John Hural, PhD
Principal Staff Scientist
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
Director of Laboratory Operations
HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN)
Immunologic endpoint determination for experimental vaccines (HIV, pneumococcus, malaria, TB, flu) and Logistics, operations, quality assurance, and assay validation for immunologic evaluation of vaccines in the clinical trial setting.
Education
Emory University, 1999, PhD (Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis)
University of California at Santa Cruz, 1984, BA (Biology)
Research Interests
Immunologic endpoint determination for experimental vaccines (HIV, pneumococcus, malaria, TB, flu)
Logistics, operations, quality assurance, and assay validation for immunologic evaluation of vaccines in the clinical trial setting
HIV diagnostics for vaccine clinical trials
Vaccine trial design
Vaccine product development
Current Projects
HVTN Laboratory Operations: Coordination of trial-related laboratory activities, general study support, specimen management, central QA program, fiscal management.
Dr. Hural is a member of the McElrath Lab and the HIV Trials Network (HVTN).