David Morens

David M. Morens
Born1947 (age 7778)
United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (A.B. 1969; M.D. 1973)
Known forResearch on emerging infectious diseases; historical epidemiology of influenza, dengue & Lassa fever
AwardsU.S. Public Health Service Meritorious & Outstanding Service Medals; DHHS Distinguished Service Award
Scientific career
FieldsVirology; Epidemiology; Infectious diseases
InstitutionsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (1976–1982)
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (1982–1998)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (1998–present)

David M. Morens is an American physician-scientist, medical historian and 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.