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| name = Kayla Laserson<br />
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| caption = Laserson in 2023<br />
| fields = Infectious disease epidemiology<br />
| workplaces = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]<br>[[Kenya Medical Research Institute]]<br>[[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]]<br />
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'''Kayla F. Laserson''' is an American epidemiologist serving as the director of the Global Health Center at the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) since July 2023. She was previously the deputy director for Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Delivery, India Office of the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]. Laserson served as a commander in the [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]] until 2007.<br />
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== Life ==<br />
Laserson earned a bachelor's degree from [[Harvard College]] and a Doctor of Science in infectious disease epidemiology from the [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Global Health Center (GHC) |url=https://www.cdc.gov/about/leadership/leaders/ghc.html |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |language=en-us}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> Her 1997 dissertation was titled, ''The dynamics of malaria infection and disease among the Venezuelan Yanomami Amerindians''.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Laserson |first=Kayla F. |title=The dynamics of malaria infection and disease among the Venezuelan Yanomami Amerindians |degree=Sc.D. |publisher=Harvard University |oclc=83156703}}</ref><br />
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Laserson worked in the CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE), where she started her career as an [[Epidemic Intelligence Service]] (EIS) officer in DTBE's International Research and Program Branch in 1997 and later became the branch's deputy branch chief.<ref name=":0" /> She worked in Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Lativia, and Vietnam.<ref name=":0" /> Laserson served as a commander in the [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]] until 2007.<ref name=":0" /> She was the director of the [[Kenya Medical Research Institute]]/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration in [[Kisumu]] from 2006 to 2013.<ref name=":0" /> As director, she managed a research platform in [[HIV]], [[malaria]], [[Tuberculosis|TB]], emerging infectious diseases, demographic surveillance, and programmatic service delivery of HIV care, treatment, and [[Prevention of HIV/AIDS|prevention]] programs.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Laserson was the CDC India Country Director and the CDC India Division of Global Health Protection program director for six years, based in [[Delhi]].<ref name=":0" /> In these roles, she oversaw CDC's platform in India, provided technical assistance to support India's developing role in global [[health security]], oversaw partnerships and collaborations with the government of India, and directed CDC's scientific strategy in India.<ref name=":0" /> She also served as the CDC resident advisor and helped build the India Epidemic Intelligence Service Program.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Laserson served as the deputy director for Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Delivery, India Office of the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] (BMGF) where she focused on programmatic support to the government of India and partners on TB, neglected tropical diseases, malaria, and vaccine delivery.<ref name=":0" /> She also led the BMGF's COVID-19 response in India from 2020 to 2022.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In July 2023, Laserson became director for the CDC Global Health Center (GHC) where she leads the agency's global efforts to protect and improve health through science, policy, partnership, and evidence-based public health action.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=People in global health news |url=https://www.fic.nih.gov:443/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2023/Pages/people-in-global-health-news.aspx |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=[[Fogarty International Center]] |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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