Overbaugh/Lehman Lab Members

Julie Overbaugh, PhD

Julie Overbaugh, PhD

Title: Principal Investigator

Professor, Human Biology and Public Health Sciences Division
Endowed Chair of Graduate Studies

Dara Lehman, MHS, PhD

Dara Lehman, MHS, PhD

Title: Senior Staff Scientist

2003-present
Senior Staff Scientist, Human Biology, Fred Hutch
Affiliate Associate Professor, UW Department of Global Health
Faculty Consultant, Office of Education and Training, Fred Hutch
Lehman Lab
myNCBI

Jamie Guenthoer, PhD

Jamie Guenthoer, PhD

Title: Staff Scientist

2021-present

Laura Doepker, PhD

Laura Doepker, PhD

Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

2016-present
I study the evolution of human antibody responses directed against HIV-1 infection.  We sequence antibody genes from B cells within longitudinal patient blood samples to estimate how their HIV-specific antibody lineages developed.

Delphine Depierreux, PhD

Delphine Depierreux, PhD

Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

2022-present
I study the evolution of broad neutralizing antibodies to viruses such as HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2. More specifically, I aim to discover the antigens required to elicit their development, in view to inform vaccine design. I also have a strong interest in global public health and translating research into practical applications.

Caitlin Stoddard, PhD

Caitlin Stoddard, PhD

Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

2019-present
I study mechanisms of adaptive and innate immunity against emerging and endemic human coronaviruses. 

Hannah Itell

Hannah Itell

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

2019-present
I am interested in applying high-throughput techniques to identify interferon-induced genes that are potent inhibitors of early viral infection and replication (restriction factors).

Feli Ruiz

Feli Ruiz

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

2020-present
I am broadly interested in host-pathogen interactions and the evolution of the immune system to target human pathogenic viruses. Specifically, understanding the natural evolution of broadly neutralizing antibodies in HIV-1 infected individuals to inform vaccine development.

Alex Willcox

Alex Willcox

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

2020-present
I am interested in studying mechanisms of innate and adaptive immunity to emerging viruses, including Zika virus and SARS-CoV-2.

Zak Yaffe

Zak Yaffe

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

2019-present
I am interested in studying the evolution of both neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibodies in HIV-1 infected individuals. I would also like to better understand how effector functions influence whether a given antibody will be beneficial or detrimental in the context of HIV infection.

Ryan Yucha

Ryan Yucha

Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Email: yuchar@uw.edu

2020-present
I am interested in the intersection of microbiology and global public health, particularly as it pertains to viruses.  I believe that understanding disease from the molecular level all the way to the population health level can help us achieve a healthier world.

Vrasha Chohan

Vrasha Chohan

Title: Research Technician

2008-present
I perform Gen Probe QC HIV viral RNA loads and population based sequencing for resistant mutations for women on ARV for the QRS cohort. I’ve also been involved with neutralization assays using the PBMC and TZM methods for PBMC and 293T-passaged chimeras with monoclonal antibodies.

 

Carolyn Fish

Carolyn Fish

Title: Research Technician

2019-present
I am interested in studying the diversity and evolution of HIV-1 in Kenyan infants to understand the timing of infection.

 

Morgan Litchford

Morgan Litchford

Title: Research Technician

2021-present
I am interested in the relationship between infectious diseases and their hosts. Specifically, I will study how immune responses correlate with HIV clearance in Kenyan infants. 

 

Michelle Lilly

Michelle Lilly

Title: Research Technician

2021-present
I am interested in studying immune responses to SARS-CoV-2; specifically, antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals.

 

Sahil Bhatti

Sahil Bhatti

Title: Intern

2022-present

 

Elise Kang

Elise Kang

Title: Intern

2022-present

 

Jasmine Gonzalez

Jasmine Gonzalez

Title: Research Administrator

2018-present

Affiliate Members

Duncan Ralph, PhD

Duncan Ralph, PhD

Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

2014-present
Co-mentored with Erick Matsen

Kevin Sung, PhD

Kevin Sung, PhD

Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

2020-present
Co-mentored with Erick Matsen

Caelan Radford

Caelan Radford

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

2017-present
Co-mentored with Jesse Bloom

Jared Galloway

Jared Galloway

Title: Programmer

2020-present
Co-mentored with Erick Matsen