Dr. Cepko is a Professor in the Department of Genetics, at Harvard Medical School, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Science. Connie received her Ph.D. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with Phillip Sharp on the assembly of the adenovirus capsid. Dr. Cepko served on the Addgene Board of Directors from 2007 to 2019.