Makeda Robinson, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Infectious Diseases
Stanford University

Dr. Makeda Robinson earned her MD and PhD from Stanford University School of Medicine and is currently a postdoctoral infectious diseases specialist at the university. She is a recipient of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Fellowship and is a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholar. Her current research, funded by the A.P. Giannini Foundation Fellowship, focuses on understanding virus-host dynamics in the setting of emerging pathogens. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Robinson has also developed a translational research project studying age-dependent differences in the host immune responses to COVID-19 through the Stanford Innovative Medicines Accelerator program. In parallel she has been working to spread evidence-based information about COVID-19 through her column “Ask an expert” in Verywell Health, an award-winning online health resource. She has also commented on current issues surrounding the response to COVID-19 in media outlets including CNBC, USA Today, HuffPost and Healthline.