Assistant Clinical Investigator
Specialty(s): Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center
Education:
Ph.D., Pathology, 2012, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
M.D., 2012, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
A.B., Biochemical Sciences, 2003, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Biography
Dr. Lacsina received his M.D. and Ph.D. in pathology through the Duke University Medical Scientist Training Program. He completed his residency training and chief residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington. He completed his clinical fellowship training in infectious diseases at NIAID and conducted his fellowship research with Dr. Jesus Valenzuela, Deputy Chief of the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research (LMVR). In 2021, Dr. Lacsina was appointed as an assistant clinical investigator in the Laboratory of Immune System Biology through the NIAID Transition Program in Clinical Research and, in 2023, moved his research group to LMVR. Dr. Lacsina is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases.