Jonah B. Sacha, Ph.D.
- Professor, VGTI-Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute
- Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center
- Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Program, School of Medicine
- Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, School of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Sacha graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2003 with a B.A. in German and B.S. in Biology. After receiving his Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology & Immunology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007, he joined the faculty at UW-Madison where he researched the characteristics of effective retrovirus-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T cells. In 2011, he joined the Oregon Health & Science University and has appointments in both the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute and Oregon National Primate Research Center.
Education and training
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Degrees
- B.S., 2003, University of Missouri
- Ph.D., 2007, University of Wisconsin
- Ph.D., 2007, University of Wisconsin
Memberships and associations:
- Member, American Society of Microbiology
- Member, Society for Leukocyte Biology
- Member, International AIDS Society
- Member, American Society of Hematology
Areas of interest
- T cell Biology
- Retroviruses
- Vaccine development
Honors and awards
- 2013 - Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research Award
- 2011 - AIDS Vaccine Conference Scholarship Award
- 2011 - Young Investigator Editor for AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses
- 2008 - Nonhuman Primate Symposium Young Investigator Scholarship
- 2008 - University of Wisconsin-Madison Vilas Travel Scholarship
- 2007 - Keystone Symposia: HIV Vaccines Young Investigator Scholarship
- 2003 - National Science Foundation REU Graduate Fellowship
- 2003 - Bachelor of Science with Departmental Honors
- 2003 - Bachelor of Science with Honors, cum laude
- 2003 - Bachelor of Arts with Honors, cum laude
- 1997 - Rotary International Youth Ambassador to Germany
- 1997 - Bright Flight Undergraduate Scholarship (maintained all years at University of Missouri)