About RTRN

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

The Research Centers in Minority Institutions Translational Research Network (RTRN) offers unique opportunities for collaboration and information sharing in a way that not only supports but will establish new methods of translational research. The RTRN Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Working Group has been formed to pursue the following aims

  • To access ongoing research and educational projects that require bioinformatics, computational biology or medical informatics
  • To facilitate computational and bioinformatics resources across the RCMI sites to support RTRN projects as needed
  • To establish and launch multi-institutional computational-based research collaborative projects
  • To establish a portal with links to computer programs and tools available at RCMI sites

Co-Leads for RTRN Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Working Group

Raphael_Isokpehi
Dr. Raphael D. Isokpehi
Jackson State University
William_Southerland
Dr. William Southerland
Howard University
Robert_Dottin
Dr. Robert Dottin
Hunter College of the City University of New York

Members of the Working Group

George_Bonney
Dr. George Bonney
Howard University
Weigang_Qiu
Dr. Weigang Qiu
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Jerzy_Leszczynski
Dr. Jerzy Leszczynski
Jackson State University
Theresa_Perry
M. Theresa Perry
RTRN Data Coordinating Center

If you are affiliated with an RCMI site and are interested in joining the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Working Group, please send an email to Dr. Raphael D. Isokpehi at raphael.isokpehi@jsums.edu.

Strategic Plan 2009-2013 - Informatics Aspects

Lecturer: Dr. Mike Sayre
NCRR

NIHNIMHD

RTRN is Funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U54MD008149.

Founding RTRN Institutions
•Charles R. Drew University •City College of New York •Clark Atlanta University •Florida A&M University •Howard University •Hunter College-CUNY •Jackson State University • Meharry Medical College •Morehouse School of Medicine •Ponce School of Medicine •Texas Southern University •Tuskegee University •Universidad Central Del Caribe •University of Hawaii at Manoa •University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus •University of Texas at El Paso •University of Texas at San Antonio •Xavier University of Louisiana

 

To Learn More About Joining the Network, Contact:
Keith Norris, MD (keith.norris@rtrn.net)
RTRN Principal Investigator
(323) 249-5703

Or
Keosha Partlow , PhD (keosha.partlow@rtrn.net
RTRN Program Manager
(323) 249-5706

To Learn More About the Research Clusters and
the RTRN Small Grants Program, Contact:

Richard Yanagihara, MD (richard.yanagihara@rtrn.net)
Director, RTRN Research Coordinating Center (RCC)
(808) 692-1610

Or
Charlotte Owens, MD (charlotte.owens@rtrn.net)
Director of Clinical and Translational Research Implementation, RCC
(404) 752-1181

 

To Learn More About the RTRN Data Coordinating Center Services, Contact:
James Perkins, PhD (james.perkins@rtrn.net), (james.perkins@jsums.edu),
RTRN Co- Principal Investigator & Director of DCC
(601) 979-0332

Or
M.Theresa Perry (m.theresa.perry@rtrn.net)
Associate Director of Data Coordinating Center (DCC)
(601) 979-0332


To Learn More About the RTRN Steering Committee, Contact:
Emma Fernandez, PhD (e.fernandez@upr.edu)
RTRN Steering Committee Chair
(787) 763-9401