Michael T. Osterholm
American epidemiologist and professor
Michael T. Osterholm is an American epidemiologist who leads the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. He wrote Deadliest Enemy.
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American Born 1953 in Waukon, United States
About Michael T. Osterholm
Michael T. Osterholm was born on March 10, 1953, in Waukon, Iowa. He holds a Regents Professorship in the university's School of Public Health, and he also serves as director of its infectious disease research center. He studied biology and political science at Luther College. He then earned a master's and a doctorate in environmental health, plus a master's in public health in epidemiology, at the University of Minnesota. He belongs to the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine, and his honors include the Pumphandle Award and the Wade Hampton Frost Leadership Award. In November 2020, he was named to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board.