The Elaine Larson Distinguished Scientist Award
David Jay Weber, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA, FRCM
Dr. David Jay Weber is currently the Charles Addison and Elizabeth Ann Sanders Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Dr. Weber received his Medical Degree from the University of California, San Diego in 1977, a Master’s in Public Health from Harvard University in 1985, and completed his medicine residency and infectious disease fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1985. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Weber serves as an Associate Chief Medical Officer, Associate Chief Quality Officer, and Medical Director of Infection Prevention for the UNC Medical Center. He is the President of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and the Associate Editor of Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal Vaccine. Dr. Weber has published more than 575 scientific papers in the peer-reviewed literature and has authored over 700 total papers and chapters. He is a member of the CDC Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and on the following working groups: National Health Surveillance Network (Chair), Dental Water Lines (Chair), and Occupational Health for Healthcare personnel. Dr. Weber is an Expert Advisor for Clean Hospitals, Geneva. He chairs the NC Department of Health’s TB Advisory Committee. His research interests include the epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections, disinfection and sterilization, new and emerging infectious diseases (highly communicable pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, HPAI, and newly emerging pathogens such as Candida auris), response to biothreats, nontuberculous mycobacteria, control of drug-resistant pathogens, immunization practices, zoonotic diseases, and tuberculosis.
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The APIC Center for Research, Practice, and Innovation (CRPI) would like to inform you that nominations for the 2026 Elaine Larson Distinguished Scientist Award are closed. Please stay tuned for updates.
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Previous Recipients
2024: Curt Donsky
2023: Heather Gilmartin
2022: Peter Hotez
2021: Postponed due to COVID-19
2020: Nadia Safdar
2019: Sarah Krein
2018: Mary Lou Manning
2017: Patricia Stone
2016: Deverick Anderson
2015: Sanjay Saint