Roxanne “Roxie” Kim is a Clinical Research Technician II with the Pittsburgh Pharmacogenomics (PittPGx) Program, led by Dr. Philip Empey in the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics. Her prior research experience focused on neuropharmacology and neurodegenerative disorders. Roxie earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Duquesne University in 2023.
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Education & Training
Practice Area/Expertise
Pharmacogenomics, pain medicine, addiction medicine, neuropharmacology, neurodegenerative disorders
Honors / Awards
2023: Duquesne University School of Pharmacy Award for Undergraduate Research; Dean of Students Excellence in Leadership Award Nominee; Spirit of Diversity Award Nominee 2022: Parkinson’s Foundation Summer Student Fellowship; Parkinson’s Foundation Travel Award; Outstanding Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Award; Invited Speaker at Day of Learning and Speaking Out
Recent Publications
Bhatia TN, Jamenis AS, Abbas M, Clark RN, Miner KM, Chandwini MN, Kim RE, Hilinski W, O’Donnell LA, Luk KC, Shi Y, Hu X, Chen J, Brodsky JL, Leak RK. A 14-Day Pulse of PLX5622 Modifies α-Synucleinopathy in Preformed Fibril-Infused Aged Mice of Both Sexes. Neurobiology of Disease. 2023;184. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106196
Presentations
Kim RE, Miner KM, Jamenis AS, Clark RN, Stetler RA, Chen J, Sanders LH, Luk KC, Leak RK. Human APE1 Overexpression in Transgenic Rats Modifies the Neurological Impact of Alpha-synucleinopathy. Neuroscience 2022. San Diego, CA. Poster X8. Miner KM, Jamenis AS, Bhatia TN, Kim RE, Clark RN, Abraham N, Rajasundaram D, Stetler RA, Chen J, Sanders LH, Luk KC, Leak RK (2023) A Connection Between DNA Repair Protein APE1, Alpha-Synucleinopathy, and Biological Sex in Rodents and Humans. 2023 Duquesne University Graduate Research Symposium. Pittsburgh, PA. Kim RE, Miner KM, Jamenis AS, Clark RN, Stetler RA, Chen J, Sanders LH, Luk KC, Leak RK. Human APE1 Overexpression in Transgenic Rats Modifies the Neurological Impact of Alpha-synucleinopathy. 2023 Duquesne University Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium. Pittsburgh, PA. Poster 95.
Grants
Parkinson’s Foundation Summer Student Fellowship 2023
