Dr. Adair is an Associate Professor in the Clinical Research Division and Cell and Gene Therapy Program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and a Research Associate Professor at the University of Washington. Jen completed her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at Youngstown State University. She then went on to complete her doctoral degree in genetics and cell biology at Washington State University. After two years as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institute of Health, Jen joined Fred Hutch, where she translated multiple phase I clinical trials for gene therapies to treat diseases, including HIV. She started her independent laboratory to develop tools and methods of delivering gene therapy to patients who need it, anywhere in the world. She is an advocate for the ethical application of gene therapy and diversity in science. Jen was named the Fleischauer Family Endowed Chair in Gene Therapy Translation and co-founded the Global Gene Therapy Initiative. Jen co-founded Auraeda, Inc., a biotech company, and was inducted in the Uganda National Academy of Sciences.