Christopher

Biography

Professor Davis is a former Senior Medical Advisor, in the Division of Clinical Development at The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, within the Office of The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Senior Policy Analyst, Division of International Health Security. He was the co-leader of the Geneva-based WHO Global Ebola Experimental Therapeutics & Vaccines R&D Response. He is a senior pharmaceutical research physician with expertise in global infectious disease issues and more than 40 years of professional experience spanning industry, US and UK government, academia and military environments. He is also the co-discoverer of the mechanism of action of a novel class of anti-emetic drugs (the 5-HT3 receptor antagonists) now the global standard-of-care in cancer support therapy and was awarded the Gilbert Blane Gold Medal of The Royal Colleges of Physicians & The Royal College of Surgeons in recognition. He is an internationally acknowledged authority on biological and chemical weapons effects, emergency preparedness, consequence management, CBW intelligence and international security policy.

Research Interest

biological medicines including vaccines