Senior Investigator, Epidemiology and Population Studies Section
Education:
Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Michigan
Languages Spoken: French, Portuguese, Spanish
Biography
Dr. Prevots joined NIAID in 2003 to build an epidemiology research group and enhance epidemiologic capacity within NIAID. In 2007, she became head of the newly created Epidemiology and Population Studies Unit (EPSU) within the intramural program at NIAID and has led fundamental studies to establish the burden of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in the United States and to identify clinical and environmental risk factors for disease susceptibility and progression. The EPSU has also played a key role in pandemic research response, particularly with respect to SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Prevots became a senior investigator in 2024. Her public health research career began at the New York City Department of Health in 1985, working as a public health advisor in the AIDS surveillance and epidemiology unit. From there, she went to the University of Michigan, where she earned her M.P.H. in 1988 and her Ph.D. in epidemiology in 1991. Upon completing her Ph.D., she joined the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2024, Dr. Prevots became a tenured Senior Investigator and Chief of the Epidemiology and Population Studies Section (EPSS). The vision of EPSS is to enhance epidemiologic capacity within the Division of Intramural Research, and the group has had numerous collaborations on a broad range of infectious diseases.