Our Team

  • Chase Kempinski, Ph.D.

    CEO and Co-Founder

    Chase earned his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky working with Dr. Joe Chappell, advancing triterpene production platforms. Chase was part of a team that implemented CLIA Certified, SARS-COV-2 testing for over 4,000 patients per day in the greater Bluegrass region prior to turning his full attention to leading the Enepret and EVAX efforts.

  • Joe Chappell, Ph.D.

    Scientific Advisor and Co-Founder

    Joe is a senior faculty member in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. With many decades of experience in terpene chemistry and biochemistry, Joe has equally strived to see these technologies deployed for improved health care therapeutics.

  • Mizuki Tateno, Ph.D.

    COO

    Mizuki earned her Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky prior to joining the Chappell lab overseeing their preclinical trials with oil-in-water adjuvants. Mizuki manages the quality control and quality assurance programs within Enepret and EVAX.