About Carly: Carly received her BS in Biotechnology from James Madison University in Virginia. During this time, she worked in the lab of Dr. Louise Temple, where her research focused on the development of a heterologous Bordetella avium vaccine. Carly pursued a PhD in Immunology and Microbiology from Georgetown University and the National Institutes of Health Partnerships Program. As a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Jason Brenchley at the NIH, she studied mechanisms underlying disease pathogenesis during simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection, in particular investigating functional correlates of SIV-specific CD8+ T cell control. Following her doctoral work, Carly did a postdoc in Dr. Jake Estes’ lab at Oregon Health & Science University where she studied HIV and SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis in nonhuman primates using novel immunohistochemistry and next-generation in situ hybridization analyses. In the fall of 2021, Carly joined the Fred Hutch as a postdoctoral fellow to study novel CAR T cell designs for HIV cure strategies in nonhuman primates.

Carly was born and raised in Clarksburg, New Jersey. Outside the lab, she enjoys rock climbing, hiking, skiing, and spending time in nature.