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Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing Professor Participates at National Institute of Nursing Research Precision Health Boot Camp
Gesulla Cavanaugh, Ph.D. from the Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing was invited to present her collaborative research with Vanessa Johnson, Ph.D., “Association Analyses Reveal Genomic, Epigenetic, Environmental, and Therapeutic Networks in Autism Linked Pathways” at the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) 2018 Boot Camp, “Precision Health: Smart Technologies, Smart Health”. The major goal of this week-long boot camp was to increase omics and technology focused research capabilities of interprofessional faculty, students, and clinicians.
In attendance were also Irina Rozenfeld, MSN, ARNP, Violetta Renesca, MSN, ARNP, and Maria Vera-Nunez, MD, ABIM, who are members of the clinical team at the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine at Nova Southeastern University directed by Nancy Klimas, M.D. Rozenfeld, Renesca, and Vera-Nunez describe themselves as “clinicians and scientists who treat patients with complex conditions while…recognizing the importance of using technology.” The team further stated, “this workshop provided an excellent opportunity to learn about NINR/NIH current trends, current advances in precision medicine and funding mechanisms; we are exceptionally pleased to meet Dr. Cavanaugh and are looking forward to collaborating” on cutting-edge research projects.
Cavanaugh shared her big data analytics interests in genomics research with those attending the boot camp and expressed that she was very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to present her work and meet with key researchers from the NIH who are at the forefront of high impacting studies involving digital and omics data. Currently, Drs. Vanessa Johnson and Gesulla Cavanaugh are collaboratively integrating big data analytics to analyze the abundant data on the complex genomic and epigenetic involvement in the onset of autism. Dr. Cavanaugh’s presentation was supported by the Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing including her research mentor, Dr. Vanessa Johnson, who collaborated with her on this work. Her participation was further supported by Chitra Paul-Victor, Ph.D., MSN, M.D. (AM); Denise Howard, DNP, MSN, RN ; Jo Ann Kleier, Ph.D., EdD, ARNP ; and the Dean, Marcella Rutherford, Ph.D., MBA, MSN, who strongly believe in fulfilling President Hanbury’s 2020 vision.