Isabel Schlaepfer PhD

Isabel R. Schlaepfer has more than 25 years of scientific leadership and research accomplishments, including working in endocrinology for more than a decade and completing a Ph.D. in integrative physiology and genetics of addiction from the University of Colorado, Boulder. During her tenure at the University of Colorado Medical School, she studied the role of lipids in insulin resistance and hormone-related cancers. Specifically, the combination of hormonal and metabolic inhibitors reduces tumor growth and increases the sensitivity to standard-of-care treatments. Isabel brings to CVrg strong scientific and analytical skills, as well as interdisciplinary experience in biomedical research.