Assistant Professor, Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity, RUSH Medical College
Genomic Epidemiologist, Regional Innovative Public Health Laboratory
Hannah Barbian, PhD’s scientific training and interest are in molecular virology and pathogen genomics. She received her PhD in molecular biology from the University of Pennsylvania with research focused on the fate of viruses upon transmission, immune pressure, and chronic infection. Barbian came to RUSH University Medical Center as a postdoctoral researcher in 2018 with research focusing on latent viral infections. She joined the Regional Innovative Public Health Laboratory (RIPHL) at RUSH in 2021 as a genomic epidemiologist, performing genomic surveillance of pathogens of public health importance, including outbreak investigations and monitoring emerging pathogens. As an Assistant Professor, Barbian's current research is centered on pathogen molecular and genomic surveillance.