Faculty

Brandon L Guthrie

Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Professor, Global Health

206-543-4278

Education

PhD University of Washington, 2009
MPH University of Washington, 2005
BA Biology, Macalester College, 2000

Contact

206-543-4278

University of Washington
Box 359909
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Bio

Dr. Brandon Guthrie, PhD, is an epidemiologist and Assistant Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology at the University of Washington. His specific research interests focus on improving engagement in care among people living with HIV. Dr. Guthrie has NIH-funded research projects based in Nairobi, Kenya that are evaluating interventions to improve linkage and retention in HIV/AIDS care, expedite treatment initiation, and reduce mortality. His research includes both randomized intervention trials as well as mixed methods and implementation science approaches to evaluate interventions that are tailored to achieve both high effectiveness and acceptability. Dr. Guthrie is an instructor in introductory and advanced epidemiologic methods courses at the UW as well as 10-week distance learning course focused on epidemiology and biostatistics. Dr. Guthrie is the co-editor of the COVID-19 Literature Situation Report, which is a daily digest with summaries of the most relevant articles related to the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research Areas

Research Interests

Dr. Guthrie’s research interests focus on improving engagement in care among people living with HIV. His NIH-funded research projects are based in Nairobi, Kenya and are evaluating interventions to improve linkage and retention in HIV/AIDS care, expedite treatment initiation, and reduce mortality. His research includes both randomized intervention trials as well as mixed methods and implementation science approaches to evaluate interventions that are tailored to achieve both high effectiveness and acceptability.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Substance Use Monitoring Among People Who Use Drugs Using a Novel Assay to Test Dried Blood Spot Specimens.
(2025 May 5)
Subst Use Misuse
Zinsli KA, Krotulski AJ, Fogarty MF, Kress D, Logan BK, Morgan A, Beckford J, Guthrie BL, Tsui JI, Des Jarlais DC, Glick SN, Project NEXUS Survey Group
National trends in co-use of opioids and methamphetamine among people who inject drugs, 2012-2018.
(2025 Jun 1)
Drug Alcohol Depend 271(): 112630
Reid MC, Guthrie BL, Hajat A, Glick SN
Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry Findings and Immune Dysfunction Among Adolescents With and Without HIV in Kenya.
(2025 Mar 11)
Chest
Ellington LE, Maleche-Obimbo E, Guthrie BL, Rosenfeld M, West TE, McGrath CJ, Lukorito J, Njiru C, Cagle A, Eskander S, Chung MH, Crothers K, Attia EF
Using HIV and Hepatitis C Molecular Epidemiology to Investigate Assisted Partner Services Recruitment Among People Who Inject Drugs in Kenya.
(2025 Feb)
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 41(2): 76-86
Kingston H, Chohan BH, Mbogo L, Bukusi D, Monroe-Wise A, Sambai B, Omballa V, Tram KH, Guthrie B, Giandhari J, Masyuko S, Bosire R, Sinkele W, de Oliveira T, Scott J, Farquhar C, Herbeck JT
A phylogenetic assessment of HIV-1 transmission trends among people who inject drugs from Coastal and Nairobi, Kenya.
(2024)
Virus Evol 10(1): veae092
Kingston H, Nduva G, Chohan BH, Mbogo L, Monroe-Wise A, Sambai B, Guthrie BL, Wilkinson E, Giandhari J, Masyuko S, Sinkele W, de Oliveria T, Bukusi D, Scott J, Farquhar C, Herbeck JT
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