Education

2011 Ph.D. The University of Vermont; Cell and Molecular Biology

2002 B.S. The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA; Biology

Academic Appointments

2017 - present Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont

Publications

"Alterations of T Cell Subsets Associated with Sickle Cell Trait." Reiner A, Raffield L, Ekunwe L, Olson N, Auer P, Doyle MK. Blood & Genomics Discovery. 2025;9(1):10001. doi: 10.70322/bgd.2025.10001. 2024 Oct 8. PMID: 39720621

“Associations of circulating T-cell subsets in carotid artery stiffness: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.” DeConne TM, Buzkova P, Pewowaruk R, Delaney JA, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Doyle MF, Sitlani CM, Landay AL, Huber SA, Hughes TM, Bertoni AG, Gepner AD, Olson NC, Ding J. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jul 31:2024.07.29.24311196. doi: 10.1101/2024.07.29.24311196. PMID: 39132475

“Gene expression and splicing QTL analysis of blood cells in African American participants from the Jackson Heart Study.” Wen J, Sun Q, Huang L, Zhou L, Doyle M, Ekunwe L, Durda P, Olson N, Reiner A, Li Y, Raffield L. Genetics. Jul 2024 PMID: 39056362 

“Immune cell profiling of the ICAM1 p.K56M heart failure with preserved ejection fraction risk variant.” Gao J, Giro P, Delaney J, Rasmussen-Torvik L, Taylor K, Thorp E, Doyle M, Feinstein M, Sitlani C, Olson N, Tracy R, Shah S, Psaty B, Patel R. ESC Heart Failure. Jul 2024. PMID: 39034892 

“Soluble CD14 and Incident Diabetes Risk: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study.” Cruden K, Wilkinson K, Mukaz D, Plante T, Zakai N, Long D, Cushman M, Olson N. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2024. PMID: 38817635

"Cytokines, C-Reactive Protein, and Risk of Incident Hypertension in the REGARDS Study." Plante TB, Juraschek SP, Howard G, Howard VJ, Tracy RP, Olson NC, Judd SE, Kamin Mukaz D, Zakai NA, Long Dl, Cushman M. Hypertension. 2024 Mar 15. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA. 123.22714. PMID: 38487890

"Levels of procoagulant factors and peak thrombin generation in relation to dementia risk in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study." Harrington LB, Ehlert AN, Thacker EL, Jenny NS, Lopez O, Cushman M, Olson NC, Fitzpatrick A, Mukamal KJ, Jensen MK. Thrombosis Research. 2024 Mar;235:148-154. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2024.01.024. Epub 2024 Feb 4. PMID: 38340522

"COVID-19 passenger screening to reduce travel risk and translocation of disease." Waite LL, Nahhas A, Irvahn J, Garden G, Kerfonta CM, Killelea E, Ferng W, Cummins JJ, Mereness R, Austin T, Jones S, Olson N, Wilson M, Isaac B, Pepper CA, Koolhof IS, Armstrong J. Epidemiology Infection. 2024 Feb 8;152:e36. doi: 10.1017/S0950268824000220. PMID: 38326275

"Interleukin-6, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome in a Biracial Cohort: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Cohort." Palermo BJ, Wilkinson KS, Plante TB, Nicoli CD, Judd SE, Kamin Mukaz D, Long DL, Olson NC, Cushman M. Diabetes Care. 2024 Jan 18:dc230914. doi: 10.2337/dc23-0914. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38237104.

"Association of Immune Cell Substes with Incident Hip Fracture: The Cardiovascualr Health Study." Elam RE, Bužková P, Delaney JAC, Fink HA, Barzilay JI, Carbone LD, Saha R, Robbins JA, Mukamal KJ, Valderrábano RJ, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Olson NC, Huber SA, Doyle MF, Landay AL, Cauley JA. Calcified Tissue International. 2023 Aug 31. doi: 10.1007/s00223-023-01126-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37650930