MEETINGS ARE MANDATORY FOR MARC/RISE SCHOLARS AND WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAYS FROM 3:30-4:45PM

MEETINGS ARE MANDATORY FOR MARC/RISE SCHOLARS AND WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAYS FROM 3:30-4:45PM

DATE SEMINAR LOCATION Jan. 16 Welcome Jan. 23 Franck Diaz, PhD, PRIME/IRACDA Fellow Clinical and Translational Science Institute, WFUSM Jan. 30 Carol Davis, MBA, JD, Interim Co-Director Center for Design Innovation Feb. 6 RISE Scholars Research Theme Presentations Thomas Fair, Anne Lenzo Feb. 13 Duncan Smith, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology Arts and Sciences Department, New York University Feb. 20 Series Student Forum Feb. 27 Spencer Bell, PhD, PRIME/IRACDA Fellow Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, WFUSM March 6 Klarissa Jackson-Hardy, PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lipscomb University March 13 Spring Break March 20 Anthony DePass, PhD, DePass Academic Consulting Professor, Department of Biology, Long Island University March 27 Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology Comprehensive Cancer Center, WFUSM April 3 Curtis Henry, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine April 10 Practice Day for University Scholarship Day Poster Presentations April 17 RISE Scholars Research Theme Presentations Janai Gaston, Nymyia-Imari Collins April 24 Closing Ceremony DJR Room 100-A

Jose Diaz Vasquez, PhD Biomedical Engineering Dr. Diaz-Vasquez joined the PRIME program at Wake Forest University in May of 2017. His thesis research focused on developing a framework to validate repurposed clinical datasets to increase reliability of secondary analysis results and support the building of learning healthcare systems. His current research aims to develop methods and tools to efficiently assess repurposed clinical datasets, reusing data to discover new clinical knowledge at the population level, analyzing electronic health record data to uncover data limitations and developing formal models to support the development of behavioral mhealth. His career goal is to unify engineering and biomedical research tools into a cohesive set of skills and teaching them to future generations of healthcare researchers and trans-disciplinary engineers, while applying them in healthcare research areas such as the improvement supportive care for cancer patients and the development of assistive medical device development. PRIME/IRACDA Fellow Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Carol Davis, MBA, JD Law Carol Davis is currently Interim Co-Director of the Center for Design Innovation, an attorney, nonprofit director and real estate developer. She has led the Simon Green Atkins Community Development Corp. (SG Atkins CDC) at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) since 2001. Davis received a Juris Doctor from the Wake Forest University School of Law, an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a B.S. in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. Interim Co-Director Center for Design Innovation Winston-Salem, NC

Duncan Smith, PhD Biology Broadly, we are interested in the mechanism and consequences of asymmetric DNA replication As a consequence of the antiparallel arrangement of the two strands of the double helix and the 5'-3' polarity of DNA polymerases, DNA replication is intrinsically asymmetric. Only one parental strand at the replication fork can be continuously replicated: the other the lagging strand is discontinuously synthesized via the iterative generation, processing and ligation of Okazaki fragments to generate an intact daughter strand. In each S-phase, mammalian cells generate around 20 million Okazaki fragments: we are interested in the molecular mechanisms underlying this remarkable process, as well as the various potential consequences of the asymmetric mechanism by which DNA is replicated. Assistant Professor of Biology Arts and Sciences Department

Spencer Bell, PhD Neuroscience Dr. Spencer taught biology classes at The Citadel and participated in various science education outreach programs at local elementary and secondary schools in Charleston, SC. He began his work as a PRIME scholar in 2017 and hopes to apply the valuable training gained through his experiences at Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University in a career teaching undergraduate neuroscience. PRIME/IRACDA Fellow Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Klarissa Jackson-Hardy, PhD Pharmacology During her graduate studies at Vanderbilt, she conducted research in the laboratories of Drs. Jack Roberts and Jason Morrow in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology. Her work focused on utilizing mass spectrometry to study the formation and metabolism of biologically active lipids (eicosanoids) derived from arachidonic acid. While in graduate school, she served as a teaching fellow for the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, and she tutored undergraduate and high school students in biochemistry, organic chemistry, and general chemistry. In 2011, Hardy was awarded the UNCF-Merck Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowship to conduct research at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry. Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Lipscomb University

Anthony DePass, PhD Biology Dr. Anthony DePass is a Professor of Biology at Long Island University, where he serves as PI and Director of the LIU MBRS RISE (NIH), and the LIU ADVANCE (NSF) programs and Co-PI of LIU s Noyce Teacher Scholarship program. Dr. DePass has nearly 20 years experience in grants and program management, and currently has over $5 million in active grants. He has a lifetime accumulation of nearly $20 million in external funding as PI and Co-PI. These include grants for biomedical research, and the administration of programs aimed at all levels of the development pipeline for scientists. DePass Academic Consulting Professor, Department of Biology

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD Radiation Oncology After training in the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, Dr. Winkfield began her radiation practice at an academic center in Massachusetts and was promoted to Assistant Professor after a few years of practice. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Karen (as she is known in the community) has a passion for outreach and education. Through her current research and community outreach, she seeks to identify and overcome factors that contribute to disparities in cancer outcomes. She hopes to develop a platform for discussion that will enable accurate and timely dispersal of clinical information in the community, address cultural barriers to accessing and accepting appropriate cancer care, and encourage policymakers to invest in initiatives designed to address inequalities in the health care delivery system. Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology Comprehensive Cancer Center

Curtis Henry, PhD Cancer Cell Biology Research Dr. Henry received his PhD from Wake Forest University School of Medicine where he conducted research focusing on understanding how cytokines regulate CD8+ T-cell mediated protective immunity. As a postdoctoral fellow and Research Instructor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, his research focused on dissecting how aging-associated inflammation regulated hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis. His research seeks to determine how chronic inflammation shapes hematopoiesis, immunity, and leukemogenesis. Results from these studies will be applied to improving therapeutic responses in at risk populations including children who are overweight or obese and aged populations. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics