Series conversations with a genius and humble leader

Dr. Paul Offit is a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases and an expert on vaccines, immunology, and virology. He is the co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine, credited with saving hundreds of lives daily. Offit is the Maurice R. Hilleman professor of vaccinology, professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and director of The Vaccine Education Center at  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Offit is currently a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) working group on vaccines.