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Yasmeen Nkrumah-Elie, PhD (she/her/hers)

Global Director for External Research
ChromaDex
Longmont, Colorado, United States

Yasmeen Nkrumah-Elie has over a decade of experience in molecular nutrition and toxicology research. She completed both her BS in Biological and Agricultural Engineering and her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, specializing in Toxicology, from Florida A&M University (FAMU). During a portion of her PhD tenure, she served in public office on the board and as the secretary for the Ochlockonee River Soil and Water Conservation District, Seat 4, Leon County, Florida. She received her postdoctoral training on the intersections of molecular nutrition and toxicology from Oregon State University.r ior to joining ChromaDex, she conducted clinical metabolomics research on asthma patients, managed an obesity research laboratory, and was paramount in initiating foodomics collaborations at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Nkrumah-Elie has published research in the areas of toxicology, cancer, nutritional products, micronutrient deficiencies, asthma, and clinical metabolomics. As the Global Director of the internationally award winning ChromaDex External Research Program (CERP), Yasmeen and her team are helping to advance the science of NAD+ and nicotinamide riboside (NR) all over the world. This program is a trailblazer in the dietary supplement space, and Yasmeen hopes other companies will develop similar programs to improve trust and advance scientific integrity in the industry. Dr. Nkrumah-Elie is a member of The American Society for Nutrition (Membership Committee and Sustaining Partners), the Senior Scientific Advisory Council for the Council for Responsible Nutrition, the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Council for InformaMarkets, Black Women in Science and Engineering and Women in Nutrition. Additionally, she serves as the Rehearsal Director and Lead Choreographer for the Intergenerational Women’s African Drum and Dance Ensemble (IWADDE), is a member of the Denver Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and the Recording Secretary for the Denver Chapter of Jack and Jill of America.

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