Dr. Aleksei Chmura is a scientific researcher and nonprofit manager with a Ph.D in the disease ecology of bat and rodent viruses in the wildlife trade in China. His research has helped characterize the emergence of SARS and Avian Influenza, and he has co-authored papers in Nature, PNAS, PLOS Medicine, and other leading journals.
Chmura has over two decades of experience managing and implementing global One Health and emerging infectious disease programs across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and administrating nonprofit activities in the USA. He is the former Chief of Staff of EcoHealth Alliance, where he managed all research and outreach operations and ~$10-$20 million annual operating budget. He coordinated One Health deliverables for the $100 million+ USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats PREDICT project, served as Senior Operations Manager for the $19.5 million USAID Conservation Works Activity in Liberia, and as Senior Program Manager for the $7.5 million NIH/NIAID CREID-Network Emerging Infectious Disease Center. Dr. Chmura holds an MBA, is a Certified Research Administrator, and is the Managing Editor of the Springer-Nature peer-reviewed journal EcoHealth. His work at NHG advances our collaboration with local and international partners to strengthen surveillance, research capacity, and policy coordination at the human–animal–environment interface.