Brad Kern is a masters of public health student at the George Washington University School of Public health, concentrating in epidemiology.  His major research interests include outbreak surveillance and investigation, molecular epidemiology, and emerging infectious diseases.

Dr. Kern completed his PhD in microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied the emerging pediatric pathogen Kingella kingae.  He also holds a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology from Princeton University and is a former NIH fellow.