ITHS Alumni Event Registration
Join us for on Friday, November 21, for an afternoon of cross-cohort networking, shared experiences, and celebrating the achievements of our ITHS education program alumni. This event will be a great opportunity to reconnect with fellow former KL2 scholars and TL1 trainees!
This year, we will focus on acknowledging the challenges and highlighting the rewards of a research career. The event will include a networking session, a keynote address from former KL2 scholar Dr. Nathan White, and a presentation by Dr. Jillian Pintye, co-director of our TL1 program.
Event Details
- Who: ITHS Alumni—All former members of our K and T programs are welcome to attend
- When: Friday, November 21, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Where: UW Husky Union Building (HUB), Room 145, 4001 E. Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195
Speakers
Dr. Nathan White Keynote Speaker
Nathan White, MD, MS, DipRTM, is the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education – Harborview Medical Center. Dr. White is a board-certified physician working in the Emergency Department at Harborview Medical Center and a UW Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and adjunct professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering. Dr. White especially likes to work in a fast-paced environment. As a physician, what excites him is to be able to care for patients quickly and compassionately in a team environment.
In addition to general Emergency Medicine, Dr. White works as a Flight Physician with Airlift Northwest and directs the Resuscitation Engineering Science Unit (RESCU), a research center focused on how to stop bleeding after major trauma, studying blood coagulation response to injury, and designing new diagnostics and therapies for critical care in austere environments.
Dr. Jillian Pintye
Presenter
Dr. Jillian Pintye, RN, MPH, PhD, is co-director of the ITHS TL1 Translational Research Training Program and an Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington.
Her research focuses on HIV and STI prevention and treatment among young women, particularly within maternal child health settings. Dr. Pintye is the Principal Investigator of an NIH-funded R21 grant that evaluates in utero exposure of antiretroviral medications used during pregnancy among women living with HIV. She also leads data and laboratory operations for two large-scale implementation science studies on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention.
Dr. Pintye was recently awarded a Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) New Investigator Award to expand her research on PrEP biomarkers for pregnant women. Prior to graduate school, Dr. Pintye was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Botswana, where she developed a passion for HIV prevention among women and children.