Chief, Viral Immunity and Pathogenesis Unit
Education:
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Biography
Dr. Heather Hickman received her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Oklahoma, where she investigated the presentation of virus-derived peptides by major histocompatibility (MHC) class I molecules. Dr. Hickman first joined the NIH as a postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory of Diseases, NIAID, to study antiviral immunity under the mentorship of Dr. Jonathan Yewdell.