Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Professor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Octavio Ramilo is the Henry G. Cramblett Chair in Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He obtained his medical degree from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. Dr. Ramilo completed his pediatric residency at the Hospital “12 de Octubre” in Madrid and a subsequent Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
He has been involved in translational and clinical research related to the role of the host immune response in pathogenesis of infectious diseases for over 25 years. His current research is focused on pathogenesis and treatment of respiratory infections, especially RSV, and the application of genomics and system analysis approaches for improving diagnosis and understanding of host responses to infectious agents and vaccines.
Disclosure: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Janssen (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member, Grant/Research Support; Medimmune (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Merck (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member; NIH/NIAID (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Pfizer (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member, Consultant; Sanofi/Medimmune (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member, Consultant
Thursday, October 22, 2020
11:00am – 12:15pm EDT
