Dr. Julie E. Fischer leads the Stimson Center’s Global Health Security program, which explores transnational disease threats and the role of international health interventions in defense and diplomacy.
She previously worked on emergency medical preparedness and the consequences of biological, chemical and radiological exposures during military service on the staff of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. An expert in biosecurity, global health, and biological weapons, Dr. Fischer received her Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from Vanderbilt University.
