Prof. Yukari C. Manabe is a distinguished physician, infectious disease specialist, researcher, and global health leader at Johns Hopkins University. She is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, with joint appointments in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She also serves as Associate Director of Global Health Research and Innovation at the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health and Director of the Center for Innovative Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases. Prof. Manabe’s research focuses on the development, evaluation, and implementation of innovative infectious disease diagnostics, particularly rapid point-of-care technologies for tuberculosis, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and respiratory viruses. Her work places strong emphasis on improving diagnostic access and patient outcomes in resource-limited settings, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. From 2007 to 2012, she worked at the Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere University in Uganda, where she served as Head of Research and contributed to strengthening research capacity and infrastructure for African investigators. Prof. Manabe has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed publications. She earned her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, before completing her residency and fellowship training at Johns Hopkins. She joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1999.