Buffalo Business First Most Powerful 200 Women (2022)
Distinguished Alumni Award (2022)
Canisius College Tomasulo Award (2022)
Research Centers:
Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:
Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems and Bioinformatics
Grants and Sponsored Research:
January 2018–December 2026 CRSC: ThermoFisher-GBC project ThermoFisher Scientific Role: Principal Investigator
January 2018–December 2026 CRSC: ThermoFisher GBC project ThermoFisher Scientific Role: Principal Investigator
June 2020–April 2025 The Metagenomics Education Partnership NIH/NIGMS Role: Co-Investigator $1,288,542
October 2021–June 2024 Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Western New York NYSDOH Role: Co-Investigator $2,000,000
December 2022–December 2023 Personalizing Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo Role: Principal Investigator $22,380
November 2022–September 2023 miRNA sequencing and bioinformatic analysis services Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare Systems Role: Principal Investigator
September 2019–July 2023 A UB-Buffalo Public School Partnership to improve student achievement in Biological Sciences Cullen Foundation Role: Co-Principal Investigator $94,700
January 2021–June 2022 New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences Empire State Development Role: Principal Investigator $1,762,067
July 2017–June 2022 Center for Advanced Technology in Big Data and Health Sciences New York State Department of Empire State Development Role: Contributor $9,200,000
Segelhurst E, Bard J, Pillsbury A, Mahbubul Md, Lamb N, Zhu C, Pohlman A, Boccolucci A, Emerson J , Marzullo B, Yergeau D, Nowak N, Bradley I, Surtees J, Ye Y. (2023) Robust performance of SARS-CoV-2 Whole-Genome Sequencing from Wastewater with a Nonselective Virus Concentration Method. ACS ES &T Water (Feb) doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00456
Bard J, Nowak NJ, Buck M, and Sinha S. (2022) Multimodal Dimension Reduction and Subtype Classification of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Tumors. Frontiers of Oncology (Jul), 12 doi:doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.892207
Gluck C, Tsompana M, Nowak N, Garrett-Sinha L, Buck M and Sinha S. (2019) Molecular Dissection of the Oncogenic Role of ETS1 in the Mesenchymal Subtypes of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. (Jul), 15 doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1008250
Tsompana M, Valiyaparambil S, Bard J, Marzullo B, Nowak N, Buck MJ. (2015) An automated method for efficient, accurate and reproducible construction of RNA-seq libraries. BMC Res Notes (Apr), 8: 124. doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1089-9
de Gaetano M, Quacquaruccio G, Di Castelnuovo A, Nowak N, Dorn J, Donati MB, Freudenheim JL, Trevisan M, Iacoviello L. (2011) Haplotypes and haplotype-pairs of IL-1 beta and IL-6 genes and risk of non fatal myocardial infarction in the Western New York Acute MI Study. Thromb Haemost (Nov), 106(6): 1231-1233.
Gaile D, Hutson A, Java J, Conroy J, McQuaid D, Rossi M, Nowak N. (2007) Errors in Centering of array data can induce biases in correlation estimates. J Stat Plan Inference Stat Appl Genet Mol Biol (Nov)
Swede H, Bartos JD, Chen N, Shaukat A, Dutt SS, McQuaid DA, Natarajan N, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Nowak NJ, Wiseman SM, Alrawi S, Brenner BM, Petrelli NJ, Cummings KM, Stoler DL, Anderson GR. (2006) Genomic profiles of colorectal cancers differ based on patient smoking status. Cancer Genet Cytogenet (Jul), 168(2): 98-104.
Hodgson G, Hager JH, Volik S, Hariono S, Wernick M, Moore D, Nowak N, Albertson AG, Pinkel D., Collins, C., Hanahan, D., Gray, J.W. (2001) Genome scanning with array CGH delineates regional alterations in murine islet carcinomas. Nat Genet (Nov), 29: 459-464.
Snijders, A., Nowak, N., Seagraves, R., Blackwood, S., Brown, N., Conroy, J., Hamilton, G., Hindle, A, Huey B, Kimura K, Law S, Myambo K, Palmer J, Ylstra B, Yue J, Gray J, Jain A, Pinkel D, Albertson D. (2001) Assembly of microarrays for genome-wide measurement of DNA copy number by CGH. Nat Genet (Nov), 29: 263-264. doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/ng754
Cheung V,*Nowak N,*, Kirsch L, Wonhee J, Kim U-J, Conroy J, Massa H, Raluca DY, Thoreen C, Carter N Chen XN, Collins S, Friedman C, Gray J, Korenberg J, Kuo WL, Lee J, McPherson J, Pinkel D, Olivier Sorotkin K, Ried T, Shen G, Strausberg B, Zhao S, Albertson D, Morton C, Schuler G, de Jong P, Trask B. (2001) Integration of the cytogenetic landmarks into the draft sequence of the human genome. Nature 409 (Jan), 409: 953-958.
The International Human Genome Mapping Consortium. (2001) A physical map of the human genome suitable for systematic sequencing. Nature (Jan), 409: 934-941.
The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium. (2001) Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. (Jan), 409: 860-921.
Guru SC, Olufemi SE, Manickam P, Cummings C, Gieser LM, Pike BL, Bittner ML, Jiang Y, Chinault AC, Nowak NJ, Brzozowska A, Crabtree JS, Wang Y, Roe BA, Weisemann JM, Boguski MS, Agarwal SK, Burns AL, Spiegel AM, Marx SJ, Flejter WL, de Jong PJ, Collins FS, Chandrasekharappa SC. (1997) A 2.8-Mb clone contig of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) region at 11q13. Genomics (Jun), 42(3): 436-445.
Shows TB, Alders M, Bennett S, Burbee D, Cartwright P, Chandrasekharappa S, Cooper P, Courseaux A, Davies C, Devignes M-D, Devilee P, Elliott R, Evans G, Fantes J, Garner H, Gaudray P, Gerhard DS, Gessler M, Higgins M, Hummerich H, James M, Lagercrantz J, Litt M, Little P, Mannens M, Munroe D, Nowak N, O'Brien S, Parker N, Perlin M, Reid L, Richard C, Sawicki M, Swallow D, Thakker R, van Heyningen V, van Schothorst E, Vorechovsky I, Wadelius C, Weber B, Zabel B. (1996) Report of the fifth international workshop on human chromosome 11 mapping. 74:, 1996. PMID:. Cytogenet Cell Genet (Nov), 74: 1-56.
Wuyts W, Van Hul W, Wauters J, Nemtsova M, Reyniers E, Van Hul EV, De Boulle K, de Vries BB, Hendrickx J, Herrygers I, Bossuyt P, Balemans W, Fransen E, Vits L, Coucke P, Nowak NJ, Shows TB, Mallet L, van den Ouweland AM, McGaughran J, Halley DJ, Willems PJ. (1996) Positional cloning of a gene involved in hereditary multiple exostoses. Hum Mol Genet (Oct), 5(10): 1547-1557.
Qin S, Nowak NJ, Zhang J, Sait SN, Mayers PG, Higgins MJ, Cheng Y, Li L, Munroe DJ, Gerhard DS, Weber BH, Bric E, Housman DE, Evans GA, Shows TB. (1996) A high-resolution physical map of human chromosome 11. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (Apr), 93(7): 3149-3154.
Higgins MJ, Smilinich NJ, Sait S, Koenig A, Pongratz J, Gessler M, Richard CW III, James MR, Sanford JP, Kim B-W, Cattelane J, Nowak NJ, Winterpacht A, Zabel BU, Munroe DJ, Bric E, Housman DE, Jones C, Nakamura Y, Gerhard DS, Shows TB. (1994) An ordered NotI fragment map of human chromosome band 11p15. Genomics (Nov), 23: 211-222.
Governor's Life Science Advisory Board; Board Member (2023–present)
Serve as a member of the PPBS committee to select future Ph.D. candidates for our biomedical research programs.; PPBS Admissions Committee (2022–present)
Faculty advisor to a diverse group of women students at UB on STEM careers and educational opportunities; Faculty advisor for the the Women's Network Buffalo chapter (2022–present)
Med Tech Association; Board Member (2021–2023)
External Advisory Board for UB Biotechnology Undergraduate Program; Advise the Program Director on the biotechnology undergraduate program including identifying internship opportunities for program students (2021–present)
As a Board member I support the 43North mission to grow and support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in WNY. This organization holds a business competition resulting in $1mil for the top 5 companies. These young companies in addition to the funds are incubated at Seneca One and must take up residency in western NY for at least 1 year. Companies meeting milestones may receive additional follow on funding. Past winners include life science companies focused on democratizing clinical trials in communities outside of large academic medical centers as well as enrolling individuals from non white populations. The portfolio companies include founders of color, women and as an organization 43North strongly supports inclusive companies that will leverage the talent across our community for their growth.; 43North Board Member (2014–present)
As a board member for the Buffalo Center for the Arts and Technology I support the vision and mission of the organization which serves both youth and adults from economically marginalized and disadvantaged areas of Buffalo. The youth program supports high school children at risk of not graduating high school through an arts program (performing and visual) while at the same time provides support to lift them up academically to graduate from high school. Many then attend 2 year and 4 year colleges or continue on with one of the adult training programs. Similarly the adult program provides educational training in medical coding, IT Help desk, pharmacy technician, phlebotomy, and landscape design along with 13 other programs.; BCAT Board member
Empire State Stem Cell Advisory Board funding committee; Board Member
As Co Chair of the CBLS Core Advisory Committee provide guidance to the Genomics and Bioinformatics Core and the Protein and Bioanalysis Core at CBLS. Advocate with the University for support such as technology upgrades, operations as well as scientific experts in the cores.; Co Chair of CBLS Core Advisory Committee
As a Co Director of GEM work with Jennifer Surtees (Co-Director GEM) to achieve GEM's goals.; Co Director of GEM (Genome, Environment, Microenvironment)
As the Senior Advisor Life Sciences and Executive Director Emeritus of the NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences I serve on the CTSI board with other members of the Buffalo Translational Consortium to enable the CTSI goals and mission.; CTSI Board Member
The CTSI Steering Committee enables the members of the Buffalo Translational Consortium in their translational research programs goals as part of the mission funded by the CTSA. The CTSA provides experts in team science, funding for pilot projects, cores (ie. BNAC Imaging Core, Informatics), community engagement and outreach and training for the next generation of translational scientists with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion.; CTSI Steering Committee
As Director of the Genomics and Bioinformatics Core I lead the scientific direction of the core focusing on leading edge genomic technologies (ie. Next Generation Sequencing platforms) as well as the bioinformatic tools and experts required to fully leverage these datasets.; Director of the Genomics and Bioinformatics Core
As the Executive Director of the UB Biorepository I oversee its operations and programmatic direction. The biorepository was established to create an enterprise wide collection of human and model system biomaterial for biomedical research. The biorepository is a regulatory compliant, automated, and technology forward infrastructure that meets all of the demands for government, academic and commercial projects.; Executive Director of the UB Biorepository
Represent the Biochemistry Department as the alternate for Faculty Council meetings; Faculty council representative
As the Senior Advisor Life Sciences and Executive Director Emeritus of New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics I advise on the direction for the CBLS in its mission to enable scientific discoveries and their commercialization.; Senior Advisor Life Sciences and Executive Director Emeritus of New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences