Pharmacology and Translational Science – Virtual Event

Dr. Namandjé Bumpus is the E.K. Marshall and Thomas H. Maren Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She joined the faculty at Hopkins in 2010 as an assistant professor. Dr. Bumpus earned a PhD in pharmacology at the University of Michigan in 2007 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in molecular and experimental medicine at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA in 2010. Dr. Bumpus currently serves on the council of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). She previously served as chair of the NIH Xenobiotic and Nutrient Disposition and Action study section and an associate editor of the journal Drug Metabolism and Disposition. She is the past secretary/treasurer for the Division for Drug Metabolism of ASPET, and a member of the awards committees for ASPET and the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics. Dr. Bumpus’ laboratory applies state-of-the art approaches to define the molecular mechanisms that underlie disparities in drug outcomes. Her many honors include the Leon I. Goldberg Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, the James Gillette Award from the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics, the John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers awarded by President Obama.

LaTrease E. Garrison, the Executive Vice President of ACS Education, received her B.S. degree in chemistry from Howard University and completed her M.B.A degree at Strayer University where her research focused on succession planning for the non-profit organization. LaTrease joined ACS in 1992 as a Program Assistant for Chemical & Engineering News magazine. In 1996 she moved to the Education Division where she held several positions including Senior Program Manager of Undergraduate Programs. In 2005 she was appointed to the position of Special Assistant to the Director of the Education Division. LaTrease previously served as the Assistant Director of the Member Communities/ Department of Volunteer Support and Director of the Administrative and Programmatic Technology group and the Professional Advancement Team. She has also served as staff liaison to various ACS Committees and Task Forces and is a trained facilitator for courses within the ACS Leadership Development System.

Edwin Robinson is an Account Manager for CAS based in Atlanta, GA.  He is responsible for field accounts in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. Prior to CAS Edwin was employed by Chemtura Corporation where he was an Account Executive in the Polyurethane Dispersions & Urethane Specialty Chemicals Business unit.  In that role, Edwin was responsible for managing North American commercial relationships for polyurethane dispersions and urethane specialty chemicals for both direct and channel partners. Prior to Chemtura, Edwin also held positions of increasing responsibility with Excel Polymers, Sherwin Williams and Ferro Corp. Edwin holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Baldwin-Wallace College and an M.S. degree in Chemistry from The University of Southern Mississippi.