William C. Gruber

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William C. Gruber
Alma mater Rice University
Baylor College of Medicine
Scientific career
Institutions Vanderbilt University
Wyeth
Pfizer

William C. Gruber is an American physician-scientist, pediatrician, and business executive. He is the senior vice president of Pfizer vaccine clinical research and development.

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Life

Gruber completed a bachelor's degree in mathematical sciences at Rice University. He earned a M.D. at Baylor College of Medicine where he completed a residency in pediatric and infectious disease. [1] His college roommate was immunologist Barney S. Graham. [2]

Gruber was an associate professor of pediatrics at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He served worked as the director of the diagnostic virology laboratory at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Gruber joined Wyeth in 1999 as the vice president of clinical vaccine research. He is the senior vice president of Pfizer vaccine clinical research and development. He oversees the global clinical development of vaccines. [1]

Gruber is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "William C. Gruber, M.D., FAAP, FIDSA". Pfizer. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. Hopkins, Jared S. (2021-05-25). "Bill and Barney, Two Old College Pals, Help Save the World From Covid-19". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2021-09-20.