Gerald T. Keusch, MD
Emeritus Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Infectious Diseases

MD, Harvard Medical School
AB, Columbia College



Dr. Keusch is a Professor of Medicine and International Health at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health. He is an Associate Director of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory Institute at BU and Director of the Collaborative Core.

Faculty
Boston University
National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab


Assistant to the President
Boston University




NEIDL Inaugural Symposium - Welcome Trust
05/01/2016 - 04/30/2017 (PI)
Wellcome Trust


NEIDL Inaugural Symposium - Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
05/01/2016 - 04/30/2017 (PI)
Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC


NEIDL Inaugural Symposium - Takeda
04/25/2016 - 04/24/2017 (PI)
Takeda Vaccines, Inc.


September 2016 BU NEIDL Symposium
03/28/2016 - 12/31/2016 (PI)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation


Environmental Enteropathy Clinical Definition Working Group
12/05/2011 - 10/31/2013 (PI)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation


Teaching the Teacher to Teach (T5)
12/01/2007 - 11/30/2009 (PI)
Fidelity Foundation

Institutions for Closing the Knowledge-Action Gap in Global Health
02/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 (PI)
Burroughs Wellcome Fund

DBT/MIT/BU Planning Grant
09/01/2008 - 04/30/2009 (PI)
Fidelity Foundation

Global Health Research Collaborative Among the Major National Health Research Agencies
08/01/2004 - 07/31/2006 (PI)
Rockefeller Foundation, The

Global Health Research Collaborative Among the Major National Research Agencies
08/15/2004 - 05/01/2006 (PI)
Burroughs Wellcome Fund

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  1. Ko AI, Abdool Karim SS, Morel C, Swaminathan S, Daszak P, Keusch GT. Threatening the Future of Global Health - NIH Policy Changes on International Research Collaborations. N Engl J Med. 2023 Sep 07; 389(10):869-871. PMID: 37668223
     
  2. Keusch GT, Amuasi JH, Anderson DE, Daszak P, Eckerle I, Field H, Koopmans M, Lam SK, Das Neves CG, Peiris M, Perlman S, Wacharapluesadee S, Yadana S, Saif L. Pandemic origins and a One Health approach to preparedness and prevention: Solutions based on SARS-CoV-2 and other RNA viruses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Oct 18; 119(42):e2202871119. PMID: 36215506; PMCID: PMC9586299; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2202871119;
     
  3. Keusch GT, Lam SK, Mackenzie JS, Saif L, Turner M. An appeal for an objective, open, and transparent scientific debate about the origin of SARS-CoV-2 - Authors' reply. Lancet. 2021 10 16; 398(10309):1404-1405. PMID: 34543607; PMCID: PMC8448489; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02013-4;
     
  4. Lurie N, Keusch GT, Dzau VJ. Should global financing be the main priority for pandemic preparedness? - Authors' reply. Lancet. 2021 07 31; 398(10298):388-389. PMID: 34332679; PMCID: PMC9755536; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01382-9;
     
  5. Calisher CH, Carroll D, Colwell R, Corley RB, Daszak P, Drosten C, Enjuanes L, Farrar J, Field H, Golding J, Gorbalenya AE, Haagmans B, Hughes JM, Keusch GT, Lam SK, Lubroth J, Mackenzie JS, Madoff L, Mazet JK, Perlman SM, Poon L, Saif L, Subbarao K, Turner M. Science, not speculation, is essential to determine how SARS-CoV-2 reached humans. Lancet. 2021 07 17; 398(10296):209-211.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34237296; PMCID: PMC8257054; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01419-7;
     
  6. Lurie N, Keusch GT, Dzau VJ. Urgent lessons from COVID 19: why the world needs a standing, coordinated system and sustainable financing for global research and development. Lancet. 2021 03 27; 397(10280):1229-1236. PMID: 33711296; PMCID: PMC7993931; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00503-1;
     
  7. Daszak P, Keusch GT, Phelan AL, Johnson CK, Osterholm MT. Infectious Disease Threats: A Rebound To Resilience. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 02; 40(2):204-211. PMID: 33476187
     
  8. Morens DM, Breman JG, Calisher CH, Doherty PC, Hahn BH, Keusch GT, Kramer LD, LeDuc JW, Monath TP, Taubenberger JK. The Origin of COVID-19 and Why It Matters. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Sep; 103(3):955-959. PMID: 32700664; PMCID: PMC7470595; DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0849;
     
  9. Calisher C, Carroll D, Colwell R, Corley RB, Daszak P, Drosten C, Enjuanes L, Farrar J, Field H, Golding J, Gorbalenya A, Haagmans B, Hughes JM, Karesh WB, Keusch GT, Lam SK, Lubroth J, Mackenzie JS, Madoff L, Mazet J, Palese P, Perlman S, Poon L, Roizman B, Saif L, Subbarao K, Turner M. Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19. Lancet. 2020 03 07; 395(10226):e42-e43.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32087122; PMCID: PMC7159294; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30418-9;
     
  10. Ellenberg SS, Keusch GT, Babiker AG, Edwards KM, Lewis RJ, Lundgren JD, Wells CD, Wabwire-Mangen F, McAdam KPWJ. Reply to Jacob and Colebunders. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 08 31; 67(6):985-986. PMID: 29590323
     
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Bar chart showing 314 publications over 41 distinct years, with a maximum of 18 publications in 1992 and 1997

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Critics slam NIH for demands on bat grant targeted by Trump

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77 Nobel Laureates Ask US Administration to Reconsider Withdrawing Coronavirus Grant

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Finding Coronavirus' Patient Zero; And a Guilty Bat

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Finding coronavirus’ patient zero; and a guilty bat

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Efforts to Beat Back the Coronavirus Are Critical. They’re Also Making Clinical Trials Harder

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NIH’s Axing of Bat Coronavirus Grant a ‘Horrible Precedent’ and Might Break Rules, Critics Say

Science Magazine 4/30/2020

Why these scientists still doubt the coronavirus leaked from a Chinese lab

Vox 4/23/2020

Wuhan lab says there’s no way coronavirus originated there: Here’s the science

Fox News 4/21/2020

Wuhan Lab Says There's No Way Coronavirus Originated There. Here's the Science.

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Lead researcher at Wuhan virus lab warned that SARS-like coronavirus outbreaks linked to bats could happen in China almost a year before COVID-19 hit the city

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Inside the mysterious Wuhan virus lab: Rare pictures show scientists dressed like astronauts studying deadly pathogens in controversial institute

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Your Coronavirus Questions Answered

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Coronavirus did NOT come from a lab: Experts debunk myths that Chinese or American military engineered COVID-19 as a bio-weapon

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Coronavirus: 11 Psychological Reasons Why We Hoard Toilet Paper In a Crisis

Inverse 3/18/2020

The conspiracy theories about the origins of the coronavirus, debunked

Vox 3/4/2020

2013 Consortium of Universities for Global Health: Lifetime Achievement Award
2002 Infectious Diseases Society of America: Alexander Fleming (Bristol) Award
1997 Infectious Diseases Society of America: Maxwell Finland Lecture Award
1991 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: Health-Clark Award
1981 Infectious Diseases Society of America: Oswald Avery (Squibb) Award
1974-1979 National Institutes of Health: Research Career Development Award
1973-1976 Health Research Council of New York City: Career Scientist Award
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