Rebecca Katz
Georgetown University
Rebecca Katz is a professor in Georgetown University Medical Center and the School of Foreign Service, and director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security. She is a participant in the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues faculty research group on global health, as well as a member of the Global Health Institute faculty committee.
International activities include:
- From 2004 to 2019 served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State, working on issues related to the Biological Weapons Convention, pandemic influenza, and disease surveillance.
- Received a major award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2007 to perform a comparative study of international law and public health preparedness.
- Author or co-author of more than 60 publications with work appearing in Lancet, BMJ Global Health, New England Journal of Medicine, Public Health Reports, and Journal of Global Health.
Participating in:
February 13, 2020
The Coronavirus Outbreak: A Challenge for Science and Policy Event
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since the start of 2020 has seized the attention of the global community. Scientists are grappling to understand the virus and its transmission mechanisms, and health policy officials in China and around the world…
COVID-19 Increasing Pressure on the Global Health System Feature
Opening the panel discussion, John Monahan, senior advisor for global health to Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia, recalled his time as the counselor to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the 2009…
Professor Rebecca Katz, Georgetown University | March 10, 2017
The Changing Paradigm of Global Health Response
We are at the cusp of a major shift in global health. With the introduction of new actors, drivers and frameworks, we anticipate shifts in approaches to global health assistance, cooperation and outcomes. The field of global health assistance is…
Center for Global Health Science and Security Georgetown Unit
Launched in 2016, the Center for Global Health Science and Security at the Georgetown University Medical Center conducts original, multidisciplinary research to help decision-makers worldwide build sustainable capacities to prevent, detect, and…
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Georgetown Unit
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is an academic department in the Medical Center offering master, Ph.D., and certificate programs concerned with the study of the immunological and biological properties of bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown Unit
The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service was founded in 1919 as the first school of international affairs in the United States. It offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in Washington, D.C., and through Georgetown's campus in…
Georgetown University Medical Center Georgetown Unit
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is an internationally recognized academic medical center focused on research, teaching, and patient care.
Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Georgetown Unit
Established in 1978, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy is a research and teaching institute in the School of Foreign Service that seeks to bridge theory and practice in exploring global problems and the changing landscape of diplomatic…
Main Campus Georgetown Unit
The Main Campus is the administrative center of Georgetown University and home to six of its schools: the College of Arts & Sciences, the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, the McDonough School of Business, the McCourt School of Public…
Science, Technology and International Affairs Program Georgetown Unit
The Science, Technology and International Affairs program aims to equip students with the tools needed to understand the complex problems at the intersection of scientific and technical issues and international affairs. The major combines work in the…
Saving Lives, Transforming Health Systems: PEPFAR’s Past, Present and Future Video
Since its inception in 2003, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has moved the HIV pandemic from tragedy toward triumph. PEPFAR has saved more than 20 million lives, prevented millions of HIV infections, and helped build…
Inoculating Cities: Case Studies of Urban Pandemic Preparedness Video
Cities and urban areas are uniquely vulnerable to large-scale infectious outbreaks due to their dense and highly mobile populations, status as global transit hubs, persistent socioeconomic inequalities, and other unique contextual factors. However…
Predict and Prevent: The Viral Emergence Research Initiative Video
Will we ever actually be able to predict and prevent the next pandemic? Forecasting viral emergence requires scientists to connect the basic building blocks of host-virus interactions with global processes like climate change and urbanization. Dr…
COVID-19 in Latin America: Putting Policy in Context Video
This event launched a series of research briefs at the intersection of COVID-19 policy and impact in Latin America. Undergraduate and graduate student researchers working at the Center for Global Health Science and Security as well as the Center for…
The Role of the Bioeconomy in Ending this Pandemic and Preventing the Next One Video
What happens when a new era of epidemic risk collides with the beginnings of a revolution in biology? With response to COVID-19, we are finding out. In this presentation Ryan Morhard of Ginkgo Bioworks will consider the ways that DNA synthesis…
The Coronavirus Outbreak: A Challenge for Science and Policy Video
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since the start of 2020 has seized the attention of the global community. Scientists are grappling to understand the virus and its transmission mechanisms, and health policy officials in China and around the world…
Global Health Diplomacy and Partnerships for Health Video
Societies today exist in a world of unprecedented mobility and interconnectivity. Yet, increasingly globalized travel and trade also confer significant public health risks at both the domestic and international levels through the potential…
Global Health Initiative 2019 Faculty Forum Part Two Video
The 2019 GHI Faculty Forum was an opportunity for members of the Georgetown community to come together from across campuses and schools to learn more about one another's work in global health and explore collaboration opportunities.
Rebecca Katz Discusses the Center for Global Health Science and Security Video
The 2019 GHI Faculty Forum was an opportunity for members of the Georgetown community to come together from across campuses and schools to learn more about one another's work in global health and explore collaboration opportunities.
10 Years and Counting Video
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working collaboratively with other U.S. government agencies, ministries of health, the World Health Organization, and other partners to strengthen core public health capacities to prevent…
Global Health Diplomacy and Security: The Role of Vaccines in Global Health Security Video
Long before global health security became a term of art, vaccines were protecting communities from infectious diseases and outbreaks, and their disruptive effects on health and society. Whenever there is an infectious disease outbreak the first…
