Luke was born and raised in Plover, Wisconsin. He completed his undergraduate degree in Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He then joined the medical scholar's program through the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and completed his MD and PhD degrees in 2020. His research focused on Salmonella pathogenesis during intracellular infection of macrophages. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency here at the University of Utah. He is interested in clinical microbiology and the development of new testing to diagnose infectious diseases. He spends his free time chasing his toddler around the mountains, hiking, skiing and exploring the local coffee shop and bakery scene.
Dr. Sabrina Newstead was born and raised in Oxford, England before moving to Cincinnati, OH. She attended Ohio Northern University where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biology, and participated in a medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic which sparked her interest in Global Health. She then attended medical school at The Royal College of Surgeons Ireland where she was able to travel throughout Europe and gain experience in several different healthcare systems. Her interest in infectious diseases continued in medical school where she traveled to rural areas in Ireland and saw a vast pathology of diseases. She returned to Cincinnati where she completed her internal medicine residency at The Christ Hospital. She then moved to Utah to complete her fellowship in Infectious Diseases. Her areas of interest include global health, travel medicine, tropical medicine and the immunocompromised host. When outside of the hospital, she enjoys traveling, hiking, paddle boarding, yoga and kayaking with her dog, Milo.
Dr. Jeremiah Matson hails from the beautiful state of West Virginia, where he graduated from the MD-PhD program at Marshall University (Go Herd!). He undertook the entirety of his dissertation research through the NIH's Graduate Partnership Program at the NIH/NIAID Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, MT. There he was mentored by Dr. Vincent Munster, PhD in the Virus Ecology Section on an Ebola virus project in a biosafety level 4 setting. During the final year of his PhD in 2020, Jeremiah had the unique privilege of contributing to some of the early laboratory studies of SARS-CoV-2. He then completed his Internal Medicine training here at the University of Utah as part of the Physician Scientist Training Program and has since joined the laboratory of Nels Elde, PhD. He is excited for the opportunity to combine clinical infectious diseases training with ongoing research mentorship on emerging viruses. Outside of the hospital and lab, Jeremiah enjoys going on adventures with his wife and teaching his 4 (soon to be 5) children to play soccer, ski, and not step on the flowers in his garden.
