Stories by Paul R. Epstein

PAUL R. EPSTEIN, an M.D. trained in tropical public health, is associate director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School. He has served in medical, teaching and research capacities in Africa, Asia and Latin America and has worked with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to assess the health effects of climate change and to develop health applications for climate forecasting and remote-sensing technologies.