2025 Global Health Research Day

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The event promotes global health work, creates networking opportunities within the global health community, and inspires more interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaborations.

Keynote Speaker

Lawrence Gernon, MD, MPH&TM, FACP, brings decades of expertise at the intersection of global health, diplomacy, and emergency medicine. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Global Health Security with the Global and National Security Policy Institute and as an Attending Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Raymond G. Murphy Medical Center. He is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine. A retired Senior Foreign Service Officer (Minister Counselor) with the U.S. Department of State, Dr. Gernon has held leadership roles in international and domestic public health, including serving as Deputy Health Commissioner for Virginia’s Eastern Region. His work has taken him to more than 20 countries across Latin America, Africa, and Asia—including Mexico, Tanzania, Myanmar, and Thailand—where he has contributed to global health initiatives, crisis response, and capacity building in diverse and complex environments.