Enteric pathogens — those occurring in the intestines — is the topic of the second annual Robert V. Lee Lectureship in Global Health hosted by the School of Public Health and Health Professions.

This year’s speaker, Claudio Lanata, is an internationally renowned expert on pathogens. A senior researcher at the Nutritional Research Institute in Lima, Peru, Lanata will speak from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 29 in Butler Auditorium, 150 Farber Hall, on the South Campus. His talk is titled “What is a pathogen? Lessons from decades of study of enteric pathogens.”

Lanata’s talk is free; those attending are asked to register for the lecture whether viewing it in person or via live stream online.

Lanata completed his residency with St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut and obtained an MPH from Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health. At the Nutritional Research Institute, Lanata has led extensive research in child health and nutrition, focused primarily on diarrheal and respiratory diseases, micronutrients and vaccine development.

His work has resulted in two books, 27 chapters and more than 155 publications in major international journals. Lanata has collaborated with the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization, served as a trustee of the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, and is founder of the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative in Switzerland.

He continues to contribute to several expert committees on diarrheal diseases and vaccine development, including the WHO’s Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group, as well as the Foodborne Epidemiology Reference Group.

The Richard Lee Lectureship in Global Health is one of four annual lectures SPHHP hosts. More information on the school’s lecture series can be obtained on the SPHHP website.