Francis K. Lee is a senior scientist in the Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He also holds an appointment as Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. He received a Ph.D. in pathology (1987) from Emory University, Atlanta, U.S.A. He was a member of the faculty in pediatric infectious diseases at Emory University School of Medicine from 1989 to 2013 and was appointed to the Emory University Emeritus College in 2013. During his academic career, Dr. Lee served as principal investigator/co-investigator on 22 NIH/CDC-sponsored projects. His research interest was in the immunology and virology of neonatal diseases caused by herpes simplex viruses and human immunodeficiency virus. At CDC, he is a subject matter expert in newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy. He also engages in the development of new tests for other heritable disorders and congenital infectious diseases. He has published over 100 papers in various journals.
