**Dr. Nahid Bhadelia ** is an infectious diseases physician and the medical director of Special Pathogens Unit at Boston University School of Medicine. She oversees the medical response program for Boston University’s maximum containment biosafety level 4 program at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories. She serves on national and interagency groups focused on medical countermeasures, the intersection between public health preparedness, research and clinical care for emerging pathogens. Her research focuses on identification of safe and effective clinical interventions and infection control measures related to viral hemorrhagic fevers. Dr. Bhadelia is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Human Security at the Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where she teaches a course on human security and emerging infectious diseases.

**Dr. Jennifer Lo** was appointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh as the Boston Public Health Commission’s new medical director in 2018. She previously served as medical director at the Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center, where she implemented behavioral health, family planning, and physician training programs. Prior to that role she served as family team medical director at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Programs, where she led a multidisciplinary team to increase access to health care for homeless families and children in Boston. Lo is also an instructor of family medicine at Boston University’s School of Medicine.

**Dr. Larry Madoff** is the medical director of the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. He is an infectious disease specialist in Massachusetts and is affiliated with multiple hospitals, including Brigham and Women's Hospital and UMass Memorial Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.