We welcome Dr. Xavier Lescure as the new Director of the Emerging Infections Subcommittee. In this new role, he will shape the development and strategy of the new subcommittee, as well as managing the ESCMID activities related to emerging infections.
Xavier Lescure is the deputy head of the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at Bichat-Claude Bernard hospital (Paris, France), and Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Université Paris Cité. His research focuses on emerging infectious diseases, epidemic risk and antimicrobial stewardship. He gained high experience in the management of emerging infections and epidemic crisis, as former medical advisor for the Ministry of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he is currently member of the French Committee for Monitoring and Anticipating Health Risks.