Flor M. Muñoz, MD, MSc, is an associate professor of pediatrics, infectious diseases, molecular virology, and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX. She is a physician-scientist with research activities focusing on the evaluation of vaccine safety and efficacy in special populations including pregnant women, children, and people with compromised immune systems, as well as the epidemiology and treatment of respiratory pathogens such as RSV, influenza, SARS-CoV2, and pertussis. She is a member of the NFID Board of Directors and chair of the institutional review board at Baylor College of Medicine.

Muñoz actively participates in various national and international committees and research networks including the ACOG Immunization Expert Group, the American Academy of Pediatricians Section of Infectious Diseases and Outbreaks subcommittee of the Committee of Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases Society of America liaison to the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Committee for Research of the European Society of Infectious Diseases, the CDC National Vaccine Surveillance Network, the Global Vaccine Data Network, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)- Safety Platform for Emergency vACcines (SPEAC)-Brighton Collaboration Special Populations work group. She contributes to projects supported by private and public organizations, including the World Health Organization to address infectious disease prevention to improve the health of women and children worldwide.