Scientific Advisory Board

The Ragon Institute’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is composed of international experts in immunology, infectious diseases, and related fields. Meeting annually, the SAB provides strategic guidance on the Institute’s research goals, evaluates scientific progress, and identifies new opportunities for innovation. By advising on emerging trends and partnerships, the SAB helps ensure the Ragon Institute remains a global leader in immunological research. SAB members are appointed by the Governance Board in order to share invaluable insights that shape the Institute’s scientific direction and drive the pursuit of our groundbreaking discoveries.

Co-Chair

David Baltimore, PhD

President Emeritus & Judge Shirley Hufstedler Professor of Biology. Recipient of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Co-Chair

E. John Wherry, PhD

Chair, Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics. Richard and Barbara Schiffrin President's Distinguished Professor. Director, Institute for Immunology. Director, Colton Center for Autoimmunity, University of Pennsylvania

Beatrice Hahn, MD

Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Akiko Iwasaki, PhD

Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Ruth Lehmann, PhD

Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Director & President, Whitehead Institute

Dan Littman, MD, PhD

Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Professor of Molecular Immunology, Department of Pathology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Professor, Department of Microbiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

M. Juliana McElrath, MD, PhD

Senior Vice President, Director, and Professor, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; PI, HIV-Vaccine Trials Network Laboratory Program

Valerie Mizrahi, PhD

Professorial Director, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine; Director, UCT Molecular Mycobacteriology Research Unit; Co-Director, DSI/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, University of Cape Town; former Senior International Research Scholar of the HHMI

Louis Picker, MD

Associate Director, Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Oregon Health & Science University; Senior Scientist, Division of Pathobiology and Immunology, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University; Professor, Department of Pathology and Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University

Herbert W. Virgin, MD, PhD

Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Vir Biotechnology. Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine. Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center

Leadership

Our scientific leadership has spent decades in the study of immunology, conducting research on the frontlines that has pushed the field forward consistently. With the support of our administrative team, they guide the Institute as a whole while pursuing our continued growth as a leading immunology institute.

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Our Staff

Science is built on collaboration, and the Ragon Institute prides itself on making this a foundational component of our research and administrative teams. Our staff range from research technicians to administrative experts and beyond, working together to prevent and cure human disease on a global scale.

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