researcher
American researcher with expertise in virology
David M. Morens is an American physician-scientist, medical historian and former Senior Advisor to the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). A career officer in the United States Public Health Service, he has investigated outbreaks from Ebola and Lassa fever to COVID-19 and publishes widely on viral pathogenesis and the history of pandemics. In August 2026, Morens pleaded guilty to conspiring to conceal federal records on the origins of COVID-19 from the public.
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