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Published online 23 January 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/451379a

Q&A: Larry Brilliant

He's a physician who has had a major role in the eradication of smallpox and in tackling blindness. Now Larry Brilliant is heading up Google.org, the dotcom giant's philanthropic arm, which plans to tackle emerging diseases, climate change and poverty. Declan Butler talks to him about his diseases strategy.

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