Commander Tyler M. Sharp, Ph.D., is an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dengue Branch in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A native of Bowling Green, Ohio, he attended secondary school in the Chicago area and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He received additional training at Montana State University – Bozeman and the Medical Research Council Division of Virology in Glasgow, Scotland.
Dr. Sharp completed his doctorate in Molecular Virology and Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in the laboratory of Dr. Mary K. Estes where he studied the molecular mechanisms of norovirus pathogenesis. During his graduate study, he received additional training at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Sharp joined CDC in 2010 as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer stationed at CDC Dengue Branch. His current public health and research interests are the epidemiology and pathophysiology of emerging infectious diseases, including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and leptospirosis. He enjoys international travel, hiking, camping, and scuba diving.
Article Posts:
- Real-life Contagion: Governments unite to fight dengue outbreak in Marshall Islands, Part I (December 2011)
- Real-life Contagion: Governments unite to fight dengue outbreak in Marshall Islands, Part II (December 2011)
- Breakbone Fever Attacks Enchanted Island: Battling the 2010 Dengue Epidemic in Puerto Rico (August 2011)
- The Reality of an Outbreak Investigation: Dengue in Angola (July 2013)
- Coming (Back) to America: What 2013 Can Teach Us About Dengue in the United States (January 2014)
- Unveiling the Burden of Dengue in Africa (July 2015)