Peter J. Hotez, M.D.

Peter J. Hotez, M.D., associate professor of epidemiology and pediatrics (infectious diseases), was named visiting professor at the Peking Union Medical College in Beijing in February. In 1996 he was also named visiting professor at the Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Hotez, an expert on hookworm infection, is working to develop a vaccine against the parasite, which is prevalent in China.