Dr Burman received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctorate of Pharmacy degrees from Temple University School of Pharmacy, and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency before joining the faculty at Temple University. She is now a Senior Director in the Pfizer Medical Development, Scientific and Clinical Affairs group where she is the lead for their meningococcal vaccines, Nimenrix, NeisVac-C and Trumenba. Dr Burman has worked at Pfizer for nearly 16 years, during which she has been the US Medical Lead for Prevnar and Prevenar 13, and for the last 7 years has worked with the expansion of Pfizer Meningococcal Vaccines Portfolio.