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

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

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

You help someone's health, and you prevent them from infecting others.

There has been treatment for hepatitis C, but the treatment has not been overwhelmingly effective, number 1. And number 2, it has had considerable toxicity.

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.