Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases

The mission of the Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND) is to help the University of California, Berkeley make innovative and substantial contributions to the global response to emerging and neglected infectious diseases. CEND believes that by educating potential innovators, connecting researchers from diverse disciplines, and investing in research, they can help the best and brightest minds at UC Berkeley access the resources they need to make meaningful and innovative contributions to our scientific understanding and ability to combat emerging and neglected diseases.

Website
cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu
Director(s)
Jeff Cox
Email
jeff.cox@berkeley.edu
Telephone
(510) 664-7206
Staff contact
Julia Schaletzky (Executive Director)
Email
jschaletzky@berkeley.edu
Mailing address

Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases
University of California, Berkeley
344A Li Ka Shing Center
Berkeley, CA 94720-3370


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