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Nachega recognized among 10 leaders driving global health research and innovation in Africa
Jean B. Nachega, MD, PhD, MPH, associate professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health, has been recognized by the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership as one of 10 distinguished leaders highlighted in 2026 for their contributions to advancing global health research and innovation in Africa.
Fifty years after Ebola’s discovery, Pitt Public Health researcher says global preparedness gaps remain
Fifty years after Ebola was first identified, researchers say the world has made significant scientific progress, yet many of the same public health challenges continue to hinder outbreak response. “The current outbreak gave us an opportunity to look back at where we’ve been over the past 50 years and ask what lessons we’ve actually learned,” writes Jean B. Nachega, PhD, professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health, in the New England Journal of Medicine.
How Sharon Welburn found her passion for public health and teaching
Sharon Welburn (MPH, EPI ’13; PhD, EPI ’19) was first introduced to public health while working alongside epidemiologists in an injury center lab at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. “My team and I were conducting research on car crashes using driving simulators, and it allowed me to see firsthand how data and research can directly push policy,” said Welburn, now an assistant professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health.