Tremel Faison-Spaulding supervises regulatory and quality work on COVID-19 vaccines.
A journey that began in a New High School biology class in the early 1980s led New Bern native Tremel Faison-Spaulding toward a career tackling some of the most critical biomedical issues in the nation. Over the last year, it has also placed her on the front line with professional researchers working to vanquish a 21st century global pandemic, COVID-19. As the Division Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Regulatory and Quality Affairs Division, Faison-Spaulding works to understand and harness many of the world’s most deadly agents, manmade and ot...