{"id":68,"date":"2021-06-10T11:15:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T18:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwicrc\/wordpress\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-07-13T22:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T05:49:14","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwicrc\/who-we-are","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tab-tour \" id=\"tabs-tour-container\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs\" id=\"tabs-who-we-aretab-staff-leadership\" role=\"tablist\" >\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-link active\" type=\"button\" id=\"title-tab-principal-investigators\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tab-principal-investigators\"  aria-controls=\"tab-principal-investigators\" aria-selected=\"true\" >Principal Investigators<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-link\" type=\"button\" id=\"title-tab-staff-leadership\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tab-staff-leadership\"  aria-controls=\"tab-staff-leadership\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\">Staff Leadership<\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tab-content\" id=\"tab-content-tabs-who-we-are\">\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade show active\" id=\"tab-principal-investigators\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"title-tab-principal-investigators\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-147\">\n<h2>Principal Investigators<\/h2>\n<div id=\"pi-grid\" class=\"grid row equal   \">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-xl-4 pt-3 pr-3 pb-3 pl-3\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"card text-center inset lightgold \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"connie-celum91\" class=\"card-title\">Connie Celum<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-image-inset\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/faculty\/public\/2015%20Celum_Connie_Sq.png\" class=\"card-img card-img-inset\" alt=\"Profile photo of Connie Celum\"><\/div>\n<p>Director<\/p>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/faculty\/connie-celum\" class=\"btn btn-sm white stretched-link\"><span>Profile Page<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-xl-4 pt-3 pr-3 pb-3 pl-3\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"card text-center inset lightgold \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"paul-drain39\" class=\"card-title\">Paul Drain<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-image-inset\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/faculty\/public\/faculty\/Paul_Drain_square.jpg\" class=\"card-img card-img-inset\" alt=\"Profile photo of Paul Drain\"><\/div>\n<p>Associate Director for Clinical Research<\/p>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/faculty\/paul-drain\" class=\"btn btn-sm white stretched-link\"><span>Profile Page<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-xl-4 pt-3 pr-3 pb-3 pl-3\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"card text-center inset lightgold \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"kenneth-mugwanya65\" class=\"card-title\">Kenneth Mugwanya<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-image-inset\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/faculty\/public\/faculty\/Kenneth_Mugwanya_square.jpg\" class=\"card-img card-img-inset\" alt=\"Profile photo of Kenneth Mugwanya\"><\/div>\n<p>Associate Director of Mentoring<\/p>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/faculty\/kenneth-mugwanya\" class=\"btn btn-sm white stretched-link\"><span>Profile Page<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-xl-4 pt-3 pr-3 pb-3 pl-3\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"card text-center inset lightgold \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"jairam-lingappa90\" class=\"card-title\">Jairam Lingappa<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-image-inset\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/faculty\/public\/Jairam-Lingappa-web-op.jpg\" class=\"card-img card-img-inset\" alt=\"Profile photo of Jairam Lingappa\"><\/div>\n<p>Associate Director for Translational Research<\/p>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/faculty\/jairam-lingappa\" class=\"btn btn-sm white stretched-link\"><span>Profile Page<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-xl-4 pt-3 pr-3 pb-3 pl-3\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"card text-center inset lightgold \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"nelly-mugo37\" class=\"card-title\">Nelly Mugo<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-image-inset\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/faculty\/public\/faculty\/Nelly_Mugo_square.jpg\" class=\"card-img card-img-inset\" alt=\"Profile photo of Nelly Mugo\"><\/div>\n<p>Associate Research Professor<\/p>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/faculty\/nelly-mugo\" class=\"btn btn-sm white stretched-link\"><span>Profile Page<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-xl-4 pt-3 pr-3 pb-3 pl-3\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"card text-center inset lightgold \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"elizabeth-bukusi73\" class=\"card-title\">Elizabeth Bukusi<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-image-inset\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/faculty\/public\/faculty\/Bukusi_Elizabeth_Headshot.jpg\" class=\"card-img card-img-inset\" alt=\"Profile photo of Elizabeth Bukusi\"><\/div>\n<p>Associate Research Professor<\/p>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/faculty\/elizabeth-bukusi\" class=\"btn btn-sm white stretched-link\"><span>Profile Page<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-xl-4 pt-3 pr-3 pb-3 pl-3\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"card text-center inset lightgold \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"adrienne-shapiro13\" class=\"card-title\">Adrienne Shapiro<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-image-inset\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/faculty\/public\/faculty\/Adrienne%20Shapiro%20headshot%20square%202020.jpg\" class=\"card-img card-img-inset\" alt=\"Profile photo of Adrienne Shapiro\"><\/div>\n<p>Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<p class=\"button\"><a 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