Jennifer M Ross
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Assistant Professor, Medicine - Allergy and Infectious Dis.
206-520-3800
jross3@uw.edu
Education
AB Genetics, Dartmouth College, 2003
MD Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 2009
MPH Biostatistics and Epidemiology , Oregon Health & Science University, 2009
Contact
206-520-3800
jross3@uw.edu
325 Ninth Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Bio
Dr. Ross is an infectious diseases physician-scientist. Her research uses epidemiology, modeling, and implementation science to inform policies for HIV and TB prevention in high-burden countries. She leads an NIH-funded study testing the implementation of home-based HIV testing and PrEP among TB-affected households in Uganda. She completed an NIH/NIAID K01 career development award studying the application of geospatial and transmission modeling to optimize the scale-up of TB preventive treatment among people living in Uganda. Additionally, she studies COVID-19 natural history and the development of immunity as co-chair of the EPIC3 study in the Veterans Health Administration. She serves as a research mentor to clinical and public health trainees and as an attending physician in infectious diseases.
Research Areas
Research Interests
TB and HIV prevention
TB and HIV geospatial and dynamic transmission modeling
Differentiated models of care for HIV and TB
COVID-19 natural history
Infectious Disease
In the News
The Seattle Times, 11/18/2020
The Seattle Times, 11/18/2020
KUOW, 10/28/2020
MyNorthwest, 09/30/2020
The Seattle Times, 09/28/2020