Integrating Equity into Emerging Infectious Disease Research

Dr. Kishana Taylor focuses on the integration of equity in infectious disease research, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Taylor emphasizes how the pandemic has highlighted existing social and structural inequalities that affect healthcare access and contribute to the spread of viruses. She shares insights from her NSF-funded research on the role of immune cells in SARS-CoV-2 infection. With a background in animal science, public health, and interdisciplinary biomedical science, she advocates for incorporating lessons from the current and past pandemics to address inequities in future health crises.