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This profile is part of a series to highlight the researchers who will be honored at a ceremony on March 9 for UNMC’s Scientist Laureate, Research Leadership, Distinguished Scientist, New Investigator and Community Service to Research Award recipients.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Distinguished scientist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Distinguished Scientist Award \u2014 which is sponsored by the chancellor \u2014 recognizes researchers who have been among the most productive scientists at UNMC during the past five years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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  • Name: <\/strong>David Brett-Major, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Title:<\/strong> Professor, UNMC Department of Epidemiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Joined UNMC:<\/strong> December 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Hometown:<\/strong> Davie, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Please describe your research focus in three words or less: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Pathogen agnostic risk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why is research important in the world today? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Asking questions and striving to answer them helps us to continually achieve better patient- and community-centered outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My research will make a difference because: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Always chasing the next pathogen is like 4-year-olds playing soccer. Ultimately, we need the efficiency, sustainability and power of risk-management solutions that matter regardless of the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The best advice I\u2019ve ever received is: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I have relied upon a lot of advice over the years. I have not received a best bit; they each mattered in their time and space. However, it is near my late father-in-law\u2019s birthday. He used to say, \u201cIt is too late to duck when you already have been shot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Three things you may not know about me are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • I expect you to do as I say and not as I do.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The longer that I take to cook something, the worse it is. This happens to be a family trait.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • My work has not always been in health. But, like everyone else, health as a theme has always impacted my work. Consequently, thinking clearly and rigorously about those impacts and making well-informed choices is something that I believe that all of us can do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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