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Herman Ford Staats

Professor of Pathology
Pathology
Duke Box 3712, Durham, NC 27710
346M, Davison Building, Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Pathology · 2008 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Professor in Medicine · 2023 - Present Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Institutes and Centers
Professor in Integrative Immunobiology · 2025 - Present Integrative Immunobiology, Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute · 2006 - Present Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Institutes and Centers

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Integrative Immunobiology · 2006 - 2025 Integrative Immunobiology, Basic Science Departments
Associate Professor of Medicine · 2007 - 2023 Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Institutes and Centers
Associate Professor of Pathology · 2006 - 2008 Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Professor in Medicine · 2003 - 2006 Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Institutes and Centers
Assistant Professor in Pathology · 2003 - 2006 Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Immunology · 2003 - 2006 Integrative Immunobiology, Basic Science Departments
Assistant Research Professor of Immunology · 1996 - 2003 Integrative Immunobiology, Basic Science Departments
Assistant Research Professor of Pathology · 1999 - 2003 Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Research Professor in Medicine · 2002 - 2003 Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Institutes and Centers
Assistant Research Professor in Medicine · 1996 - 2002 Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology, Medicine

Professional Training and Employment


Research Associate · 1995 - 1996 Duke University, Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellow · 1993 - 1995 Duke University, Medicine

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


2009 – 2020    Developmental Core Director, Duke University Center For AIDS Research
2015 – 2017        Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
2016 – Present    Vice Chair of Research, Department of Pathology