We invite you to join us for the fifth “Paths to Research Advocacy” event, a recurring series of interviews with experienced research advocates and scientists about their journeys to ovarian cancer research advocacy. The event will include a brief structured interview followed by an informal question and answer session.
The free virtual event will be held on Tuesday, June 30th from 3-4pm Eastern (12-1pm Pacific).
Our guest speaker will be will be Dr. Kate Chiappinelli, who will be interviewed by Susun Livingston.
Kate Chiappinelli is an Associate Professor in the George Washington University Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine and the GW Cancer Center, where she started her independent laboratory in 2017. Dr. Chiappinelli received her PhD from Washington University in St. Louis and pursued postdoctoral studies at Johns Hopkins University with Dr. Stephen Baylin where she and her colleagues discovered that inhibiting DNA methylation causes an immune response in cancer through transcription of transposable element RNA. Her independent laboratory, funded by NIH and DOD grants, studies the epigenetic changes in cancer and how epigenetic drugs can reverse these, specifically focusing on noncoding regions of the genome and the anti-tumor immune response. A major focus of her research is epigenetic regulation of transposable elements in cancer and how they contribute to innate immunity. A translational goal of this work is learning how to optimally combine epigenetic and immune therapies to fight cancer, with a focus on ovarian cancer. Kate is passionate about community science outreach, with extensive experience working with high school students in St. Louis, Baltimore, and Washington, DC to introduce them to hands-on science.
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