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Daniel Gerstein

Daniel M. Gerstein works at the RAND Corporation and is an adjunct professor at American University. He formerly served as the undersecretary (acting) and deputy undersecretary in the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security from 2011-2014.


Articles by Daniel Gerstein

An oil painting of the Revolutionary War.

America has immunized troops since George Washington’s time. Here’s how to improve military (and civilian) vaccination programs

By Daniel Gerstein | Biosecurity
WHO headquarters

Six paths forward to a “pandemic treaty”

By Daniel Gerstein | Biosecurity, Opinion
US Marine Corps practice responding to weapons of mass destruction scenarios.

Could the bioweapons treaty be another tool for addressing pandemics?

By Daniel Gerstein | Disruptive Technologies, Uncategorized