Career Michael Katze

katze world leader in application of systems biology approaches research on host-virus interactions , host s innate immune response. dynamic force in world of infectious disease research, bringing methods diverse high-throughput genome sequencing, animal , computational models, , systems biology approaches bear on multifaceted problems in virology , immunology. katze, of team of 35 members, has authored on 300 papers , reviews predominantly related use of high-throughput , computational methods. research concerns broad variety of viral pathogens, including ebola virus, highly pathogenic influenza viruses, mers coronavirus, human , simian immunodeficiency viruses (hiv , siv). in particular, katze , team leaders in use of genome analysis non-human primate, ferret, , syrian hamster models address variety of outcomes of virus-host interaction. of research geared toward understanding how viruses cause illness , how minimize impact of such pathogens on public health.

until recent dismissal, katze professor of microbiology , adjunct professor in department of bioengineering @ university of washington. core staff scientist , associate director @ washington national primate research center (wanprc). in past, katze held research assistant positions @ university of pennsylvania , wistar institute in philadelphia, pa. research associate , assistant member @ sloan-kettering institute in new york, ny. 1996 1999, member of experimental virology study section of nation institutes of health (nih).

sexual harassment allegations

in january 2016, internal investigation university found katze had violated school s sexual harassment policies in relationships 2 female employees; related investigation washington s medical school found had diverted university resources personal gain , recommended audit. administration, had prohibited him working in lab on campus year before, suspended tenure rights continued paying him.

katze had sued both university , buzzfeed prevent release of details, latter reported on in june. according site , legal papers, had apparently hired 2 women @ higher salaries positions carried @ uw, , further lavished them cash , gifts in response sexual favors , other personal services unrelated lab such posting personal ads him on craigslist , soliciting prostitutes him. @ time, university considering whether fire him or not. in august 2017, katze fired university of washington.