In 2002 , the United States Secretary of the Navy conferred the Legion of Merit Award upon Martin for his pivotal role in the five-month investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks as well as his role as the on-site infectious disease physician on Capitol Hill during the attacks and the treatment of the staff of Senator Tom Daschle in the aftermath of the attacks . Having served as the principal investigator for the anthrax vaccination protocol set up by the Centers for Disease Control following the attacks , he is also the lead author of a study of the clinical and immunologic responses to anthrax exposure
2001 anthrax attacks
2001 anthrax attacks
Gregory J. Martin