Nicole E. Basta, PhD, MPhil

Nicole E. Basta, PhD, MPhil is an internationally recognized expert in vaccinology who has specialized for more than two decades in research to evaluate the impact of vaccines and vaccination programs. Throughout her career, Dr. Basta has designed and implemented dozens of rigorous and trustworthy studies to inform disease prevention and control strategies for a broad range of vaccine-presentative diseases both in the US and globally. Her work has led to improvements in vaccination program implementation and advancements in our understanding of vaccine effectiveness and safety. Dr. Basta is currently a Professor of Epidemiology and Canada Research Chair in Infectious Disease Prevention at McGill University and Respiratory Diseases Scientific Lead for the Vaccine Integrity Project. She earned her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Washington, an MPhil in Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge where she trained as a Gates Cambridge Scholar, and her undergraduate degree in Ecology and evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. In recognition of her contributions to the field, she was awarded the 2024 Rising Star Award by the Sabin Vaccine Institute.

Dana M. Meaney-Delman, MD, MPH, FACOG

Dr. Meaney-Delman is a board-certified ob-gyn, professor at Emory University, and nationally recognized leader in maternal immunization and public health. She has championed vaccine implementation in prenatal and high-risk clinics, advanced research on infections in pregnancy, and helped develop educational resources that support vaccine confidence and access. Through her clinical, research, and public health work, she has helped improve vaccination efforts and health outcomes for women, mothers, infants, and families.

James D. Campbell, MD, MS

James Campbell, MD, MS received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and his Masters in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. After residency at the National Naval Medical Center, he first practiced general Pediatrics on Guam and in Maryland before completing his fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Maryland. He has been a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and its Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health since 2001. From 2007 to 2012, he lived in Uganda where he worked for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Campbell currently combines clinical care, research, and teaching at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Golisano Children’s Hospital. He is involved in a portfolio of research endeavors, including testing vaccines for influenza, anthrax, mpox, meningococcus, CMV, RSV, pneumococcus, and SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Campbell was also Interim Director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD), is Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Pediatrics, Senior Vice Chair of the UMB IRB, Director of the UMB Clinical Research Training and Mentoring Program, Vice Chair and Co-Investigator of the IDCRC Leadership Group (LG) which oversees the NIH-funded national Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) program, and Chair of the Committee on Infectious Diseases (COID or “Red Book Committee”) for the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Sarah C. Nosal, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Nosal is President of the board of directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Nosal is also Vice President for Innovation & Optimization and Chief Medical Information Officer at The Institute for Family Health, a federally qualified health center network with 27+ Mid-Hudson, Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn locations. In her nearly two decades of clinical practice in the South Bronx, Dr. Nosal has consistently achieved top quality performance metrics in her organization. As CMIO, she secured financial support for IT infrastructure and helped her institution become a regional leader in data sharing and ensuring equitable information access, while nationally providing vision and feedback to guide primary care focused EHR development. As physician lead, Dr. Nosal was instrumental in shaping the Institute’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, transition to a new normal, and the rolling out of comprehensive telehealth services and vaccination sites. Dr. Nosal is assistant professor in the Mount Sinai Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, where she focuses on care of marginalized communities and the uninsured and continues as medical director of New York State's first student-run free clinic. A member of the AAFP since 2004, she has served as chair of the AAFP Commission on Membership and Member Services and chair of the commission’s Special Constituencies Subcommittee. She was also the lead member in the awards discussion of the AAFP Commission on Membership & Membership Services. In 2014, Dr. Nosal served as convener of the National Conference of Special Constituencies. Dr. Nosal’s earliest New York State Academy of Family Physicians (NYSAFP) role was as resident delegate to the NYSAFP Congress of Delegates. She subsequently served the NYSAFP Board of Directors in numerous roles, including as president of the state academy and most recently as NYSAFP delegate to the AAFP Congress of Delegates. Dr. Nosal has been an active member of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) and the American Medical Association (AMA) since she was a medical student. She has served as chair of the MSSNY Primary Care Caucus and served as co-chair of the Committee on Preventive Medicine & Family Health and on the Bronx County Medical Society’s Comitia Minora. Dr. Nosal earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in biology and psychology from Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She earned her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. She completed her residency in Urban Family Practice Beth Israel Medical Center & Institute for Family Health, New York, New York. Dr. Nosal is board certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine and in Clinical Informatics by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. She has the AAFP Degree of Fellow, an earned degree awarded to family physicians for distinguished service and continuing medical education.

Sabrina Tan, MD

Sabrina Tan, MD is a physician scientist, specializing in transplant infectious disease and neuroviral immunology, and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Iowa.

Melissa J. Garretson, MD

Melissa J. Garretson, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician living in Fort Worth, Texas. Elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees (BOT) in June 2024, she is a practicing pediatric emergency medicine physician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Garretson received her undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University (TCU), graduating with honors as a Chancellor’s Scholar. She was awarded her medical degree in 1993 from Mayo Medical School, now the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. While completing residency training in pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center, she served as chair of the North Carolina Medical Society Resident and Fellow Section and was the first resident to serve on the society’s political action committee board.