Keith R. Jerome
American virologist
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursJerome studies the ways in which these viruses evade the immune system and potential therapies for these infections. Jerome and his colleagues study the uses of precision gene-editing tools like CRISPR/Cas9 to remove damaging viral genes that have tucked themselves into a person's genetic code or to insert genes that can protect cells from invading viruses. He has been working for years on research aimed at a cure for Herpes virus by using the DNA-cutting tools of gene therapy. Initial research showed these techniques could knock out small quantities of latent virus. He and his colleagues are exploring this approach in combination with blood stem cell transplants as a means of curing HIV.
Academic and medical appointments
- Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, 2012–present
- Head, Virology Division, Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, 2012–present
- Full professor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 2015–present
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Education and training
- Georgetown College, B.S., Chemistry, summa cum laude, 1985
- Duke University, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology, 1992
- Duke University, MD, May 1993
- Resident Physician, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, 1993-1995
- Resident Physician, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, 1995-1997
- Senior Fellow, Virology Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, 1997-1998