Rachel
Bender Ignacio
MD
MPH

(206) 744-4876
Harborview Medical Center
325 9th Ave Box 359929
Seattle, WA 98104
FAX: 206-744-3483
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bio
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.
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
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)
publications