- Physician, Fred Hutch
- Assistant Professor, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
- Assistant Professor, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
1100 Fairview Ave N, Mail Stop E5-320
Seattle, WA 98109
Jim is an infectious disease specialist and virologist who focuses his research and clinical practice on preventing and treating viral infections in vulnerable populations, like immunocompromised patients. His laboratory research leverages innovative immunologic approaches to study antigen-specific B cell and antibody responses to respiratory viruses. He also designs and conducts clinical trials of antibodies for protection against respiratory viruses in immunocompromised patients. As an infectious disease specialist at the Fred Hutch, he cares for patients battling cancer and infections. In addition to his research and clinical activities, Jim is passionate about teaching and medical education.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Antigen-specific B cells
- Immune reconstitution after transplant
- Antibody engineering
- Antibody pharmacokinetics
- Respiratory virus epidemiology
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Human metapneumovirus
- Parainfluenza viruses
- Cytomegalovirus
- MD, University of California, San Francisco
- PhD, University of Maryland, College Park