Marc Lipsitch

Michael and Barbara Berberian Professor, Professor of Biology and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Bio

Marc Lipsitch started his appointments at Stanford on January 1, 2026. From 1999-2025 he was a faculty member at Harvard TH Chan Schooll of Public Health, where he was Professor of Epidemiology (20062025) and founding Director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics (2009-2025).

Academic Appointments

Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
Professor, Biology
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Member, Bio-X

Honors & Awards

Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (2014)
Member, National Academy of Medicine (2020)

Professional Education

Postdoc, Emory University, CDC, Biology (1999)
DPhil, University of Oxford, Zoology (1995)
BA, Yale University, Philosophy (1991)

Stanford Advisees

Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
Johannes Ponge, Qi Zhan

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