The launch of phase 1 Ebola vaccine studies is a first step in developing a vaccine that could be licensed and used in the field to protect not only the front line health care workers but also those living in areas where Ebola virus exists.

When I was a child, there were not that many vaccines. I was vaccinated for polio. I actually got measles as a child. I got pertussis, whooping cough. I remember that very well.

The world is a place that is so interconnected that what happens in another part of the world will impact us.

I think, collectively, we should be paying more attention to what is going on around us in the world among people who dont have the advantages that we have.

Activism has been very productive in our society.

I enjoy very much communication. I think that scientists need to communicate.

I believe in striving for excellence. I sweat the big and small stuff! I do not apologize for this.