Corey Casper MD

At AAHI, Dr. Casper oversees a scientific portfolio of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics that together provide comprehensive solutions to global health problems. Prior to coming to AAHI, Dr. Casper had a long career at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center as Full Member, Associate Cancer Center Director and Founding Head of Global Oncology. At Fred Hutch, he designed and managed complex projects, including the construction and operation of one of the first comprehensive cancer centers in sub-Saharan Africa and clinical trials of viral diseases / antiviral medications, cancer biologics, and cancer genomics.

In addition to his executive leadership and research activities, Dr. Casper is a committed educator and clinician. He holds an appointment as Professor of Medicine and Global Health at the University of Washington, where he is also the Associate Director of the Center for AIDS Research. Dr. Casper cares for patients with infectious complications of cancer at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and the University of Washington Medical Center.

Dr. Casper received his medical degree from Cornell University, completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California - San Francisco, and a fellowship in Infectious Disease at the University of Washington, where he also earned a Masters of Public Health. His work as Principal Investigator of peer-reviewed grant funding led to key scientific contributions including diagnostic assays for tumor viruses, multi-phased international clinical trials culminating in FDA licensure, epidemiologic and cost effectiveness analyses, and translational studies of the virologic and immunologic basis of infectious diseases and cancer.