Dr. John Sleasman Honored by Clinical Immunology Society

The IMPAACT Network congratulates Dr. John Sleasman, who was honored with the William T. Shearer Pioneers in Immunology Award at the 2026 Clinical Immunology Society annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on 7 May 2026.  

Dr. Sleasman is the Dr. Glenn A. Kiser and Eltha Muriel Kiser Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Duke University. He is also Director of the Duke University Health System Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory and Duke’s Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies. His research has primarily focused on the pathogenesis and treatment for children and adolescents living with HIV.  

He currently serves on the IMPAACT Scientific Leadership Group, and was protocol Immunologist for several IMPAACT studies including P1034, P1045, P1052, and P1065.