NFID Vice President Ruth Lynfield, MD, is an adjunct professor in medicine and in epidemiology at the University of Minnesota. A pediatric infectious diseases physician and public health leader, she has conducted research on emerging infectious diseases, investigated outbreaks of infectious diseases, and helped develop public health policy on the prevention and control of infectious diseases. She serves on the Executive Steering Committee of the Measles Collaborative, an NFID-led initiative that aims to strengthen measles prevention, response, and education nationwide. In the past, she has served on the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, the Food and Drug Administration Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, and chaired the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Board of Scientific Counselors for the Office of Infectious Diseases. Lynfield previously served as president of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and works at the Minnesota Department of Health. She serves on the NFID Board in her individual capacity.