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Luciana Borio
Brazilian-American physician and public health administrator
Luciana Borio is a Brazilian-American infectious disease physician and public health administrator. She is a vice president at In-Q-Tel.[1] She previously served as director for Medical and Biodefense Preparedness at the National Security Council,[2] acting chief scientist of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),[3] assistant commissioner for counterterrorism policy of the FDA, and director of FDA's Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats.[dead link][4] She is known for her work advancing clinical trials,[5][6] the development of medical countermeasures for health emergencies,[7] and the public health responses to Ebola and Zika outbreaks.[8]
On November 9, 2020, U.S. president-elect Joe Biden named Borio to be one of the 13 members of his COVID-19 Advisory Board.[9]