Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a national public health leader, is the 2025 Alumni of Impact Awardee
Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a renowned national public health leader, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Alumni of Impact Award.
Given annually by the University of Washington School of Public Health (UW SPH), this prestigious award recognizes an SPH alum who has demonstrated outstanding achievements in the field of public health and has made significant contributions to their communities.
Dr. Marrazzo has most recently served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) where she oversees research to advance the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.
She is internationally recognized for her research and education efforts in the field of sexually transmitted infections, especially as they affect women’s health. Dr. Marrazzo’s research in discovery and implementation science has focused on the human microbiome, specifically as it relates to female reproductive tract infections and hormonal contraception; prevention of HIV infection using biomedical interventions, including preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and microbicides; and the pathogenesis and management of bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases in people with HIV, and management of antibiotic resistance in gonorrhea.
“Dr. Marrazzo has been a leader in the field of infectious diseases for more than three decades, tackling some of the biggest challenges in our lifetime, from HIV to COVID-19,” said Hilary Godwin, dean of the UW School of Public Health. “She is a champion for vulnerable and underserved populations and is a tireless and effective advocate for interventions to improve public health. We are thrilled to recognize her as the 2025 Alumni of Impact Awardee.”
Dr. Marrazzo has served as a mentor to trainees at all stages of professional development and was the recipient of the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association’s Distinguished Career Award, the highest recognition of contributions to research and mentoring in the field. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and is board certified in infectious disease. Dr. Marrazzo was elected to the National Academy of Medicine this past year and has chaired the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Council and the ABIM Infectious Disease Specialty Board.
Prior to her role at NIAID, Dr. Marrazzo was a professor of medicine and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She also worked for two decades as a faculty member at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She did a residency in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital prior to coming to UW for an infectious disease fellowship. Dr. Marrazzo received a doctor of medicine from Thomas Jefferson University, a master of public health in epidemiology from the UW SPH, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Harvard University.
Dr. Marrazzo will address the 2025 graduates of the School at the SPH Graduation Celebration on June 16, 2025, at the McCaw Hall in Seattle.