Jennifer Kuzma PhD: Goodnight-NCGSK Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs, and co-founder and co-director of the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center at NC State University. Prior to her current position, she was associate professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota (2003-2013); study director at the National […]
Dr. Eric Kyere is an Assistant Professor of Social Work and Adjunct Professor of African Studies at the Indiana University, IUPUI. His overall research focuses on working with communities to theorize racism, examine and identify the underlying mechanisms by which racism restrict/deny people of African descent’s access to psychosocial, educational and societal opportunities from an […]
Dr. Regina James is the Vice President of Clinical Research at 2M and has more than 25 years of clinical research experience. As a physician scientist, her areas of expertise span child and adolescent health, behavioral health and healthcare, clinical research, clinical trials, and social determinants of health. Dr. James currently leads work with the […]
LaTasha H. Lee, PhD, MPH is responsible for the oversight and implementation of research projects and programs focused on reducing patient risk and identifying optimal care to reduce health disparities and bring about health equity. She also provides input into the overall strategy for research partnerships and health equity research for NMQF. Tasha serves as […]
Rod McCullom specializes in reporting on the intersections of science, technology, medicine and socioeconomics. McCullom’s focus areas include reporting new research and developments around artificial intelligence, biometrics, cognitive and brain sciences, computer vision, epidemiology, infectious disease and the science of crime and violence. McCullom reports the “Convictions” column for Undark. He is a contributor to […]
Vence Bonham is an associate investigator in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) within the Division of Intramural Research’s Social and Behavioral Research Branch. He leads the Health Disparities Unit, which investigates the equitable integration of new genomic knowledge and precision medicine into clinical settings. His research focuses primarily on the social implications of […]
Debra D. Roberts, Ph.D. is Founding Director of the Cultural Socialization Lab (CSL) housed in Howard University’s Department of Psychology, where she is Professor and Chair. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Neuroscience from University of Toronto, Master of Science in Community Psychology from Florida A&M University, and Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Temple […]
Vick is a pharmacist with over 20 years’ experience pursuing a PhD in bioinformatics/ computational biology with emphasis on protein modelling. Currently, he is applying numerous computational methods to investigate the binding of SARS-CoV-2 to the ACE receptor located in human lung tissue. Hopefully, the results will lead to vaccine development.
Krystal Tsosie (Diné/Navajo), MPH, MA, is currently completing an interdisciplinary PhD in Genomics and Health Disparities at Vanderbilt University. She also co-leads genetic studies related to women’s health in a tribal community in North Dakota. Krystal advocates strongly for genomic and data sovereignty and is a co-founder of the Native BioData Consortium, the first Indigenous-led […]