VRC Vaccine Research Studies

Volunteer Profiles

At the Vaccine Research Center, the relationship between scientists, clinicians, and volunteers from the community is considered a partnership and collaboration. The people who volunteer to participate in research studies are extraordinary individuals who graciously volunteer their time and work closely with us to find solutions for global health challenges.

Below are a few of the volunteers who have participated in VRC research studies.

Kymone Freeman VRC Clinical Trial Participant Healthy Volunteer Program As a native of Washington, DC, the city with the highest AIDS infection rate in the entire United States, the threat of this disease… Read more

Sara Jones VRC Clinical Trial Participant Healthy Volunteer Program I grew up in the Midwest in a snug little suburb well insulated from the global health challenges of HIV/AIDS or infectious diseases like… Read more

Scott Simpson VRC Clinical Trial Participant Healthy Volunteer Program I was born and raised in a suburb of Cleveland, OH. Moving to the Washington, DC, area in 2002 allowed me to pursue a career in… Read more

Socrates Trujillo VRC Clinical Trial Participant Healthy Volunteer Program I was born and raised in Culiacan, Mexico, the third of four siblings. I grew up in a very… Read more

Tony Wang VRC Clinical Trial Participant Healthy Volunteer Program I was born in La Jolla, CA in September 1968 and moved to the Washington DC area when I was a child... Read more

Nicholas Welch VRC Clinical Trial Participant Healthy Volunteer Program I was born in Ecuador and raised in rural New Mexico, with chickens, rabbits, and an irrigation ditch at my doorstep… Read more

If you are interested in volunteering to participate in a clinical study, call 1-866-833-LIFE (5433) or e-mail us at vaccines@nih.gov.