Research Faculty

Our faculty work within the six basic science departments and 19 clinical science departments at Georgetown University Medical Center. We invite you to learn more about our faculty’s research interests. Find faculty three ways on this page: click on a keyword; search the staff directory; or view the highlighted faculty profiles.


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Christopher Albanese, PhD

Chris Albanese

Associate Professor, Departments of Oncology and Pathology

Email: albanese@georgetown.edu

Interests: Cancer biology, drug resistance, GI cancers, imaging sciences, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), neurologic, brain, CNS cancer


Sonia de Assis

Sonia de Assis

Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology

Email: deassiss@georgetown.edu

Interests: Cancer biology


Patrick Forcelli, PhD

Patrick Forcelli

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Physiology

Email: paf22@georgetown.edu

Interests: Neural circuitry underlying seizure propagation, complex behaviors, and the pharmacological treatment of neonatal seizures.


Moshe Levi, MD

Moshe Levi

Chief Science Officer for Research Development

Email: moshe.levi@georgetown.edu

Interests: Renal, hepatic and cardiovascular complications of obesity, diabetes and aging; regulation of mineral metabolism; and applying new label free techniques for imaging lipids, inflammation, oxidative stress, metabolism, fibrosis


Kathy Maguire-Zeiss, PhD

Kathleen Anne Maguire-Zeiss

Professor, Department of Neuroscience

Email: km445@georgetown.edu

Interests: Molecular mechanisms involved in age-related neurodegenerative diseases


Beth N Peshkin

Beth N. Peshkin

Professor of Oncology

Email: peshkinb@georgetown.edu

Interests: Cancer genetics, ethics, precision cancer medicine


Bill Rebeck

Bill Rebeck

Professor, Department of Neuroscience

Email: bill.rebeck@georgetown.edu

Interests: Alzheimer’s Disease, Apolipoprotein E, Chemotherapy-induced Cognitive Impairment


Anna T. Riegel, PhD

Anna Riegel

Professor, Department of Oncology & Pharmacology

Interim Vice President, Biomedical Education and Research

Email: ariege01@georgetown.edu

Interests: Breast cancer


Paul Roepe

Paul Roepe

Professor, Department of Chemistry

Email: roepep@georgetown.edu

Interests: Biochemistry, chemistry, drug discovery, drug resistance, infectious diseases, molecular biology