Merlin Robb, MD
Enriched profileSenior Vice President, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine · Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Merlin Robb is Senior Vice President, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine at Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 514 publications with 29,599 citations (h-index 77); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Pediatric Infectious Diseases profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.
Data verified 18 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Oct 2026
Merlin Robb, MD, is Senior Vice President, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. The public record shows 514 publications with 29,599 citations (h-index 77), centered on HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature communications
- Top research focus: HIV Research and Treatment
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 32 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 333.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Public positions
sourced statements on record- Co-chair
vaccine development work group, Operation Warp Speed
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Contact
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Clinical trials
Updated 26 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Immunization With BCG Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis Infection
Sponsor: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- Safety and Effects of Using Prime-boost HIVIS DNA and MVA-CMDR Vaccine Regimens With or Without Toll-like Receptor 4 Agonist on HIV Reservoirs in Perinatally HIV Infected Children and Youth
Sponsor: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- Safety and Virologic Effect of a Human Monoclonal Antibody (VRC01) Administered Intravenously to Adults During Early Acute HIV Infection
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Industry payments
Updated 26 Oct 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2024–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- SANOFI US SERVICES INC.Program year20241 payment
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 26 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Single-cell analyses identify monocyte gene expression profiles that influence HIV-1 reservoir size in acutely treated cohorts.
Nature communications
Article2025 - Ebola virus vaccination elicits Ebola virus-specific immune responses without substantial cross-reactivity to other filoviruses.
Science translational medicine
Article2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Vaccination with ALVAC and AIDSVAX to Prevent HIV-1 Infection in ThailandArticle3,037 citations2009
- 02Safety and Efficacy of Single-Dose Ad26.COV2.S Vaccine against Covid-19Article2,397 citations2021
- 03Immune-Correlates Analysis of an HIV-1 Vaccine Efficacy TrialArticle1,809 citations2012
- 04
- 05Human skin Langerhans cells are targets of dengue virus infectionArticle667 citations2000
Network
Updated 26 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 26 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Other
scholar.usuhs.edu/en/persons/merlin-robb
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
hivresearch.org/our-team/merlin-robb-md
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Background & recognition
Updated 26 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →muwrp.org ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Board Member
Makerere University Walter Reed Program (MUWRP)
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor of Pediatrics
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
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