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Staff Scientist
Rena D. Astronomo, PhD
Senior Staff Scientist, McElrath Lab, Immunology and Vaccine Development Program, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
Senior Staff Scientist, McElrath Lab, Immunology and Vaccine Development Program
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
Senior Staff Scientist
HIV Vaccine Trials Network Leadership Center, Fred Hutch
Research interests include understanding mucosal immune responses to viral infections and vaccines, in particular, the contribution of passively administered and vaccine elicited antibodies to protection against HIV-1 transmission at the cervicovaginal mucosa.
Education
Scripps Research, 2009, PhD (Biological Sciences)
Simon Fraser University, 2003, BS Honours (Biological Sciences)