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Reconnect. Celebrate. Welcome.
Join us for an evening of connection and celebration at the annual BUSPH Alumni and Friends Reception, held in conjunction with the APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
This year’s reception marks a special occasion: the first official introduction of Dean Adnan Hyder to our alumni and friends community. Dean Hyder brings a bold vision for public health leadership, equity, and innovation—and this is your opportunity to meet him, hear his reflections, and share your hopes for the future of BUSPH.
Event Highlights:
Welcome remarks from Dean Adnan A. Hyder, MD MPH PhD
Networking with fellow alumni, faculty, and friends
Light refreshments and drinks
Updates on BUSPH initiatives and opportunities to get involved
Whether you’re attending APHA or live in the Washington D.C. area, we’d love to see you there. Let’s celebrate our shared commitment to public health with our BUSPH community of alumni and friends.
Event location and timing:
Monday, November 3, 2025
National Press Club
First Amendment Room
529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
6:30pm: Networking reception
7:30pm: Speaking remarks from Dean Adnan A. Hyder, MD MPH PhD
7:40pm: Networking resumes
8:30pm: Event concludes
Adnan Ali Hyder, MD, PhD, MPH
Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor
Prior to joining Boston University School of Public Health as its Dean in August 2025, Dr. Hyder was Senior Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Global Health at the George Washington University’s (GWU) Milken Institute School of Public Health, where he was a faculty member since 2018. Recognized among the world’s premier scholars in health systems and policy, Dr. Hyder has spent over 25 years working to improve global health in low- and middle-income countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and pioneering empirical work around system design and constraints, biomedical ethics, and injury prevention in the developing world. At GWU, he led the nation’s first center dedicated to commercial determinants of health affecting people in the United States and globally. His National Institutes of Health-supported research has made significant contributions to our understanding of the epidemiological burden, risk factors, potential interventions, economic impact, and the socio-cultural correlates of non-communicable diseases and injuries around the world.
Dr. Hyder has authored over 400 scientific peer-reviewed papers, 30 book chapters, and numerous world reports on road safety, child injuries, and health systems. He is a past international president of the World Health Summit, is chair of the Lancet Commission on Global Gun Violence and Health, and has received the C. Everett Koop Medal of Distinction from SafeKids Worldwide as well as GWU’s Distinguished Research Career Award. Prior to his work at GWU, Dr. Hyder served for 20 years on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University’s (JHU’s) Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he was Director of the Health Systems Program, Associate Chair in the Department of International Health, and Associate Director for Global Bioethics at the JHU Berman Institute of Bioethics. In addition to his academic work, he has held several prominent advisory and chair positions affiliated with the World Health Organization and the World Bank. Dr. Hyder received his MD from the Aga Khan University in Pakistan and his MPH and PhD in public health from Johns Hopkins University.