Helen Chu
Areas of Interest:
- Maternal immunization- Influenza , RSV
- Virologic and immunologic correlates of protection
- Clinical trials of vaccine candidates in both domestic and international sites, including Nepal and Bangladesh
Sara Curran
Associate Professor, International Studies & Public Affairs, Jackson School Intl. Studies
scurran@uw.edu
scurran@uw.edu
Areas of Interest:
- Sociology
- Demography
Burcu Darst
Areas of Interest:
- Genetic and multi-omic risk factors of prostate cancer in diverse populations
- Genetic Epidemiology
Daniel Enquobahrie
Areas of Interest:
- Perinatal Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular/ Metabolic Epidemiology
- Epigenetics
Carey Farquhar
Areas of Interest:
- HIV, Maternal child health
- Bioethics, Epidemiology
- Implementation Science
Alison Fohner
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Director, Institute for Public Health Genetics
afohner@uw.edu
Associate Director, Institute for Public Health Genetics
afohner@uw.edu
Areas of Interest:
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Genetic Epidemiology
- Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health
- Pharmacoepidemiology
Mandy Fretts
Areas of Interest:
- Cardio-metabolic disease prevention
- Social epidemiology
- American Indian health
- Health disparities
Malia Fullerton
Professor, Bioethics and Humanities
Associate Director, Institute for Public Health Genetics
smfllrtn@uw.edu
Associate Director, Institute for Public Health Genetics
smfllrtn@uw.edu
Areas of Interest:
- ELSI of Genomics Research, Research Ethics, Population Genetics
Michael Gale Jr.
Areas of Interest:
- Innate immune regulation in infection, immunity, and autoimmunity
- Immunogenetics
- Viral genetics
Kelley Harris
Areas of Interest:
- Evolution of mutagenesis
- Evolutionary history of humans and other species
- Developing new statistical models
Vida Henderson
Assistant Professor, Cancer Prevention Program Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
vahender@fredhutch.org
vahender@fredhutch.org
Areas of Interest:
- Cancer disparities & health equity
- Qualitative and mixed methods research
- Community-engaged research
Nora Henrikson
Affiliate Associate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Assistant Investigator Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
nhenriks@uw.edu
Assistant Investigator Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
nhenriks@uw.edu
Areas of Interest:
- Social and behavioral science
- Behavioral epidemiology
- Cancer prevention and control
Gail Jarvik
Areas of Interest:
- Genomic and Precision Medicine
- Biomedical Ethics
- Complex Disease and Statistical Genetics
Grace John-Stewart
Areas of Interest:
- HIV Transmission Genetic Epidemiology
- HIV Progression Genetic Epidemiology
- Transmission of Sexually Treated Infections
Edward Kelly
Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Director, Pharmaceutical Bioengineering Program
edkelly@uw.edu
Director, Pharmaceutical Bioengineering Program
edkelly@uw.edu
Areas of Interest:
- Drug and Xenobiotic-induced Toxicity
- 3D Microphysiological Systems aka Tissue Chips
- Ex vivo modeling of human physiology response to drugs
Sarah Knerr
Areas of Interest:
- Cancer prevention and control
- Translational genomics
- Stakeholder engagement
- Health and health care disparities
Su-In Lee
Areas of Interest:
- Computational biology approaches using AI and ML
- Precision medicine, systems biology, & genetics
- Explainable AI, interpretability, feature selection, & probabilistic graphical models
Harmit Malik
Areas of Interest:
- Evolutionary studies of genetic conflict
- Selective pressures drive the adaptive evolution
Ulrike (Riki) Peters
Areas of Interest:
- Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
- Diverse Populations/Minority Research
- Complex Disease
Kenneth Rice
Areas of Interest:
- Statistical methods for complex disease epidemiology
- Cardiovascular disease and aging
Brian Shirts
Director, Institute for Public Health Genetics
Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Associate Director, Genetics Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Assistant Director, Medical Informatics Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
shirtsb@uw.edu
Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Associate Director, Genetics Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Assistant Director, Medical Informatics Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
shirtsb@uw.edu
Areas of Interest:
- Diagnostic genetic testing
- Translational genomics
- Hereditary cancer prevention
Ali Shojaie
Areas of Interest:
- Statistical methods for analysis of large, complex systems
- ML/Big Data
- High-dimensional networks
Noah Simon
Areas of Interest:
- Biomolecular and imaging-based measurements
- ML/Big Data
- Clinical trial design
Peter Tarczy-Hornoch
Areas of Interest:
- Data Integration
- Biomedical Informatics
- Pharmacogenetics
- Translational Bioinformatics
Luke Wander
Areas of Interest:
- Blood-based epigenetic biomarkers
- Diabetes biomarkers
- Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology
Ron J. Whitener
Areas of Interest:
- Jurisdictional and ethical issues in courts of American Indian and Alaska Native tribal courts
- Legal, ethical and societal implications of research among American Indian and Alaska Native communities
- The effect of fetal alcohol syndrome/effect, post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury
Ellen Wijsman
Areas of Interest:
- Statistical Genetics
- Population Genetics
- Genetic Basis of Complex Traits
Rachel Winer
Areas of Interest:
- Cancer Epidemiology
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Maternal and Child Health/Women's Health
Joon-Ho Yu
Research Assistant Professor, SOM: Pediatrics: Genetic Medicine: Genetic Medicine
Associate Director, Institute for Public Health Genetics
joonhoyu@uw.edu
Associate Director, Institute for Public Health Genetics
joonhoyu@uw.edu
Areas of Interest:
- Ethical, legal, social implications (ELSI)
- Translation of genomics
- Race and ancestry in biomedical research