#  Blake Marie Hauser 

2022 PhD Graduate in Biophysics

2024 MD-PhD Graduate/ Harvard Medical School

 

 

 



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**Dissertation Title:** Rationally designed immunogens enable immune focusing following SARS-CoV-2 spike imprinting **PhD Dissertation Advisor:** Dr. Aaron G. Schmidt, Ragon Institue of Massachusetts General Hospital  While an HST MD-PhD student in Aaron Schmidt's lab, I worked at the intersection of virology and structural biology to design and optimize immunogens that can confer protection against viral infections. Additionally, I worked to better understand viral evolution as driven by human immune responses using both computational and wet lab approaches. Previously, I obtained my undergraduate degree at UNC-Chapel Hill and a masters at the University of Cambridge. Outside of lab, I enjoy backpacking, hiking, and good food.



 

 

 





 

 

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