Peter Rabinowitz
Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences
Professor, Family Medicine
Professor, Global Health
Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Adjunct Professor, Medicine - Allergy and Infectious Dis.
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Box 357234
Seattle, WA 98195-
206-616-0598
peterr7@uw.edu
Research Interests
Zoonotic infectious disease. Whole genome approach to infections. Diseases of animal workers. Microbiome sharing between humans, animals and the environment. Emerging infectious disease. Antimicrobial resistance. Animal sentinels of environmental health hazards. One Health. Noise and hearing loss.
DEOHS Biography
Education
MD Medicine, University of Washington, 1982
MPH School of Medicine, Yale University, 1995
BA Biology, Amherst College, 1978
In the News
'Unprecedented outbreak' of bird flu reaches Puget Sound harbor seals
KOMO 4, 10/10/2023
What to know about Nipah virus amid outbreak in India
ABC News, 09/18/2023
First recorded case of monkeypox spreading from humans to pets
MyNorthwest, 08/27/2022
Monkeypox confirmed in King County, but this isn't like Covid-19
KUOW, 05/27/2022
UW joins USAID’s $125M project to detect emerging viruses with pandemic potential
UW News, 10/05/2021
Verify: Can I still spread COVID-19 after getting vaccinated?
King 5 News, 01/26/2021
Coronavirus variant found in British Columbia
KOMO News, 12/30/2020
Uncertainty over new strain of COVID-19 virus
KOMO Radio, 12/21/2020
Fourth state confirms mink farm coronavirus outbreaks as U.S. looks to avoid Denmark’s disaster
The Washington Post, 11/30/2020
Lions and tigers and anteaters? U.S. scientists scan the menagerie for COVID-19
The Seattle Times, 11/04/2020