Angela Rizk-Jackson, PhD
Chief Operating Officer
Computational Health Scienc
School of Medicine
Angela is a seasoned professional in the realm of academic research, with a general interest in facilitating scientific revelations. Her experience spans laboratory, clinical, and administrative settings. She obtained her PhD in neuroscience from UCLA, and completed postdoctoral work at UCSF in the area of neuroimaging, using machine learning analytical methods.
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As a Program Manager at UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, she led Open Data efforts by helping to establish UC DataShare, and worked to facilitate several strategic initiatives including establishment of a multi-institution clinical trials networks, and development of infrastructure and processes that enhance research programs.
She has a passion for science communication, advocacy, and public outreach - serving as an outreach coordinator for the UCLA Brain Research Institute, contributing editor for UCSF (CTSI & BCHSI) communications, and chief editor of 'The Mental Note' newsletter.
She has filled many roles throughout her career, and as Chief Operating Officer for BCHSI, she strives to support the enterprise of Computational Health Sciences at the University.
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training UCSF 05/2021
- Leadership Development Program UCSF 08/2015
- Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt UCSF 08/2013
- PhD Neuroscience UCLA 06/2010
- BS Integrative Biology UC Berkeley 06/2002
Websites
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ctsi.ucsf.edu)
Publications (16)
Top publication keywords:
AndrogensGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedRadiation Injuries, ExperimentalMaze LearningReceptors, AndrogenCognition DisordersApolipoprotein E4Apolipoproteins EAndrogen-Insensitivity SyndromeCognitionReceptors, Histamine H3SynaptophysinSpatial BehaviorMemory DisordersHuntington Disease
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The scalable precision medicine open knowledge engine (SPOKE): a massive knowledge graph of biomedical information.
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) 2023 Morris JH, Soman K, Akbas RE, Zhou X, Smith B, Meng EC, Huang CC, Cerono G, Schenk G, Rizk-Jackson A, Harroud A, Sanders L, Costes SV, Bharat K, Chakraborty A, Pico AR, Mardirossian T, Keiser M, Tang … -
A biomedical open knowledge network harnesses the power of AI to understand deep human biology.
AI magazine 2022 Baranzini SE, Börner K, Morris J, Nelson CA, Soman K, Schleimer E, Keiser M, Musen M, Pearce R, Reza T, Smith B, Herr BW, Oskotsky B, Rizk-Jackson A, Rankin KP, Sanders SJ, Bove R, Rose PW, Israni S, … -
Reduced FDG-PET brain metabolism and executive function predict clinical progression in elderly healthy subjects.
NeuroImage. Clinical 2013 Ewers M, Brendel M, Rizk-Jackson A, Rominger A, Bartenstein P, Schuff N, Weiner MW, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) -
Early indications of future cognitive decline: stable versus declining controls.
PloS one 2013 Rizk-Jackson A, Insel P, Petersen R, Aisen P, Jack C, Weiner M -
Early indications of future cognitive decline: Stable controls versus MCI converters.
Alzheimer's & Dementia 2012 Angela Rizk-Jackson, Philip Insel, Michael Weiner
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Project brainstorm: using neuroscience to connect college students with local schools.
PLoS biology 2012 Romero-Calderón R, O'Hare ED, Suthana NA, Scott-Van Zeeland AA, Rizk-Jackson A, Attar A, Madsen SK, Ghiani CA, Evans CJ, Watson JB -
Evaluating imaging biomarkers for neurodegeneration in pre-symptomatic Huntington's disease using machine learning techniques.
NeuroImage 2010 Rizk-Jackson A, Stoffers D, Sheldon S, Kuperman J, Dale A, Goldstein J, Corey-Bloom J, Poldrack RA, Aron AR -
Cognitive phenomics.
The Neuropsychology of Mental Illness 2009 Robert M. Bilder, Russell A. Poldrack, D. Stott Parker, Steven Paul Reise, J. David Jentsch, Tyrone Cannon, Edythe London, Fred W. Sabb, Lara Foland-Ross, Angela Rizk-Jackson, Donald Kalar, Nik Brown,… -
Tfm-AR modulates the effects of ApoE4 on cognition.
Journal of neurochemistry 2007 Rizk-Jackson A, Robertson J, Raber J -
Effects of sex on object recognition and spatial navigation in humans.
Behavioural brain research 2006 Rizk-Jackson AM, Acevedo SF, Inman D, Howieson D, Benice TS, Raber J -
Age-dependent measures of anxiety and cognition in male histidine decarboxylase knockout (Hdc-/-) mice.
Brain research 2006 Acevedo SF, Ohtsu H, Benice TS, Rizk-Jackson A, Raber J -
Sex-differences in age-related cognitive decline in C57BL/6J mice associated with increased brain microtubule-associated protein 2 and synaptophysin immunoreactivity.
Neuroscience 2005 Benice TS, Rizk A, Kohama S, Pfankuch T, Raber J -
Role of circulating androgen levels in effects of apoE4 on cognitive function.
Brain research 2005 Pfankuch T, Rizk A, Olsen R, Poage C, Raber J -
Behavioral performance of tfm mice supports the beneficial role of androgen receptors in spatial learning and memory.
Brain research 2005 Rizk A, Robertson J, Raber J -
Radiation-induced impairment of hippocampal neurogenesis is associated with cognitive deficits in young mice.
Experimental neurology 2004 Rola R, Raber J, Rizk A, Otsuka S, VandenBerg SR, Morhardt DR, Fike JR -
Anxiety and cognition in histamine H3 receptor-/- mice.
The European journal of neuroscience 2004 Rizk A, Curley J, Robertson J, Raber J