Derek Fleming | Researcher
Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy

Dr. Derek Fleming is a researcher at the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota. He works with the Coronavirus Vaccines R&D Roadmap (CVR) initiative, where he leads research reviews, monitors progress of coronavirus vaccine R&D relevant to pandemic preparedness and response, and published open-access resources for researchers to advance coordination and vaccine R&D. He also applies his expertise in immunology and microbiology to the Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) and the Antimicrobial Stewardship Project (ASP). Dr. Fleming earned his PhD in immunology and infectious diseases from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and then served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory in Rochester, Minnesota where he worked on innovative solutions to chronic bacterial infections. He maintains a position as a research collaborator at the Mayo Clinic, where he serves as an assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology.