About the Authors
Martin G. Myers, MD and Diego Pineda, MS are, respectively, the editor and the science writer for the National Network for Immunization Information (NNii). They have co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed articles on immunization issues and the best-selling booklet Are Vaccines Safe? Evaluating Information About Immunizations on the Internet.
Dr. Myers is an internationally recognized vaccine expert and former director for the Department of Health and Human Service’s National Vaccine Program Office. He is presently a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB). He is a pediatrician who received his AB (Magna Cum Laude) from Princeton University and his MD from The John Hopkins University.
Mr. Pineda is an officer in the southwest chapter of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) and is actively involved in the medical writing community. He often presents at conferences on the topics of risk communication and medical writing. He holds a masters degree in science and technology journalism from Texas A&M University.