Renã Robinson
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow Vanderbilt University
- Nashville TN
Expert in racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's triggers in peripheral organs. Advocate for inclusive research design.
Biography
One of the primary challenges in studying these disparities is the relative dearth of African American tissue samples and study participants. Robinson is passionate about promoting the benefits of research participation in culturally sensitive ways.
Robinson became interested in pursuing Alzheimer's research in high school, inspired by interactions with the dementia patients her mother cared for.
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Chemical and Engineering News Talented Twelve - 2016
Awarded to 12 of the world's brightest young minds in chemistry each year.
Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship - 2017
Inaugural recipient of Vanderbilt fellowship named in honor of Phillips, BA’67, the first African American woman to receive an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt. The fellowship supports midcareer faculty members who are leaders in diversity in STEM at the university.
Vanderbilt Chancellor's Global Voices Fellow - 2020
Highly selective fellowship for Vanderbilt faculty committed to public engagement on important topics related to their research.
Education
University of Louisville
B.S.
Chemistry
University of Indiana
Ph.D.
Analytical Chemistry
University of Kentucky
UNCF/Merck Postdoctoral Fellow
Chemistry
