The importance of epidemiology – an interview with Rebecca Prevots

After hearing Rebecca Prevots speak at the second state-of-the-art symposium on nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) infections in April, we at Infectious Diseases Hub took the opportunity to ask more about her work on NTMs and her broader research interests in epidemiology. Rebecca joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID; MD USA) in 2003, focusing on studies related to the epidemiology of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria, before becoming chief of the newly created Epidemiology Unit in the Division of Intramural Research in 2007. Currently the Unit is involved in a range of infectious disease research, including studies of nontuberculous...