Roshini S. Abraham, PhD, D(ABMLI)
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Roshini Sarah Abraham received her PhD in Immunology in 1996 on completion of her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in biological sciences, and subsequently completed post-doctoral fellowships in immunology and clinical biochemistry and immunology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. She was on faculty at the Mayo Clinic from 2002-2018 and was a Professor of Medicine, and Laboratory Medicine/Pathology. Since September 2018, she has been on the faculty at Nationwide Children's Hospital in the Department of Pathology Laboratory Medicine in Columbus, Ohio as Associate Chief of Academic Affairs and Founding Director of the Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory.
She is also a Professor of Clinical Pathology at The Ohio State University Wexner College of Medicine and Director of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiencies Diagnostic and Research Center at Nationwide Children's. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology (ABMLI) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (FAAAAI) and the Clinical Immunology Society (FCIS), and a Past President of the Clinical Immunology Society (2017-2019). She is a Co-Chair of the ClinGen Immunology Clinical Domain Working Group (CDWG), and the Antibody Deficiencies Gene Curation Expert Panel and the Primary Immune Regulatory Disorders (PIRD) Gene Curation Expert Panel. She is also Chair of the CLSI NBS SCID Document Development Ctte on Updates in TREC-based NBS SCID. She is a Deputy Editor for the Clinical and Human Immunology Section of the Journal of Immunology (published by American Association of Immunologists).
She has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers, reviews, abstracts and book chapters and received several awards over the course of her career, including the 2019 Carl Joliff Award for Lifetime Achievement in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology from the Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM), formerly known as the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
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- Fellow, Clinical Immunology Society (FCIS), 2021
- Distinguished Service Award, Clinical Immunology Society, 2021
- First Annual ClinGen Excellence Awards for ClinGen Significant Contributors, ClinGen, 2021
- Carl R. Joliff Award for Lifetime Achievement in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology, American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC), 2019
- Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (FAAAAI), 2010
- Travel Scholarship for the IUIS/WHO meeting on Primary Immunodeficiencies, US Immunodeficiency Network, 2007
- Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements by a Young Investigator, American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), 2006
- Doctorate Award, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI), 2006
- George Grannis Award for Excellence in Research and Scientific Publication, National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB), 2003
- Co-Chair, ClinGen, Antibody Deficiencies Gene Curation Expert Panel, 2020 - Present
- Document Development Committee - On Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiencies Chair, Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), 2019 - Present
- Immunology Clinical Domain Working Group (CDWG) Co-chair, Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen), 2019 - Present
- Past President, Clinical Immunology Society (CIS), 2019 - 2021
- Program Co-Chair, CIS Annual Diagnostic Primary Immunodeficiency, 2018 - Present
- Member, NIH Clinical Center Board of Scientific Counselors, 2018 - Present
- Member, College of American Pathology, Diagnostic Immunology Resource Committee (CAP-DIFCC), 2018 - Present
- Curriculum, Educational Resource Scientific Committee (CER-SAC), Chair, Immunology Specialist Group, American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), 2018 - Present
- Program Co-Chair, CIS-AAAAAI Diagnostic Primary Immunodeficiency School, 2018 - 2018
- President, Clinical Immunology Society (CIS), 2017 - 2019
- President-Elect, Clinical Immunology Society (CIS), 2016 - 2017
- Program Chair, Clinical Immunology Society (CIS) School on Diagnostic Assessment of Immune phenotype and function in Primary Immunodeficiencies, 2014 - 2018
- Member, Research Faculty, 2013 - Present
- Elected Councilor, Clinical Immunology Society (CIS), 2013 - 2016
- Chairman, Credentials Committee Chairman, 2012 - 2017
- Vice Chair, Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Document Development Committee - On severe combined Immunodeficiencies, 2011 - 2013
- Member, American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (ABMLI), 2011 - 2017
- Member, American Society of Transplantation (AST), 2010 - Present
- Member, International Clinical Cytometry Society (ICCS), 2010 - Present
- Member, International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC), 2010 - Present
- Member, Primary Immunodeficiency Subcommittee Working Group on Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), 2010 - 2012
- Member, Exam Development Committee, 2010 - 2013
- Co-Coordinator, Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (NBSTRN) and Region 4 Stork International Database for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, 2010 - 2015
- Director, Jeffrey Modell Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiencies, 2009 - Present
- Member, Credentials Committee, 2009 - 2012
- Member, European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID), 2008 - Present
- Member, Young Diplomates Committee, 2008 - 2010
- Member, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) Basic & Clinical Immunology (BCI) Section/Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Committee, 2008 - 2011
- Councilor, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI), 2008 - 2011
- Scientific Program Organizer, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI), 2008 - 2019
- Member, Examination Validation Committee, 2007 - 2010
- Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Mayo Foundation Chapter Executive Committee, 2006 - 2008
- Member, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI), 2005 - Present
- Member, American Society of Hematology (ASH), 2005 - Present
- Member, Clinical Immunology Society (CIS), 2005 - Present
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Research International, 1998 - 2000
- Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Mayo Foundation Chapter, 1997 - 2013
- Member, American Association of Immunologists (AAI), 1996 - Present
- Senior Research Fellowship, Government of India, Department of Biotechnology, 1993 - 1996
- Junior Research Fellowship, Government of India - Department of Biotechnology, 1991 - 1993
- Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
- Member, Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
- Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Immunology (JOCI)
- Diplomate, American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology (ABMLI)
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/04/2018
| Fellowship | Mayo Clinic | Date Completed: 12/31/2002 |
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| Graduate School | National Institute of Immunology | Date Completed: 12/31/1996 |
- Diagnostic and Clinical Immunology
- Inborn errors of Immunity
- Secondary Immunodeficiencies
- Transplant Immunology
2019 - Present Jeffrey Modell Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiencies Diagnostic and Research Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Director
2018 - Present Nationwide Children's Hospital, Associate Chief, Academic Affairs, Director of Diagnostic Immunology
2002 - 2018 Mayo Clinic, Director, Cellular and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology