Faculty
Oncology Division
Felicia I. Gomez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Oncology Division
Stem Cell Biology
Research Interests
- Genomics of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas
- Somatic variation in cancer across diverse human populations
Contact
- 314-747-1547 (office)
- 314-286-1810 (fax)
- fgomez@wustl.edu
- Division of Oncology
Mail Stop 8007-0066-05
Washington University
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO - Room 5140, 4444 Forest Park Avenue (office)
- Room 5140, 4444 Forest Park Avenue (lab)
Biosketch
| Education | |
|---|---|
| 2002 | BA in Biology (Honors) & Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
| 2012 | PhD in Human Evolutionary Genetics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC |
| Post-graduate Training | |
| 2012-2015 | Postdoctoral Scholar in Genetic Epidemiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2015-2018 | Postdoctoral Scholar in Cancer Genomics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2020-2021 | Teaching Scholars Certificate Program, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2022 | Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) Mentor Curricula and Training: Facilitating Entering Mentoring |
| Academic Positions & Employment | |
| 2003-2004 | Senior Laboratory Technician, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY |
| 2018-2022 | Instructor in Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2022-present | Assistant Professor in Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| University & Hospital Appointments & Committees | |
| 2006-2007 | Chair, Student Seminar Series, Anthropology Department, The George Washington University |
| 2012-2015 | Member-at-Large, Postdoctoral Society, Washington University School of Medicine |
| 2013-2015 | Treasurer, Diversity Postdoctoral Society, Washington University School of Medicine |
| 2016-2017 | Member, Department of Medicine Trainee Inclusion and Cultural Awareness Task Force |
| 2017-2020 | Co-Chair, Department of Medicine Trainee Inclusion and Cultural Awareness Task Force |
| 2021-2022 | Co-Director, Mentorship to Enhance Diversity in Academia (MEDA) |
| 2022-present | Assistant Director, Mentorship to Enhance Diversity in Academia (MEDA) |
| 2022-present | Co-Director, Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) Post-bac Program |
| Honors & Awards | |
| 2000-2002 | Skidmore College Periclean Honors Society |
| 2007 | Burroughs Wellcome Ecology and Evolution Travel Scholarship (NIH-NIGMS & NSF) |
| 2008 | Student Scholarship and Travel Award, University of Washington Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics |
| 2008 | Student Travel Scholarship, Human Genome Variation Annual Meeting |
| 2008 | First Prize in Poster Competition, Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education |
| 2014 | New Investigator Award, American Public Health Association, Genomics Forum |
| 2016 | Travel Award, Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution |
| 2017-2018 | Executive Committee Early Career Mentee, American Association of Physical Anthropologists |
| 2017 | Abstract Achievement Award, American Society of Hematology |
| 2019 | Trainee Travel Award, Cancer Genomics Consortium |
| 2022 | Health Disparities Research Institute Trainee, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
| Professional Societies & Organizations | |
| 2004-present | Member, American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) |
| 2008-2012 | Member, American Society of Human Genetics |
| 2014-2015 | Organizer, Women’s Mentoring Workshop Committee (AAPA) |
| 2015-2016 | Mentor, Increasing Diversity in Biological Anthropology (AAPA) |
| 2017-2019 | Executive Committee Early Career Mentee (AAPA) |
| 2017-present | Member, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) |
| 2017-present | Member, American Society of Hematology (ASH) |
| 2020-present | Member, Cancer Genetics Consortium |
