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Education

POSTGRADUATE:
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte, CA
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Prostate Cancer Disparities Population Sciences

National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute - Bethesda, MD
Post Doctoral Fellowship: Mammary Stem Cell Biology

Howard University - Washington, DC
Degree: Ph.D. Human Genetics

UNDERGRADUATE:
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biology (Summa Cum Laude)

Research Interests

Dr. Johnson's training and expertise encompass cancer stem cell biology during mammary carcinogenesis, ancestry estimation analysis, transcriptomics and vitamin D's impact on pathway signaling during prostate cancer development.

Dr. Johnson's research focuses on vitamin D immunomodulatory effects, immune signaling in the prostate microenvironment, and biomarkers in men at risk for or diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Johnson's training and expertise encompasses cancer stem cell biology during mammary carcinogenesis and vitamin D impact on pathway signaling during prostate cancer development.

Dr. Johnson's research focuses on vitamin D immunomodulatory effects, immune signaling in the prostate microenvironment, and biomarkers in men at risk for or diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Publications

• Kami Reddy KR, Piyarathna D.W.B, Park J.H., Putluri V., Amara C.S., Kamal A.H.M., Xu J., Kraushaar D., Huang S., Jung S.Y., Eberlin L.S., Johnson J.R., et al. (2024) Mitochondrial reprogramming by activating OXPHOS via glutamine metabolism in African American patients with bladder cancer. JCI Insight 9(17):e172336.
• Johnson, J.R.; Martini, R.N.; Yuan, Y.-C.; Woods-Burnham, L.; Walker, M.; Ortiz-Hernandez, G.L.; Kobeissy, F.; Galloway, D.; Gaddy, A.; Oguejiofor, C., et al. (2024) 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Suppresses Prognostic Survival Biomarkers Associated with Cell Cycle and Actin Organization in a Non-Malignant African American Prostate Cell Line. Biology 13, 346.
• Johnson, J.R., Mavingire, N., Woods-Burnham, L. , et al. (2024). The complex interplay of modifiable risk factors affecting prostate cancer disparities in African American men. Nat Rev Urol 21, 422–432.
• Johnson, J.R., Kittles, R.A (2022). Genetic ancestry and racial differences in prostate tumors. Nat Rev Urol.
• Woods-Burnham L, Johnson JR, Hooker SE Jr, Bedell FW, Dorff TB, Kittles RA (2021). The Role of Diverse Populations in US Clinical Trials. Med (N Y). Jan 15;2(1):21-24. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2020.12.009. Epub 2021 Jan 9. PMID: 35590131.
• Johnson JR, Woods-Burnham L, Hooker SE Jr, Batai K and Kittles RA (2021) Genetic Contributions to Prostate Cancer Disparities in Men of West African Descent. Front. Oncol. 11:770500. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.770500
• Johnson J, Boulanger C.A and Smith G.H (2020) “Second Conservation of Mitochondrial (mt) DNA during Expansion of Clonal Mammary Epithelial Populations Suggests a Common mtDNA template in CzechII mice, Oncotarget. 10.18632/oncotarget.27429
• Johnson J, Boulanger C. An, et al.: (2019) “Microarray and pathway analysis of two COMMA-Db derived clones reveal important differences relevant to their developmental capacity In-vivo. Oncotarget10:2118-2135
• Johnson, J. and Jackson, F. (2015) Use Multiple Intelligence Modalities to Convey Genetic and Genomic Concepts in African American College Biology Students. Natural Science, 7, 299-308. doi:10.4236/ns.2015.76033

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Honors and Awards

• 2023 Roundtable member on Mentorship, Well-being, and Professional Development for the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
• 2023 Sanofi- AACR Scholar-in-Training Award (SITA)
• 2022 Health Disparities Research Education Program (HDREP) NIH/NCI U54 Pilot Award Recipient
• 2022 Health Disparities Research Education Program (HDREP) Scholar
• 2021 Certificate of Recognition from the City of Pasadena (21st Annual Southern California Women’s Health Beauty Empowerment Expo and Man Cave)
• 2021 Featured in the Atlanta Inquirer regarding NAACP COVID-19 panel discussion w/ Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett; Money Talks #1 Urban Magazine for community outreach, and the Final Call Newspaper for quotes regarding COVID-19's impact on underrepresented populations
• 2020 Certificate of Recognition from the City of Pasadena (20th Annual Southern California Women’s Health Beauty Empowerment Expo and Man Cave)
• 2020 Leadership in Interferon Science (Your Immunity Project) Award recipient
• 2019 American Cancer Society Award (NESS Poster Presentation) 
• 2019 Vertex Postdoctoral Award (NESS Poster Presentation)
• 2019 SciPhD Scientist transition to industry Certificate Program (certificate acquired), National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
• 2018 NIH-NCI Diversity Career Development Program (DCPD) Certificate Program (certificate acquired), National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
• 2016-2019 NCI Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) Fellowship
• 2016 Center for Integrative Research Teaching and Learning (CIRTL)- Teaching in Higher Learning Certification 
• 2016 Center for Integrative Research Teaching and Learning (CIRTL)-Faculty Development Program
• 2009-2016 201 AGEP (Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate) Scholar
• 2013 Outstanding Community Service/Mentoring Award     
• 2012 Cancer Research Internship Fellow (Summer)
• 2010 Howard Hopkins Partnership Fellow (graduate)
• 2008- 2009 Summa Cum Laude (undergraduate)
• 2008- 2009 MARC U Star Scholar (undergraduate)