Biography
Dr. LaCourse’s research focuses on improving TB screening, diagnosis, and prevention in peripartum people and children in high HIV-burden settings. Additional research interests include SARS-CoV-2 in peripartum people.
Dr. LaCourse is a GWACh (Global Women, Adolescent, and Child health) scientific lead, Seattle TB Research Advancement Center (SEATRAC) Development Core co-Director, Kenya Research and Training Center (KRTC) faculty member, and TB ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) faculty. She is committed to the inclusion of children and pregnant women in HIV/TB research as an IMPAACT (International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network) TB Scientific Committee mentored junior investigator, and International Union Against TB and Lung Disease Maternal Child Health Working Group Scientific Co-Lead.
She is an attending physician at the Madison HIV clinic and infectious diseases, general medicine, and HIV inpatient services at the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Centers.
