Leadership Comes Naturally to Duke Human Vaccine Institute’s Kevin Saunders

Meet Dr. Kevin Saunders (SoM), a professor of surgery, microbiology, and immunology at Duke University School of Medicine who was recently named associate director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute. Among several accolades, Dr. Saunders received the 2023 Emerging Leader Award from the Duke Medical Alumni Association and earned a multi-million-dollar contract from the National Institutes of Health to pave the way for a pan-coronavirus vaccine that could head off any coronavirus and even viruses that cause the common cold. Learn more about his research and career here.