Lab Team
Rhea Coler, MSc, PhD
Rhea Coler, MSc, PhD, received her PhD from the University of Washington, MSc from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and BSc from McGill University. She is a member of the Center for Global Infectious Disease Research at Seattle Children’s Research Institute; a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases; and an affiliate professor in the Department of Global Health, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Pathobiology, University of Washington. Her research is supported by grants from NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a variety of local and international biotechnology companies. As a member of the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium (IDCRC) and a Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEUs) site. Coler is also working on clinical trials of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines for a variety of infectious disease pathogens including SARS-CoV-2, influenza and schistosomiasis. Outside of the lab, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking, traveling and scuba diving.
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Sasha (Larsen) Akins
Research Scientist III
Susan Baldwin
Research Scientist, Senior
Bryan Berube
Research Scientist III
Evan Cross
Research Technician II
Emma Johnson
Research Technician
Tiffany Pecor-Korman
Research Associate II
Valerie Reese
Research Associate III
Brittany Williams
Graduate Student
Maham Rais
Fellow - PhD
Suhavi Kaur
Research Technician II
Thomas Smytheman
Research Technician I
Zhiyi Zhu
Research Scientist IV