Warren Kaplan

Warren Kaplan, PhD, JD, MPH, MS, is a Core Faculty Member, Global Economic Governance Initiative, at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center and an Assistant Professor of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health, where he teaches courses in pharmaceutical policy, intellectual property policy, and access to medicines and antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Kaplan’s current research interests focus on pharmaceutical policies relating to generic medicines and biologics as well as use of social networking and mobile phones as health care interventions. He has over 30 years’ experience as a field biologist/analytical chemist, an intellectual property attorney, a pharmaceutical policy analyst, and a project leader. He holds a PhD in Biology from Boston University, a JD from Suffolk University, an MPH in International Health from Boston University and an MS from Texas A&M University.

Dr. Kaplan is also a member of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Pharmaceutical Policy (WHOCCPP) which provides research and programs for the improvement of access to essential drugs in developing countries and the development of policies that promote greater affordability and the appropriate usage of these medicines.