Fireside Chat with Dr. Michael Osterholm
Wed, Nov 5 · 4 PM
Institute for Energy Efficiency, Henley Hall 1010, UCSBSanta Barbara
Fireside Chat with Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH
Conversation Moderated by Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons, MD
Wed, Nov 5 / 4:00 PM / Henley Hall 1010
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A nationally recognized expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Osterholm co-founded the Vaccine Integrity Project in 2025 and is the author of THE BIG ONE: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics as well as two New York Times bestsellers, Living Terrors and Deadliest Enemy.
THE BIG ONE paints a grim portrait of what we stand to face, with historical data on past pandemics, clear-eyed evaluations into how society both succeeded and failed, along with hypothetical illustrations of the impact in stark detail. Ultimately, the book succeeds in purposefully offering a warning call to humanity that our exposure to viruses should be taken as seriously as the threat of enemy invaders or thermonuclear war — seriously, authoritatively, and with our collective interests in full view.
Dr. Osterholm has advised U.S. and international leaders on pandemic preparedness, serving on President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 transition advisory board, as a U.S. Department of State Science Envoy for Health Security, and on the HHS National Science Advisory Board on Biosecurity.