Virginia E. Papaioannou is a developmental biologist, recognized for who works in mammalian genetics.
She is a Special Lecturer and Professor Emerita in the Department of Genetics and Development at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Papaioannou has extensively studied the T-box gene family, which plays a crucial role in mesoderm formation and organogenesis.
[5] Her work has been important for understanding how these genes control cell fate and tissue specification during early development.
Her contributions have been recognized with several honors, including the NIH MERIT award and the Dean's Distinguished Lecture in the Basic Sciences at Columbia University.