Maria Elena Bottazzi, Ph.D.

Maria Elena Bottazzi, Ph.D., associate dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, has been named the recipient of the 2015 Jose Cecilio del Valle National Science Award from the government of Honduras. The award recognizes work that contributes to the nation’s body of knowledge, its resources and values, as well as its development. Bottazzi’s principal interest is in the role of vaccines as disease control tools integrated into international public health programs and initiatives.