Edward Mc Sweegan
Program Officer, NIH
Crofton, MD
Professional summary
Edward McSweegan, Ph.D., is a program officer at NIAID. He graduated from Boston College in 1978 (B.S.) and has degrees in microbiology from the University of New Hampshire (M.S.) and the University of Rhode Island (Ph.D.). He was a National Research Council Associate from 1984 to 1986 and did postdoctoral research at the Naval Medical Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. McSweegan served as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Diplomacy Fellow in the U.S. State Department from 1986 to 1988. After moving to the NIH, he continued to work on international health and science projects in Egypt, Israel, India, and Russia. Currently, he manages NIAID’s bilateral program with India, the Indo–U.S. Vaccine Action Program, and represents NIAID in the DHHS Biotechnology Engagement Program (BTEP) with Russia and related countries. He is a member of AAAS, ASM and IOM’s Forum on Microbial Threats.
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Education
Universities
University of Rhode Island
Ph.D., Microbiology
University of New Hampshire
M.S., Microbiology
Boston College
B.S., Biology
Postgraduate Training
U.S. State Department
Naval Medical Research Institute
Licenses/Certifications
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Epidemiology in Action
Honors and Awards
Grand Prize, Fiction
“Visions of the Future” Essay Winner
U.S.-Egypt Cooperative Health Program Recognition of Contribution
Director’s Award
Tribute of Appreciation
Science, Engineering, and Diplomacy Fellow
Outstanding Research Associate
Publications
Articles
"Lyme disease and the politics of public advocacy."
"Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha treatment for Lyme borreliosis."
"A critical appraisal of "chronic Lyme disease"."
"The Lyme vaccine: a cautionary tale."
"Review of John Kelly’s The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time"
"Review of Vincent J. Cirillo’s Bullets and Bacilli: the Spanish-American War and Military Medicine"
"Anthrax and the etiology of the English sweating sickness."
Disclosure or Conflict of Interest
Edward Mc Sweegan has nothing to disclose
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