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Director, External Research
ChromaDex
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 The Florida A&M University (FAMU). Her dissertation focused on the use of garlic organosulfide compounds to inhibit breast cancer initiation, in vitro. She received her postdoctoral training on the intersection of molecular nutrition and toxicology from Oregon State University, working under the leadership of Drs. Robyn Tanguay and Emily Ho on projects focused on dietary zinc deficiency and arsenic exposure using untargeted metabolomics. Prior 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 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. CERP provides preclinical and clinical study material and technical assistance, in-kind, for researchers exploring NAD+ in health and disease. 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, American Physiological Society, Society of Toxicology, a Senior Scientific Advisory Council for the Council for Responsible Nutrition, and recently joined the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Board for InformaMarkets. She is passionate about community health and healing and is the Rehearsal Director and Lead Choreographer for the Intergenerational Women’s African Drum and Dance Ensemble (IWADDE) and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.