Robert Gasior works on improving health and community resilience to climate change and other disasters as a program officer at the Gulf Research Program, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Previously, he directed several programs related to science & technology cooperation and science diplomacy. He directed the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research Liberia, a $6 million initiative, which aimed to build subspeciality medical education capacity in Liberia to benefit the populations at large and specifically Ebola survivors. Additionally, he managed a portfolio of 40+ research grants focused on maternal and child health, infectious disease, Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, tobacco control, renewable energy, and biodiversity located in 20+ countries. He started his career at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Microbial Threats. Prior to the National Academies, he led service-learning and student leadership development initiatives at the Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Gasior received a BS in biology and anthropology-zoology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a MPH degree in epidemiology at The George Washington University.