
Dr. Angelique Corthals
Bio & Curriculum Vitae

About Me
I am a biomedical researcher and forensic anthropologist. I am interested in biological processes, specifically in genotype to phenotype processes.
My biomedical research is specialized in the role of metabolism in autoimmune (with focus on neurodegeneration) and infectious diseases, as well as aging.
My biological/forensic anthropology research focuses on the histopathology of trauma and diseases, including computational solutions (machine-learning) to analyse and accurately render morphological features and linked them to their molecular mechanisms.
These two foci of research, as well as my experience building and developing Biobanks (biological repositories) for both medicine and natural history applications, have led me to be a consultant expert with Doctors without Borders on diagnostic technology and clinical guidelines for HIV/TB, neglected or emerging diseases (e.g. Chagas, COVID-19) for use in Low and Middle Income Countries or Communities (LMICs).
Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelique_Corthals


Experience

2009 - Present
City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Associate Professor (2018 - Present)
Assistant Professor (2009 - 2018)
Department of Sciences
Teaching and Research: Biomedical Research, Pathology, Forensic Pathology & Forensic Anthropology
Courses Taught can be found HERE and Research can be found HERE

2009 - Present
Doctors without Borders - Medecins sans Frontieres
Consultant
Campaign For Access to Essential Medicines
‣ Consultant on diagnostic technology (Dx), Point-of-Care (PoC) and clinical guidelines for HIV viral load, emergent (e.g. COVID-19) and neglected (e.g. Chagas) infectious diseases as well as non-infectious diseases
‣ Field: Southern Africa (Johannesburg, Maputo)

July 2012 - March 2016
SUNY Stony Brook Medicine
Scientific Director of the Biobank (2012 - 2016)
Research Assistant Professor (2014 - 2016)
Assistant Professor (2012 - 2014)
Department of Pathology
Developed the legacy tissue collection into the BioBank for the Department of Pathology and Cancer Center BioBank
‣ Developed and built the SBU BioBank facilities
‣ Set-up the policies and scientific protocols of the BioBank
‣ Identified and developed new bioinformatics solutions for data acquisition, aggregation and standardization, including e-Pathology, for tissue specimens with Dr. Joel Saltz’s team
‣ Clinical research: The Tangled Roots of Multiple Sclerosis: Epidemiology and Epigenetics of MS – The Role of Lipids in Neurodegeneration

April 2016 - Present
SUNY Stony Brook
Adjunct Lecturer in Forensic Anthropology and Biology
Department of Anthropology
Courses taught: ANP 391 and BIO 150

September 2006 - September 2008
University of Manchester, U.K.
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Biomedical and Forensic Studies
Department of Life Sciences
‣ Courses taught: BIOL60231 - Introduction to Biomedical Theory and Techniques; BIOL60262 - Human Imaging, Anatomical and Forensic Methods; BIOL60420 - Microscopy, Tissue Preparation and Image Analysis
‣ Subjects taught: ancient DNA methods, Forensic science, anatomy and osteology, Paleopathology, Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Biology
‣ Research: ecology of infectious diseases in ancient and modern times + databasing tissue collection

July 2000 - May 2006
American Museum of Natural History
Curatorial Associate ecturer (Director) - April 2003 to May 2006)
Collection Manager - July 2000 - April 2003
Ambrose Monell Collection for Molecular and Microbial Research (AMCC)
‣ Launched the Ambrose Monell Collection for Molecular and Microbial Research under the leadership of Drs. DeSalle and Hanner
‣ Developed research projects for the NSF-funded programs at the AMNH and other institutions
‣ Supervised all activities of the Monell collection from field collection expeditions and scientific protocols, to grant writing and fund raising
‣ Trained new technicians and interns
‣ Organized and established administrative and scientific protocols used at the laboratory
‣ Helped in the development the database system “Freezerworks” for use natural history collections. Built administrative database (Access). Helped develop the facilities web site and web database interface (including mysql database)

Education

2008
University of Manchester, U.K.
Certificate in Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Life Sciences

1999 - 2003
University of Oxford, U. K.
DPhil (Ph.D)
St Cross College (Link)
Department of Zoology
Oriental Institute

1997 - 1999
University of Oxford, U. K.
MPhil
Merton College (Link)
Department of Zoology
Oriental Institute

1993 - 1997
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Licenciee (BA/MA summa)
Anthropology, Biological Anthropology & Archaeology

1996
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Certificate in Anthropology and Human Paleontology
Anthropology, Biological Anthropology & Archaeology

1992 - 1993
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Candidate in Slavonic Studies
Department of Linguistic

1992
University of St. Petersburg, Russia
Russian Studies Program Certificate
Department of Russian Culture and Language

1992
Royal Academy of Music, Aywaille, Belgium
Diploma in Theory of Music and Violin

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