Gritstone bio, Inc. announced the appointment of Lawrence “Larry” Corey, M.D., to its Board of Directors. An internationally renowned expert in virology, immunology and vaccine development, Dr. Corey is a former President and Director of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (“Fred Hutch”), a institution focused on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Effective August 12, 2022, Dr. Corey replaces Richard Heyman, Ph.D. who stepped down as a Board Member after more than six years of service.

As well as a former President and Director of Fred Hutch, Dr. Corey is a longtime principal investigator of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN), the world's larger publicly funded international collaboration facilitating the evaluation of vaccines to prevent HIV/AIDS, which is headquartered at Fred Hutch. A distinguished expert in the design and testing of vaccines with over 30 years of experience in both therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines against viral diseases, Dr. Corey has pioneered the development of several safe and effective antivirals. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he helped design and coordinate a global strategic response, working closely with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and other entities to test vaccines within the COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN), a network modeled upon HVTN.

In addition to these roles, Dr. Corey is a professor of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Washington and member of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, and a scientific advisor and co-founder of Vir Biotechnology. Currently, his research focuses on HIV, HSV and other viral infections, including those associated with cancer. Dr. Corey received his B.S. and M.D. from the University of Michigan and his infectious diseases training at the University of Washington.

He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was the recipient of the Parran Award for his work in HSV-2, the American Society of Microbiology Cubist Award for his work on antivirals, and the University of Michigan Medical School Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is one of the most highly cited biomedical researchers in the last 20 years and is the author, coauthor, or editor of over 1,000 scientific publications.