Ian Lipkin

Dr. Lipkin is an internationally recognized expert in pathogen discovery with over 30 years in diagnostics, microbial discovery, and outbreak response. In 2020, Dr. Lipkin created the C3 test, an ultra-sensitive COVID-19 test that can detect and quantify even low viral loads. Dr. Lipkin was in China studying the coronavirus outbreak while it was happening. In 2016 he received the country's top scientific honor for contributions during previous outbreaks.