USF Global Spotlight

Katie Lesser

October 1, 2019

Katie Lesser鈥檚 passion for global health stemmed from a teacher in high school. After taking biology with a teacher that had Cystic Fibrosis (CF), she felt inspired to pursue a career in the health industry.

鈥淗e was a 10-year double-lung transplant survivor,鈥 Lesser said. 鈥淗e was such an incredible inspiration and a champion for his students. When he passed away my senior year, I knew I definitely wanted to stay on the path I started after taking his class, and I have been pursuing global health studies ever since.鈥

That inspiring teacher helped turned Lesser into an inspiration herself.<