Parisa Yousefpour, PhD

Parisa Yousefpour, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. She is also a member of the Tumor Biology and Microenvironment program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC). Dr. Yousefpour designs and engineers RNA- and protein-based platforms to finely modulate immune responses, enhancing therapeutic efficacy while minimizing adverse effects. Her team develops next-generation biomolecular immunotherapies by integrating approaches from protein engineering, synthetic biology, and biomaterial science to address treatment challenges across various indications, including cancer and infectious diseases. Key research areas include engineering gene circuits for precise immunotherapy, developing controlled-release vaccine platforms, and investigating how endogenous biological mechanisms interact with biomolecular therapeutics to leverage these systems for enhanced efficacy.

Dr. Yousefpour holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and completed her postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.