The COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal, but the end is in sight.

Infectious disease expert and member of the White House Coronavirus Task ForceDr.

Anthony Faucipraised Corbett in a recent forum hosted by the National Urban League.

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett

While in school, Corbett spent summers working in laboratories, including an internship at the NIH.

Per herLinkedInprofile, she then went on to earn a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from UNC-Chapel Hill.

In 2011, she began working with the NIH’s Vaccine Research Center.

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett

She made headlines in March when she and other scientists met with Trump.

Corbett is aware of the example she is setting for young scientists and people of color.

Kizzmekia Corbett