James I. Mullins

Dr. Mullins obtained his Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1978. He did postdoctoral work at the California Institute of Technology before becoming Assistant then Associate Professor at the Harvard University School of Public Health. In 1989 he moved to Stanford University as Professor and was Chairman of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology from 1991 until his move to the University of Washington in 1994 where he is on the faculty of the Departments of Microbiology, Medicine, and Global Health. He served as Chair of Microbiology from 1997-2002. Dr. Mullins has published more than 440 original articles, reviews and book chapters on the topics of retroviruses and AIDS and has delivered more than 350 invited seminars and symposium presentations.

The Mullins lab uses the techniques of molecular and computational biology to provide basic insights into the HIV-human host relationship in an effort to assist the fight to stop the AIDS pandemic. They use a variety of techniques to understand the implications of HIV's extraordinary genetic diversity for the pathogenesis of AIDS, with the intention of applying this information to the development of more effective therapies and vaccines. Additional projects include 2nd generation SARS-CoV-2 vaccine designs and the intra-host diversity of KSHV.