Education

Ph.D. in Microbiology, Oregon State University

Current positon

Assistant Scientist, Oregon Health & Science University, Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute, Beaverton, OR (2010-present)

Publications

Selected peer-reviewed publications

1. Hansen, S. G., Sacha, J. B., Hughes, C. M., Ford, J. C., Burwitz, B. J., Scholz, I., Gilbride, R. M., Lewis, M. S., Gilliam, A. N., Ventura, A. B., Malouli, D., Xu, G., Richards, R., Whizin, N., Reed, J. S., Hammond, K. B., Fischer, M., Turner, J. M., Legasse, A. W., Axthelm, M. K., Edlefsen, P. T., Nelson, J. A., Lifson, J. D., Fruh, K. and Picker, L. J. (2013). Cytomegalovirus vectors violate CD8⁺ T cell epitope recognition paradigms. Science 340(6135): 1237874.
   
2. Estep, R. D., Hansen, S. G., Rogers, K. S., Axthelm, M. K. and Wong, S. W. (2013). Genomic characterization of Japanese macaque rhadinovirus, a novel herpesvirus isolated from a nonhuman primate with a spontaneous inflammatory demyelinating disease. J Virol 87(1): 512-523.
   
3. Fukazawa, Y., Park, H., Cameron, M. J., Lefebvre, F., Lum, R., Coombes, N., Mahyari, E., Hagen, S. I., Bae, J. Y., Reyes, M. D., 3rd, Swanson, T., Legasse, A. W., Sylwester, A., Hansen, S. G., Smith, A. T., Stafova, P., Shoemaker, R., Li, Y., Oswald, K., Axthelm, M. K., McDermott, A., Ferrari, G., Montefiori, D. C., Edlefsen, P. T., Piatak, M., Jr., Lifson, J. D., Sekaly, R. P. and Picker, L. J. (2012). Lymph node T cell responses predict the efficacy of live attenuated SIV vaccines. Nat Med 18(11): 1673-1681.
   
4. Picker, L. J., Hansen, S. G. and Lifson, J. D. (2012). New paradigms for HIV/AIDS vaccine development. Annu Rev Med 63: 95-111.
   
5. Hansen, S. G., Ford, J. C., Lewis, M. S., Ventura, A. B., Hughes, C. M., Coyne-Johnson, L., Whizin, N., Oswald, K., Shoemaker, R., Swanson, T., Legasse, A. W., Chiuchiolo, M. J., Parks, C. L., Axthelm, M. K., Nelson, J. A., Jarvis, M. A., Piatak, M., Jr., Lifson, J. D. and Picker, L. J. (2011). Profound early control of highly pathogenic SIV by an effector memory T-cell vaccine. Nature 473(7348): 523-527.
   
6. Hansen, S. G., Powers, C. J., Richards, R., Ventura, A. B., Ford, J. C., Siess, D., Axthelm, M. K., Nelson, J. A., Jarvis, M. A., Picker, L. J. and Fruh, K. (2010). Evasion of CD8⁺ T cells is critical for superinfection by cytomegalovirus. Science 328(5974): 102-106.
   
7. Hansen, S. G., Vieville, C., Whizin, N., Coyne-Johnson, L., Siess, D. C., Drummond, D. D., Legasse, A. W., Axthelm, M. K., Oswald, K., Trubey, C. M., Piatak, M., Jr., Lifson, J. D., Nelson, J. A., Jarvis, M. A. and Picker, L. J. (2009). Effector memory T cell responses are associated with protection of rhesus monkeys from mucosal simian immunodeficiency virus challenge. Nat Med 15(3): 293-299.
   
8. Picker, L. J., Reed-Inderbitzin, E. F., Hagen, S. I., Edgar, J. B., Hansen, S. G., Legasse, A., Planer, S., Piatak, M., Jr., Lifson, J. D., Maino, V. C., Axthelm, M. K. and Villinger, F. (2006). IL-15 induces CD4 effector memory T cell production and tissue emigration in nonhuman primates. J Clin Invest 116(6): 1514-1524.
   
9. Hammarlund, E., Lewis, M. W., Carter, S. V., Amanna, I., Hansen, S. G., Strelow, L. I., Wong, S. W., Yoshihara, P., Hanifin, J. M. and Slifka, M. K. (2005). Multiple diagnostic techniques identify previously vaccinated individuals with protective immunity against monkeypox. Nat Med 11(9): 1005-1011.
   
10. McAllister, S. C., Hansen, S. G., Messaoudi, I., Nikolich-Zugich, J. and Moses, A. V. (2005). Increased efficiency of phorbol ester-induced lytic reactivation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus during S phase. J Virol 79(4): 2626-2630.
    
11. Rue, C. A., Jarvis, M. A., Knoche, A. J., Meyers, H. L., DeFilippis, V. R., Hansen, S. G., Wagner, M., Fruh, K., Anders, D. G., Wong, S. W., Barry, P. A. and Nelson, J. A. (2004). A cyclooxygenase-2 homologue encoded by rhesus cytomegalovirus is a determinant for endothelial cell tropism. J Virol 78(22): 12529-12536.
    
12. McAllister, S. C., Hansen, S. G., Ruhl, R. A., Raggo, C. M., DeFilippis, V. R., Greenspan, D., Fruh, K. and Moses, A. V. (2004). Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) induces heme oxygenase-1 expression and activity in KSHV-infected endothelial cells. Blood 103(9): 3465-3473.
    
13. Hammarlund, E., Lewis, M. W., Hansen, S. G., Strelow, L. I., Nelson, J. A., Sexton, G. J., Hanifin, J. M. and Slifka, M. K. (2003). Duration of antiviral immunity after smallpox vaccination. Nat Med 9(9): 1131-1137.
    
14. Hansen, S. G., Strelow, L. I., Franchi, D. C., Anders, D. G. and Wong, S. W. (2003). Complete sequence and genomic analysis of rhesus cytomegalovirus. J Virol 77(12): 6620-6636.