People

Matt Reynolds

Position title: Associate Professor

I grew up in Clarksville, TN, with an interest in biology. I know many of Madison’s quirks, having received my undergraduate (’98) and graduate (’06) degrees from UW. My research interests include the adaptive immune responses to AIDS virus infections. Outside the lab, I am an avid UW basketball fan and rarely miss home games. At home, I live with my wife, Carrie, three cats, and a dog.

Jason Weinfurter

Position title: Researcher III

A long-time member of the AVRL team, Jason leads our vaccine studies and is a master of all things cellular immunology.

Lea Matschke

Position title: Graduate Student

A graduate of Southern Illinois University (Go Salukis) and student in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Program (CBMS) program. Lea heads our efforts to develop an in vitro SIV latency model.

MegAnn Haubold

Position title: Graduate Student

A graduate of Clemson University (Go Tigers) and a student in the Cancer Biology Graduate Program. Megan is examining the integration of SIV into host chromosomes.

Ally McCullen

Position title: Graduate Student

Ally is a graduate student in the Cellular and Molecular Pathology program. Originally from Oregon, she earned her undergraduate degree at Gonzaga University (Go Zags!) and joins us from the Sacha lab at Oregon Health & Science University.

Linc Reincke

Position title: Researcher Intern

A recent UW graduate who is working on isolating monoclonal antibodies.

Rachel Ceren

Position title: Research Specialist

Rachel a recent UW graduate who is working on modeling HIV reservoirs.

Lab alumni

Laurel Kelnhofer

Past position: Associate Research Specialist (2017-2019)

Current position: MD/PhD student at the University of Washington; earned PhD in 2025

Tighe Christopher

Past position: Undergraduate researcher (2018-2019)

Current position: Ph.D. student at the University of Washington

Morgan Smith

Past position: Undergraduate researcher (2018-2019)

Current position: Graduated from UW-Madison with a Master’s Degree; FACT Mental Health Therapist in Minnesota

Sarah Bennett

Past position: Undergraduate researcher (2018-2019); Research Technician (2019-2021)

Current position: Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina

Alyssa Santoso

Past position: Undergraduate researcher (2020-2021)

Current position: MPH student at Boston University

Max Ertl

Past position: Undergraduate researcher (2022)

Current position: Research Specialist, UW-Madison

Natasha Neumann

Past position: Undergraduate researcher (2022)

Current position: Medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin.

Helena Gebremichael

Past position: Research Technician (2023-2024)

Current position: MPH student at Johns Hopkins.

Yuqian Sun

Past position: Undergraduate researcher (2022-2023); Research Technician (2023-2024)

Current position:  Pathologists’ Assistant student at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Reed Reimer

Past position: Undergraduate researcher (2024-2025)

Current position: CNA, applying for Medical School.