century ▁Indian ▁women ▁Category : Ind ian ▁women ▁law y ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Indian ▁law y ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Indian ▁educ ators ▁Category : Ind ian ▁n uns ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Indian ▁women ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Indian ▁educ ators ▁Category : W omen ▁educ ators ▁from ▁West ▁Beng al ▁Category : E du c ators ▁from ▁West ▁Beng al ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Kol k ata ▁Category : So cial ▁workers ▁from ▁West ▁Beng al ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sy ang ja ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁Maria ▁D . ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ▁ep ide mi ologist . ▁With ▁a ▁background ▁in ▁high ▁threat ▁path og ens , ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁special izes ▁in ▁emer ging ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁Health ▁Emer gen cies ▁Program ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁( W HO ). ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁technical ▁lead ▁of ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁response ▁and ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁emer ging ▁dise ases ▁and ▁z oon osis ▁unit ▁at ▁W HO . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁New ▁Hart ford , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁received ▁a ▁B . S . ▁in ▁bi ological ▁sciences ▁from ▁Corn ell ▁University .