2017 ABRCMS, Phoenix, AZ

Posted on June 29, 2018August 23, 2018 by Dana Crawford

: On the way to ABRCMS 2017 in Phoenix, AZ.

: Phoenix, AZ welcomes ABRCMS 2017.

: ABRCMS 2017 is ready for your scientific close-up.

: A first look at the CWRU booth cluster at ABRCMS 2017.

: First CWRU PQHS booth ever at ABRCMS (2017).

: Dr. Dana Crawford as scientific session speaker for precision medicine at ABRCMS 2017.

: CWRU PQHS booth is up and running at ABRCMS 2017.

: CWRU Institute for Computational Biology’s North Coast Conference on Precision Medicine represents at ABRCMS 2017.

: Kimberly Heath Borrero, CWRU HLB Summer Research Program student and ABRCMS 2017 travel awardee.

: A couple of Dr. Janina Jeff’s mentors at ABRCMS 2017 (Drs. Dana Crawford and Latanya Hammonds-Odie).

: Drs. Rafael E. Luna (Executive Director of the National Research Mentoring Network) and Dana Crawford at ABRCMS 2017.

: Puerto Rican students attend and present at ABRCMS 2017 despite Hurricane Maria.

: Dr. Dana Crawford with PREP scholar and North Coast Conference on Precision Medicine travel awardee Tasmine Clement at ABRCMS 2017.

2016 ABRCMS, Tampa, FL

Posted on June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 by Dana Crawford

: Poster judge at ABRCMS 2016.

: Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) in Tampa, FL (ABRCMS 2016).

: Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) in Tampa, FL (ABRCMS 2016).

: Birds of a feather in Tampa, FL (ABRCMS 2016).

: Sun setting on ABRCMS 2016, Tampa, FL

: The sun is almost gone for the day at ABRCMS 2016, Tampa, FL.

: Sunset glow at ABRCMS 2016, Tampa, FL.

: A night out at Centro Ybor in Tampa, FL (ABRCMS 2016).

: Dr. Dana Crawford at ABRCMS 2016, Tampa, FL.

2015 ABRCMS, Seattle, WA

Posted on June 26, 2018June 29, 2018 by Dana Crawford

: A big welcome from ABRCMS 2015 in Seattle, WA.

: Poster judge at ABRCMS 2015.

: Poster session at ABRCMS 2015.

: Left to right: Drs. Medeva Ghee (Brown University), Irelene Ricks (Director of Diversity, Keystone), and Cherie Butts (Keystone Fellow DAC member); ABRCMS 2015

: Irelene Ricks, Director of Diversity, Keystone with Dr. Howard G. Adams at ABRCMS 2015.

: Left to right: Drs. Dana Crawford (Keystone Fellow 2010), Irelene Ricks (Director of Diversity, Keystone), Sharilyn Almodvar (Keystone Fellow 2013), and Jennifer Honda (2013 Keystone DLSP ABRCMS Scholar); ABRCMS 2015

: Dr. Irelene Ricks (Director of Diversity, Keystone) and Dr. Manu Platt (Keystone Fellow 2012) with students from Georgia Tech at ABRCMS 2015.

: CWRU represents at ABRCMS 2015. Joseph Williams (CWRU Director of the Office of Multicultural Programs) and Dr. Dana Crawford.

2014 SACNAS, Los Angeles, CA

Posted on May 30, 2018December 31, 2020 by Dana Crawford

SACNAS, Los Angeles, CA. 2014 2014 Distinguished Research Mentor Award Dana C. Crawford, PhD Case Western Reserve University

2016 SACNAS, Long Beach, CA

Posted on May 30, 2018December 31, 2020 by Dana Crawford

SACNAS, Long Beach, CA, 2016 The ABCs of Diversity in Genomic Research: Ascertainment, Bioinformatics, and Computation Narrative: Thousands of common genetic variants are now associated with hundreds of clinical outcomes and traits. The majority of this discoveries, however, were made only in European-descent populations. We provide in this scientific session an overview of genomic research […]

2015 SACNAS, Washington, DC

Posted on May 30, 2018June 29, 2018 by Dana Crawford

SACNAS, Washington, DC, 2015 Genomic discovery, collaboration, and translation using electronic health records Narrative: Precision medicine is often described as prescribing the right drug at the right dose the first time to each patient. While the need for precision medicine is often acknowledged, the data and pathway to its implementation have been lacking. Earlier this […]

2017 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award

Posted on May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 by Dana Crawford

Danielle Brager Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ A Mathematical Analysis of Aerobic Glycolysis Triggered By Glucose Uptake in Cones Danielle Brager (1) and Erika Camacho (2) Arizona State University, Arizona State University at West Campus, Phoenix, AZ, The degenerative disease Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is typically categorized by loss of night vision due […]

2015 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award

Posted on May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 by Dana Crawford

Michelle Hernandez, PhD New York University School of Medicine Tuxedo, NY World Trade Center-derived inflammation and oxidative stress in nasal, neural, and pulmonary tissues Michelle Hernandez, Karen Galdanes, Andrea Harrington, Joshua Vaughan, Dana Lauterstein, Ethan Sebasco, Terry Gordon, Lung-Chi Chen. New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo, NY. Currently, there is an overall lack of […]

2016 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award

Posted on May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 by Dana Crawford

John Santiago, PhD candidate Brown University Providence, RI Sexual asymmetry for mitochondrial function in response to TOR inhibition with rapamycin and RNAi in Drosophila John Santiago and David Rand, Brown University, Providence, RI Rapamycin has been shown to extend lifespan by potently inhibiting TOR (Target of Rapamycin) signaling, a major component of cellular metabolism. […]

Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (2018): the final aloha (for now)?

Posted on April 18, 2018July 11, 2020 by Dana Crawford

As of 2018, I have attended a grand total of six Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB) meetings, all held on the Big Island of Hawaii. This figure is not impressive compared with colleagues and PSB early adopters like Drs. Marylyn Ritchie and Will Bush (Figure 1). Nor is it impressive compared with the founders of […]

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2017 in Orlando, FL

Posted on April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 by Dana Crawford

I love ASHG, but I have to admit that when I noticed that the 2017 meeting was in Orlando, I kinda groaned. I think a lot of geneticists groaned, especially since the 2016 meeting was in the oh-so-cool Vancouver, Canada. Aside from those totally excited about Harry Potter World at Universal Studios, the rest of […]

2017 CWRU SOM Faculty Diversity Award

Posted on February 20, 2018July 11, 2020 by Dana Crawford

Promotions, tenure, and awards are a big deal, and they should be celebrated as the big deal that the are. CWRU School of Medicine (SOM) totally gets that. Each year, the SOM hosts a gathering to celebrate those who have reached an academic milestone (Figures 1 and 2). In the same gathering, the SOM awards […]

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2017 ABRCMS, Phoenix, AZ

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
November 1-4, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ
Final Program

2016 ABRCMS, Tampa, FL

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
November 9-12, 2016 in Tampa, FL
Final Program

2015 ABRCMS, Seattle, WA

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
November 11-14, 2015 in Seattle, WA
Final Program

2014 SACNAS, Los Angeles, CA

2016 SACNAS, Long Beach, CA

2015 SACNAS, Washington, DC

2017 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award

2015 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award

2016 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award

Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (2018): the final aloha (for now)?

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2017 in Orlando, FL

2017 CWRU SOM Faculty Diversity Award

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) November 1-4, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ Final Program

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) November 9-12, 2016 in Tampa, FL Final Program

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) November 11-14, 2015 in Seattle, WA Final Program

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
November 1-4, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ
Final Program

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
November 9-12, 2016 in Tampa, FL
Final Program

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
November 11-14, 2015 in Seattle, WA
Final Program