W. Ian Lipkin

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W. Ian Lipkin
Lipkin in 2008
Born	(1952-11-18) 18 November 1952 (age 71) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Education	University of Chicago Laboratory School
Alma mater	Sarah Lawrence College Rush Medical College
Scientific career
Fields	Chronic Disease Infectious Disease Pathogen Discovery Epidemiology
Institutions	Scripps Research Institute University of California, Irvine Columbia University
Website	www.mailman.columbia.edu

Walter Ian Lipkin (born November 18, 1952) is the John Snow Professor of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and a professor of Neurology and Pathology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. He is also director of the Center for Infection and Immunity, an academic laboratory for microbe hunting in acute and chronic diseases. Lipkin is internationally recognized for his work with West Nile virus, SARS and COVID-19.