Dr. Schmaljohn’s research background is in molecular virology and molecular vaccine development. She has served as president of the International Society of Hantaviruses, chair of the American Society for Microbiology Biodefense Conference, and chair of the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses Bunyaviridae Study Group. She also has served on the Interagency Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasure Enterprise (PHEMCE) Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Integrated Product Team (IPT), the Board of Scientific Counselors for the NIAID Vaccine Research Center, and the Scientific Advisory Council for the Coalition of Emergency Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). She was elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (2007) and was selected as fellow of the International Society for Vaccines (2015). She received the Order of Military Merit (2002), the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Research Award (2002), the University of Nebraska Alumni Achievement Award (2012), and the Presidential Rank Award (2017).