Zev Goldberg

Zev Goldberg (he/him, 2022 Cohort) is from Chicago and completed his B.S. in Public Health from the University of Alabama. While in undergrad, Zev worked for the Saving Lives Initiative, an organization designed to promote public health through outreach to Churches in the Black Belt of Alabama. Zev analyzed COVID-19 related data and disseminated this information to community stakeholders, and later worked on countering vaccine hesitancy through faith based outreach. Additionally, he worked as a research assistant in the Earley Integrative Animal Behavior Laboratory. His research project focused on utilizing eDNA accumulation and degradation to determine animal abundance in an innovative and non – invasive manner. While at Georgetown, Zev hopes to gain the skillset to mitigate and prevent infectious disease spillovers and other catastrophic biological risks.

Career/Academic Interests: Biosecurity, Pandemic Preparedness, Bioterrorism, National Security, Disaster Preparedness

Hobbies: running, biking, baseball, & reading