Lisa Hensley

Who is Lisa Hensley?

Lisa E. Hensley is the Associate Director of Science at the Office of the Chief Scientist, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Integrated Research Facility in Frederick, Maryland. She was previously a civilian microbiologist in the virology division of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. Hensley is one of the premier researchers of some of the world’s most dangerous infections, including Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, and smallpox. She has been involved in research uncovering critical mechanisms in the pathogenesis of hemorrhagic fever viruses, and has used those discoveries to develop candidate therapeutic drugs for their treatment.

Hensley is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Before working with USAMRIID, she worked as a staff fellow at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. She also held graduate teaching and research posts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.