Peter Daszak | |
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Nationality | British |
Education | Bangor University (B.Sc.) University of East London (Ph.D.) |
Occupation | Zoologist |
Employer(s) | Kingston University University of Georgia Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Columbia University |
Peter Daszak is a British zoologist, consultant and public expert on disease ecology, in particular on zoonosis. He is the president of EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit non-governmental organization that supports various programs on global health and pandemic prevention.[1][2] He is also a member of the Center for Infection and Immunity at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.[2][3] He lives in Suffern, New York.[4]
Daszak was involved in investigations into the initial outbreak which eventually developed into the COVID-19 pandemic[5] and became a member of the World Health Organization team sent to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.