Jorge Emilio Osorio

Jorge Emilio Osorio has extensive work experience in academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Jorge Emilio is currently serving as the Director of the Institute for Global Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since May 2022. Prior to this, they were the President/CEO of VaxThera starting from June 2021. Jorge has also worked as a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since October 2004.

In the pharmaceutical industry, Jorge has held positions such as Vice President for Research, Policy, and Scientific Affairs at Takeda from January 2013 to January 2015. Jorge Emilio served as the Scientific Director at Inviragen, Inc. from January 2003 to January 2013. Before that, they worked as a Scientist at Chiron Corporation from January 2000 until 2004. Additionally, Jorge worked as a Global Project Leader at Merial from January 1998 to March 2000.

Jorge's early career includes a short-term role as a Scientist at Heska in January 1998. Overall, Jorge Emilio Osorio has a diverse background with leadership positions and expertise in research and scientific affairs in the field of global health and pharmaceuticals.

Jorge Emilio Osorio's education history shows that they obtained their Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in Medicine from Universidad de Antioquia in 1985. Later on, they pursued a Master of Veterinary Sciences in Virology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1988. Finally, they completed their PhD in Veterinary Sciences specializing in Molecular Virology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1996.