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William Pan is the Elizabeth Brooks Reid and Whitelaw Reid Professor of Population Studies and Global Environmental Health at Duke University, holding joint appointments at the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) and the Nicholas School of Environment. He also serves as Adjunct Professor in the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. With over 20 years of experience, Pan leads large, multi-institutional research teams focused on human-environment dynamics affecting health in low- and middle-income countries, primarily in Latin America's Amazon region.
His research spans several critical areas: mercury and chemical exposures from artisanal gold mining; forecasting vector-borne disease risks using climate, land use, and surveillance data; migration's role in infectious disease transmission; lead exposure among hunters; and nature-based solutions for agroforestry, climate resilience, and disease mitigation. Pan received his DrPH from UNC-Chapel Hill with a focus on biostatistics, demography, and spatial analysis, and holds an MPH from Emory University.
Pan's laboratory has produced significant research on malaria forecasting systems now adopted by two countries, mercury pollution impacts in gold mining communities, and environmental health in the Amazon. His team has secured major grants from NIH, NASA, and Conservation International for projects including ELIMINAR-Malaria and satellite-informed malaria early warning systems.
- NASA: Developing an Early Warning System for Malaria Risk in the Amazon
- Amarakaeri Reserve: Impacts on Human Health and the Environment from Resource Extraction
- Mercury Pollution & the Madre de Dios watershed research
Pan has mentored numerous doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, and master's students who have gone on to positions at institutions including Johns Hopkins University, CDC, and various public health organizations. His work bridges academic research with practical applications, serving on expert panels including the MINAMATA Effectiveness Evaluation Panel and Technical Advisory Group for the Tripartite One Health initiative.
