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SUNY Downstate celebrates Pride month with Christopher Roman

Native New Yorker Christopher Roman, Ph.D., is a proud New York City public school graduate. He is as passionate about education as he is about research. He is Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Cell Biology, and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine. Since joining SUNY-Downstate in 1988, where, as a basic scientist, Dr. Roman has run a research laboratory focused on revealing the molecular, cellular, and genetic bases of autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that are driven by toxic self-reactive antibodies, he also has served in multiple leadership roles, including departmental interim chair, campus governance leader, and in positions of research administration. In addition, he is a dedicated and enthusiastic educator and mentor in the College of Medicine and School of Graduate Studies, where he is also invested in efforts for greater diversity and inclusion. His interest in the emerging fields of biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology led him from Harvard, where he completed his BA cum laude, to his Ph.D., at UCLA, back to New York at Columbia University to work on gene expression with B lymphocyte research pioneer Dr. Kathryn Calame. His post-doctoral research training with Nobel laureate Dr. David Baltimore started at The Rockefeller University. He then moved to MIT to work on the genetic recombination mechanism in lymphocytes that creates antibody and T cell receptor genes. In addition to serving as a lecturer, small group facilitator, Unit director, and Education Leadership Team member in Foundations, as a mentor to MD/Ph.D. and Ph.D. students in the graduate school, he is also an academic advisor and mentor to the Bridges-To-Medicine Master's program, as a participant in pathway programs sponsored by the Office of Diversity in Education and Research, as co-director of HEAL, the medical elective pathway focused on health equity, and as a member of the Centerwide DEI working group led by Dean Boutin-Foster. Dr. Roman has been named an Outstanding Educator in the Foundations of Medicine, received an Excellence in Mentoring Award from the Office of Diversity in Education and Research, a SUNY Chancellor's Award for Faculty Service, and faculty sponsor of the Oncology Club. In addition, he recently became faculty sponsor of the student PRIDE club, with whom he worked to facilitate the first campus Lavender graduation. Dr. Roman attributes his career satisfaction and professional accomplishments to the immense good fortune of having dear family, cherished friends, scores of mentors, inspiring and brilliant students and colleagues, supportive and inclusive employers, and most prominently, his spouse Peter.