Gavin Cloherty is the head of infectious disease research for Abbott’s diagnostics business. Cloherty provides scientific leadership by conducting clinical studies on the COVID-19 virus, HIV, hepatitis, and more, and by developing new diagnostic tests. He also leads the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition, a partnership of scientific, academic, and public health organizations actively hunting, discovering, and researching new and known viral threats around the world. As one of the top experts in the field, his innovative research is changing the way infectious diseases are diagnosed to help improve patient outcomes.