Maryland.[3][4] She earned a PhD in microbiology and immunology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) in 2014.[5]

Appointed to the VRC in 2014, Corbett was a postdoctoral scientist of the VRC's COVID-19 Team,[6] with research efforts aimed at COVID-19 vaccines.[7][8] In February 2021, Corbett was highlighted in the Time's "Time100 Next" list[9] under the category of Innovators, with a profile written by Anthony Fauci.[10]

  1. ^ "Corbett continues quest for dengue fever vaccine". UNC Health Talk. February 14, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Rura, Nicole (May 11, 2021). "Leading coronavirus scientist, Kizzmekia S. Corbett, to join Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to continue vaccine development research". Harvard School of Public Health News. Retrieved June 28, 2021. Her first day will be June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Givens, Dana; Blanco, Lydia; Corbett, Kizzmekia (March 26, 2020). "Meet The Black Woman Taking the Lead to Develop a Vaccine For COVID-19". Black Enterprise. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Ross, Janell (April 12, 2020). "Scientist Kizzmekia Corbett leads the way on COVID-19 vaccine trials with dedication and humor". NBC News. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020.
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  6. ^ "Former M&I Graduate Student, Kizzmekia Corbett, Developing a Vaccine against the Coronavirus". Department of Microbiology and Immunology. January 30, 2020. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Sheikh, Knvul; Thomas, Katie (January 28, 2020). "Researchers Are Racing to Make a Coronavirus Vaccine. Will It Help?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Stein, Rob; King, Noel; Corbett, Kizzmekia (February 21, 2020). "NIH Lab Races To Create Coronavirus Vaccine In Record Time". Morning Edition. NPR. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "How We Chose the 2021 TIME100 Next". Time. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 TIME100 Next: Kizzmekia Corbett". Time. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.