Backbone Underscore error on template render: Uncaught TypeError: Object # has no method 'get'

Backbone Underscore error on template render: Uncaught TypeError: Object #
has no method 'get'

At the console.log line in the render method below, it shows that
this.member instance is exactly what it should be. So member object is
good. I've spit out the string in tpl and it's what it should be. So
what's causing the error in topic title? Thanks a lot for your help. I'm
spinning my wheels :-/
Here is my code...
Template...
<div class="wrap-profile container">
<div class="profile-pic">
<div class="pic">
<img src="<%= pathUploads %><%= member.get('photo_profile')
%>" width="400" height="600" id="<%= member.get('id') %>"
class="photo-img">
</div>
</div>
<div class="profile-info">
<div>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Praesent consectetur urna nec erat pretium tempus.
</div>
<div>
Morbi nec arcu at leo lobortis egestas. Phasellus sagittis
neque dolor, ut congue lorem egestas id.m laoreet, vitae
tristique lorem sollicitudin.
</div>
<div>
In vel libero eget enim rhoncus suscipit. Nunc tristique in
nisi eget bibendum. Mauris et pulvinar orci.
</div>
<div>
Quisque eget sem id dolor tempus dictum. Pellentesque luctus
scelerisque lacinia.
</div>
<div>
Sed gravida rutrum bibendum. Aenean condimentum eu dui nec
adipiscing. Duis sagittis pharetra enim.
</div>
</div>
</div>
The view js...
// ProfileView.js
define( function(require) {
"use strict";
var $ = require('jquery'),
_ = require('underscore'),
Backbone = require('backbone'),
Helper = require('helper'),
tpl =
require('text!templates/profilePicTemplate.html'),
template = _.template(tpl);
return Backbone.View.extend({
el: $("#profile"),
initialize: function(member) {
var self = this;
this.member = member;
},
render: function() {
var data = {
pathUploads: Helper.global.pathUploads,
member: this.member
};
console.log(this.member);
this.$el.html(template(data));
return this;
},
destroy: function() {
template = null
this.member = null;
}
});
});