Liise-anne Pirofski is a physician-scientist and chief of the division of infectious diseases and the Dr. Jacques and Selma Mitrani Chair in Biomedical Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. Her research programs are focused on antibody immunity to infectious diseases. She is a member of the American Association of Physicians (AAP) and a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She is deeply devoted to biomedical education and mentoring, for which she has received numerous accolades, including the ASM William A Hinton Award for Advancement of a Diverse Community of Microbiologists, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Faculty Mentoring and Harry Eagle Award for Outstanding Basic Science Teaching, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Alumni Association, and the IDSA Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award.