April Kaur Randhawa, PhD
Senior Staff Scientist, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology Program
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
Associate Director, Laboratory & Data Science
HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) & COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN)
Infectious disease biologist researching prevention strategies for globally important pathogens such as HIV, tuberculosis, and COVID-19.
Education
University of British Columbia, 2008, PhD (Experimental Medicine)
University of Oklahoma, 2001, BS (Microbiology)
Research Interests
Infectious disease prevention, with emphasis on HIV-1, tuberculosis, and COVID-19 vaccine development
Vaccine development, clinical trial design and operations
Laboratory methods for vaccine evaluation
Immune correlates of vaccine protection
Laboratory data management
Science communication & outreach
Current Projects
Experimental medicine approaches to HIV-1 vaccine development
Immunological aspects of COVID-19 acquisition & convalescence
Immune correlates of protection for HIV-1 & COVID-19 vaccines
Clinical trial statistical & data management operations
Quality assurance & process improvement
Teaching & Science Communication Interests
Laboratory methods for vaccine evaluation
Vaccine development
Community engagement in vaccine research
Vaccine hesitancy
Dr Randhawa is a member of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network