Rachel Bender Ignacio, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Associate in Vaccine & Infectious Disease Division (VIDD), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Director, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
Medical Director, COVID-19 Clinical Research Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Sites of Practice: 
Harborview Medical Center
University of Washington Medical Center
Related Links: 
UW Department of Medicine
Vaccine & Infectious Diseases Division (VIDD), FHCRC

Faculty Information

Biography

The overall goal of Dr. Bender Ignacio’s research is to understand how immune responses and other infections impact acquisition of HIV and the course of HIV infection.  She is interested in co-infections with HIV, including tuberculosis, hepatitis, and herpesviruses, as well as HIV-associated cancers.

Education & Training: 
MD in Global Health
University of Washington, School of Medicine
Seattle WA
2004-2008
MPH in Epidemiology
University of Washington, School of Public Health
Seattle WA
2013-2014
Residency in Internal Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston MA
2009-2011
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
Seattle WA
2012-2015
Honors: 
Yale Johnson & Johnson Fellowship Recipient
2011
Winickoff Fellowship for Research in Primary Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
2011
CROI Young Investigator Award
2015
CFAR New Investigator Award
2018
Outstanding Research Mentor of 2019, University of Washington School of Medicine
2019
UW Global Innovation Fund Award
2019
Chair of Medicine Award, UW Department of Medicine
2020
Contact
Email: 
rbi13@uw.edu
Phone: 
(206) 744-4876
Mailing Address: 

Harborview Medical Center

325 9th Ave Box 359929

Seattle, WA 98104

FAX: 206-744-3483

Research & Clinical Interests
Research Interests: 
  • HIV acquisition and HIV cure
  • Role of co-infections in HIV
  • Tuberculosis
  • Immune activation in chronic infections
Clinical Interests: 
  • HIV
  • General infectious diseases
  • Solid organ transplant
  • Comprehensive medical care 
Publications
My NCBI: 
My NCBI Bibliography