Reams has been involved in prostate cancer investigations
since 2004. She also serves on the State of Florida’s Health Disparity Research
Advisory Committee and is a member of several prostate cancer research
consortiums. As a principal investigator with more than 14 years of experience
serving as program administrator for the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) Centers of Excellence (CoE) Program, Reams led the
four-year Faculty-Student Research Training CoE Activity that trained 67 students.
Every year, since 2007, she has coordinated and hosted the Annual Student Research Forum, a campus-wide scientific poster presentation event for undergraduate and graduate students at FAMU. Reams has also worked very closely with and mentored more than 24 undergraduate FAMU students in her laboratory in the past 20 years.
Reams has taught physiological chemistry to over 3,000
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) students at FAMU. Also, she is a member of the
FAMU graduate faculty and has trained and graduated four doctoral and two
masters of science students in her research laboratory. With her experience in
prostate cancer research and her mentoring of undergraduate, graduate students,
junior faculty, and research associates, Reams is poised to participate significantly
in this competitive opportunity.
Irene Dankwa-Mullan, course director and acting deputy
director of the Division of Extramural Scientific Programs with NIMHD/NIH said,
“Interest in the course was extraordinarily high and the applications were
extremely competitive. Thus, this
acceptance is truly a tribute to Dr. Reams and a compliment to her work in
addressing health disparities.”
Congratulating Reams, Michael Thompson, dean of the FAMU
CoPPS, wrote, “Congratulations Dr. Reams. This is an excellent opportunity.
Thank you so much for your commitment to the College and your strong desire to
provide solutions to health issues that plague our communities.”