Katherine Chiappinelli PhD

Katherine Bakshian Chiappinelli, PhD, joined the GW Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine University in 2017 as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Chiappinelli graduated with a BS in Biology and Music from Haverford College in 2007 and received her PhD in Developmental, Regenerative, and Stem Cell Biology 
from Washington University in St. Louis under the supervision of Dr. Paul Goodfellow in 2012. Dr. Chiappinelli pursued postdoctoral studies at Johns Hopkins University with Dr. Stephen Baylin investigating the epigenetic control of immune signaling in cancer cells. Her research focuses on how epigenetic therapies can be used against cancers, specifically in the context of arming the host immune system to fight cancer cells. (Curriculum Vitae) Kate is passionate about undergraduate science education and community science outreach, with extensive experience working with high school students in urban environments. When she is not in the lab or teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children, singing with the 18th Street Singers, running, and traveling.