Nancy Haigwood, Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
Nancy L. Haigwood, Ph.D., is a professor of pathobiology and immunology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Her research focuses on vaccines and antibodies as therapies to prevent vertical transmission of HIV from mothers to infants. Encouraging findings from her nonhuman primate research are helping to guide the clinical development of antibodies as therapies to prevent HIV and AIDS in children.
Haigwood received her B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed postdoctoral research at The Johns Hopkins University. She spent 17 years in biotech and pharma before joining the nonprofit Seattle Biomedical Research Institute and the University of Washington. She served as Director of the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU for 15 years and has authored or co-authored 135 publications. Her service has included numerous national and local advisory boards, including chairing the AIDS Research Advisory Committee and service on the NIH Council of Councils.
Haigwood’s honors include, election to the American Academy of Microbiology in 2014 and receipt of the 2022 NorthWest Association for Biomedical Research Alvord Award and the 2022 Hero of HIV Award from Cascade AIDS Project. She is an advocate for science education and openness in research.
Haigwood received her B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed postdoctoral research at The Johns Hopkins University. She spent 17 years in biotech and pharma before joining the nonprofit Seattle Biomedical Research Institute and the University of Washington. She served as Director of the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU for 15 years and has authored or co-authored 135 publications. Her service has included numerous national and local advisory boards, including chairing the AIDS Research Advisory Committee and service on the NIH Council of Councils.
Haigwood’s honors include, election to the American Academy of Microbiology in 2014 and receipt of the 2022 NorthWest Association for Biomedical Research Alvord Award and the 2022 Hero of HIV Award from Cascade AIDS Project. She is an advocate for science education and openness in research.