COVID-19 Researchers
More than 50 of our faculty have been focusing on the COVID-19 crisis — even as most researchers are working at home and labs are operating with minimum on-site staff. Our researchers are committed to ending the pandemic — from vaccines to developing diagnostic and serology tests to modeling the spread of the virus.
Hutch Researchers Connected to COVID-19
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Dr. Trevor Bedford
Dr. Trevor Bedford
Dr. Trevor Bedford is a computational biologist who uses gene differences between coronavirus samples to trace its global spread.
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Dr. Elizabeth Halloran
Dr. Elizabeth Halloran
Dr. Betz Halloran is working with the World Health Organization on the design of future large-scale trials of coronavirus vaccines.
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Dr. Julie McElrath
Dr. Julie McElrath
Dr. Julie McElrath is working to identify antibodies that bind to the coronavirus, research that could lead to a vaccine.
Learn MorePredicting Epidemics Before They Start
Evolutionary biologist Trevor Bedford uses complex statistical and computational methodology to study the rapid spread and evolution of viruses, from Influenza to Zika. The goal is to disrupt global epidemics before they spread.