Team
Heather B Jaspan, MD, PhD
Heather Jaspan completed her medical degree and Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology at Tulane in the USA, and thereafter did Pediatrics training at the University of Washington/ Seattle Children's Hospital. Upon completion, she returned to Africa, first to Malawi and then back home to South Africa, where she spent 5 years doing clinical HIV prevention research. In 2008, she returned to Seattle Children's to obtain Pediatric Infectious Diseases subspecialty training, returning to basic science immunology research. She spends a large proportion of her time recruiting cohorts in South Africa, and running laboratories in both Cape Town and Seattle, answering immunological questions around HIV prevention in children via breastfeeding and in adolescents via sexual activity.
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Bryan Brown
Research Scientist III
Bryan focuses on identifying biomarkers associated with progression to active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. He is also interested in how phages can be used for effective post-exposure prophylaxis to Mycobacteria.
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Smritee Dabee
Fellow PhD
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Colin Feng
Research Associate II
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Melanie Gasper, PhD
Research Scientist III
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Brandon Maust, MD
Fellow PhD
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Donald Nyangahu
Research Scientist III
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Sruthi Sravanam
Graduate Student
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Bryan Yi
Research Technician I