Regina Rabinovich
Title
Director, Infectious Diseases
Organization
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Regina Rabinovich, director of Global Health Infectious Diseases at the foundation, oversees the development and implementation of strategies for the prevention, treatment, and control of diseases of particular relevance to global health, including malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, and neglected diseases.
Prior to joining the foundation, Rabinovich served in various positions at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), focusing on the development and evaluation of vaccines. She joined NIAID’s Epidemiology Training Program as a fellow in 1988. She participated in the Children's Vaccine Initiative, a global effort to prevent infectious diseases in children in the developing world, and served as liaison to the National Vaccine Program Office, focusing on vaccine safety and vaccine research. As chief of the Clinical and Regulatory Affairs Branch of the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, she managed the evaluation of candidate vaccines through a network of U.S. clinical research units.
In 1999, Rabinovich became director of the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, a project funded by the foundation to advance efforts to develop promising malaria vaccine candidates. She joined the foundation in 2003. She serves on the boards of several organizations focused on global health and infectious diseases, including the NIAID Council and NIH Council on Councils; MMV; PATH Vaccine Solutions; and AERAS.
Rabinovich received her medical degree from Southern Illinois University and her Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina.