M. J. McElrath, MD, Ph.D. Associate Program Head Program in Infectious Diseases, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Full Member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Professor of Medicine University of Washington

Dr. McElrath's laboratory seeks to identify the components of immunity that are important in preventing and controlling HIV-1 infection.   The studies encompass a broad range of translational research investigations in persons who experience unusual control of HIV-1.   A central theme is to understand better the role of HIV-1-specfic memory T cells in protecting against mucosal HIV-1 transmission and optimal strategies to do this by vaccination.   The current research projects of Dr. McElrath are listed below. Click on each project to view a report of the project and some relevant pictures and publications. Each list of publications is not necessarily a complete list. However, the lists give the most recent publications that pertain to the research project.

• HIV Vaccine Trials Unit
• Mucosal Cellular Immunity in HIV Infection
• Immunology of Primary HIV-1 Infection
• Protection against HIV-1 infection in Exposed Seronegatives
• Slow disease progression in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection
• Vaccine Immunogenicity