Trainees

  • Alexis Akerele, MS

    PhD Candidate
    Human Genetics
    Trainee
    Velez Edwards & Edwards Lab
    Office Address
    2525 West End Ave, 8th Floor
    Nashville
    Tennessee
    37203-1738

  • Katie Greene, BS, ASCP

    PhD Candidate
    Human Genetics
    Trainee
    Velez Edwards & Edwards Lab
    Office Address
    2525 West End Avenue 8th Floor
    Room / Suite
    800
    Nashville
    Tennessee
    37203

  • Alyssa Parker, BS

    PhD Candidate
    Human Genetics
    Trainee
    Velez Edwards & Edwards Lab
    2525 West End Ave
    Room / Suite
    8005
    Nashville
    Tennessee
    37203-1738

  • Jeewoo Kim, BA

    MD/PhD Candidate
    Obstetrics and Gynecology, Human Genetics
    Trainee
    Velez Edwards & Edwards Lab
    Office Address
    2525 West End Avenue
    8th Floor
    Room / Suite
    800
    Nashville
    Tennessee
    37203

  • Harris Bland, MPH, MBA

    Sr. Project Manager
    Biomedical Informatics
    PhD Candidate
    Human Genetics
    Trainee
    Velez Edwards & Edwards Lab
    2525 WE
    2525 West End Ave
    Room / Suite
    1500
    Nashville
    Tennessee
    37203-1738

    Harris T. Bland (he/they) is a Sr. Project Manager in CPM. Harris spent 6 years in anatomic/clinical pathology before moving to Nashville in 2016. Harris began at Vanderbilt in the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR), focused on pharmacogenomics (PREDICT) and eMERGE until moving to DBMI in 2018.  Harris continues to manage the Vanderbilt site of eMERGE (VGER) and one of the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot grants, FOREST. Harris is one of the current co-chairs of the DBMI DEI Committee. Harris' scientific interests include EHR integration of genetic data and health care access.

    Harris is also pursuing a PhD in Human Genetics, advised by Lea K Davis, PhD.

  • Jess Winters, MS

    PhD Candidate
    Human Genetics
    Office Address
    2525 WE
    2525 West End Ave
    8th Floor
    Nashville
    Tennessee
    37203-1738

    Education

    BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, summa cum laude - Oklahoma State University (2020)

    MS, Biological Sciences - Auburn University (2022)

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