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Trevor Bedford, PhD, is a Professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Fred Hutch) across multiple divisions including Vaccine and Infectious Disease, Public Health Sciences, and Human Biology. He is also an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington in the Department of Genome Sciences and Department of Epidemiology, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. His work bridges computational biology, genomics, and public health to combat infectious disease outbreaks.
- Education:
- PhD in Biology, Harvard University (2008)
- BA in Biological Sciences, University of Chicago (2002)
Dr. Bedford specializes in computational molecular evolution, phylogenetics, and infectious disease epidemiology, with a focus on antigenic evolution and Bayesian statistics. His research develops tools to translate viral genomic data into actionable public health strategies, exemplified by the Nextstrain platform for real-time surveillance. Recent projects include analyzing SARS-CoV-2 campus transmission, refining influenza vaccine selection, and mapping mpox dynamics through genomic data.
His scientific contributions have been recognized by his appointment as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. He mentors students such as Sidney Bell (PhD candidate) and Allison Black (postdoc), fostering innovation in genomic epidemiology. At Fred Hutch, he leads the Bedford Lab, which integrates open science with computational methods to tackle global health threats.
