Emmanuel Walter

Dr. Emmanuel Walter is a Professor of Pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine, the Chief Medical Officer of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) and the Director of the Duke Vaccine and Trials Unit. Dr. Walter provides strategic and operational leadership for clinical research conducted at the DHVI. In addition, he provides oversight of regulatory compliance for DHVI clinical research activities. Dr. Walter has dedicated his career to advancing research and clinical practice in vaccinology, infectious diseases and child health. He currently serves as the principal investigator for the Duke Clinical Core of the Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovations Centers funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Dr. Walter is the Duke Co-Principal Investigator for the NIAID Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit, which conducts clinical trials of vaccines and treatments for infectious diseases. He is also the Duke Principal Investigator for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment Project, which conducts studies to identify risk factors and preventive strategies for adverse events following immunization, particularly in special populations. Dr. Walter received his MPH from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, MD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and BS from the University of Notre Dame.