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Staff Scientist
Rachael Parks, 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
Immune profiling of antigen-specific B cell responses to vaccines and infection.
Education
University of Washington, 2020, PhD (Pathobiology)
Presbyterian College, BS (Biology)
Research Interests
Antigen-specific B cell response to infection and vaccines
Defining B cell features associated with the development of neutralizing antibodies
Current Projects
B cell phenotyping for HVTN clinical trials
B cell sequencing for HVTN clinical trials