Primary Investigator
- Improving Risk Assessment for Stage I Colorectal Cancer
Status: Archived
Dr. Johann is a physician/scientist, Associate Professor at UAMS and the Scientific Director of the UAMS Genomics Sequencing Facility. His scientific focus concerns the application of advanced molecular profiling and high-throughput technologies for the characterization of molecular alterations in cancer cells. Previously, he was an assistant investigator at the National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research in Bethesda, MD.
Prior to medical school he worked as an engineer for the Unisys Corporation for six years, where he directed a team of five engineers on projects involving advanced avionics. During this time he also earned a graduate degree in computer science with distinction from Hofstra University. Dr. Johann received his M.D., from Case Western and received graduate with distinction honors for Computer Applications in Medicine. A postdoctoral research fellowship at the NIH/NCI Lab of Pathology, under the mentorship of Dr. Lance Liotta, with a focus on clinical proteomics was done. Medical Oncology/Hematology fellowships were completed at NIH in the NCI and NHLBI.