What is Michael Osterholm?
'''Michael Thomas Osterholm''' (born March 10, 1953) is an [[Americans|American]] [[public health]] scientist. He is a [[biosecurity]] and [[infectious disease]] expert. He is the director of the [[Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy]] (CIDRAP) at the [[University of Minnesota]]. Osterholm and [[Mark Olshaker]] wrote the book ''[[Deadliest Enemy|Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs]]'' (2017). In March 2020, he appeared on ''[[Joe Rogan|The Joe Rogan Experience]]'' to talk about the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.menshealth.com/health/a31472050/coronavirus-expert-michael-osterholm-joe-rogan-tips/|title=Coronavirus Expert Michael Osterholm Gave Joe Rogan a Simple Overview of How to Stay Safe|author=Ellis, Philip|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=March 17, 2020|website=Men's Health}}</ref> On November 9, 2020, he was named a member of [[President-elect of the United States|president-elect]] [[Joe Biden]]'s [[COVID-19 Advisory Board]]. Osterholm was born in [[Waukon, Iowa]]. He has two children. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ CIDRAP] {{DEFAULTSORT:Osterholm, Michael}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American physicians]] [[Category:Scientists from Iowa]] [[Category:Writers from Iowa]] {{US-bio-stub}}