Eric Feigl-Ding
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Eric Liang Feigl-Ding (born March 28, 1983) is an American public health scientist who is currently an epidemiologist and Chief of COVID Task Force at the New England Complex Systems Institute.[1] He was formerly a faculty member and researcher at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also the Chief Health Economist for Microclinic International, and co-founder of the World Health Network.[2] His research and advocacy have primarily focused on obesity, nutrition, cancer prevention, and biosecurity.
Eric Feigl-Ding | |
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Born | Eric Liang Ding (1983-03-28) March 28, 1983 (age 41) |
Education | Johns Hopkins University (BA) Harvard University (ScD, ScD) Boston University (DNF) |
Awards | Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship (2008) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Public health Epidemiology Nutrition Health policy |
Institutions | New England Complex Systems Institute Federation of American Scientists Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard Medical School Brigham & Women's Hospital |
Thesis | Sex steroid hormones and type 2 diabetes risk (2007) |
Website | necsi |
In January 2020, Feigl-Ding sounded an early alarm about COVID-19 and called for preparedness. His call for pandemic alarm went viral on Twitter and was amplified by media outlets.[3][4][5] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Feigl-Ding's Twitter posts on the matter have been popular.[3][6][7][5] His tweets on the pandemic have been criticized by other scientists as alarmist, misleading, and inaccurate.[8][9][10][11]