Rafi Ahmed

Rafi Ahmed is a male Indian-American physician, microbiologist, immunologist, and university teacher born in Hyderabad in 1948. He holds citizenship in India and the United States. Ahmed has been employed by Emory University and the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional work focuses on microbiology, and he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Ahmed was educated at Osmania University, Idaho State University, and Harvard University. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. His notable works include "Genetic studies of persistent reovirus infection in L cells," "From Innate Immunity to Immunological Memory," "Version Control and Management in Computer-aided Design Databases," "T-Cell Memory," and "Immune Memory and Vaccines." He has received the Robert Koch Prize and the William B. Coley Award.