George W. Rutherford is an Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and Health Administration at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. His primary research interest is in the epidemiology and control of infectious diseases, with a particular emphasis on HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries. Currently, he is researching the epidemiology and control of human immunodeficiency virus infection and AIDS-related opportunistic infections, especially in the developing world, the prevention of coccidioidomycosis, sexually transmitted disease control in California, pediatric vaccination policy, the role of public health in managed care, evidence-based public health practice, the epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in California and emerging infectious diseases.