One of the by-products of being a perfectionist and constantly trying to improve myself are sobering feelings of low-grade anxiety and a nagging sense of inadequacy This anxiety keeps me humble.

The worst potential bio-terrorist is nature itself.

There cannot be any impediment to science that will ultimately be good to the general public.

Today we know the best way to prevent the spread of Ebola infection is through public health measures.

We feel confident that there won't be an outbreak.

Science is telling us that we can do phenomenal things if we put our minds and our resources to it.

Previous efforts to eradicate malaria failed for several reasons, including political instability and technical challenges in delivering resources, especially in certain countries in Africa.