Jeffrey Bethony

Jeffrey Bethony, PhD is a Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, with a secondary appointment in Epidemiology. His research focuses on pre-clinical and clinical vaccine development, biomarker discovery for cancers like nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), and understanding the immunology of neglected tropical diseases.

• Education: PhD (State University of New York, Buffalo, 2000), MS (SUNY Buffalo, 1997), BA (SUNY Binghamton, 1985).

Research Highlights:

• Biomarker development using microRNAs (miRNAs) for early cancer detection, particularly in resource-poor regions.
• Collaboration with Khon Kaen University (Thailand) on liver fluke-induced cancers.
• Leadership in vaccine initiatives (e.g., Hookworm, Schistosomiasis) under Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
• Methodologies involving proteomic biomarkers, next-generation sequencing, and potency assay design.

Labs & Collaborations: The Bethony Laboratory partners with institutions like Sabin Vaccine Institute and AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR), emphasizing translational research and global health disparities.