Dr. Aubrey Odom is a T32 postdoctoral fellow in cardiovascular epidemiology in the Section of Preventative Medicine & Epidemiology at Boston University. She earned her Ph.D. in bioinformatics from Boston University and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in statistics. Her current research focuses on vascular dementia and the brain-heart axis.
Dr. Odom has previously developed tools and methods for metagenomic analysis with an emphasis in microbiome applications. She has created several software packages, including the TBSignatureProfiler for analysis of RNA-seq data using gene signatures for tuberculosis disease states, MetaScope to conduct metatranscriptomic profiling of clinical samples, and LegATo for longitudinal microbiome data analysis.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
I am deeply committed to fostering greater access, equity, and inclusion for everyone in STEM. Through teaching, advising, and mentoring, I work to create a more supportive and inclusive culture in academia and the broader STEM community. I aim to help build an environment where diverse perspectives are valued and unique contributions are celebrated and encouraged.
During my undergraduate and master's degrees, I attended an institution that has historically discriminated against women as a result of antiquated cultural and religious patriarchal practices. As a result of these beliefs and stereotypes wrongly upheld by many students of both genders, a discriminatory stigma existed against women at this institution seeking higher education or a full-time career post-graduation. High turnover rates were associated with high insecurity in abilities to perform well in coursework and succeed in a STEM career. As a student, I participated in several university- and state-wide councils and club leadership positions, working proactively to change this culture by advocating for women-inclusive academic events and panels hosting successful women alumni who achieved their career goals. Witnessing the achievement and determination of these alumni and student attendees cemented my resolve to pursue a doctoral degree and personally contribute to the representation of women in academia. As a student at Boston University, I participated in leadership for New England Graduate Women in Science and Engineering to unite GWiSE organizations and events across New England universities.
I have seen firsthand the effects of voices dimmed by deeply ingrained systemic beliefs and stereotypes, and I am an advocate for all underrepresented voices affected by these institutions.
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McClintock J, Odom-Mabey AR, Kebere N, Ismail A, Mwananyanda L, Gill CJ, MacLeod WB, Pieciak RC, Lapidot R, Johnson WE. Postmortem Nasopharyngeal Microbiome Analysis of Zambian Infants With and Without Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease: A Nested Case Control Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Aug 01; 42(8):637-643.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37093853; PMCID: PMC10348642; DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003941;
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Chitale P, Lemenze AD, Fogarty EC, Shah A, Grady C, Odom-Mabey AR, Johnson WE, Yang JH, Eren AM, Brosch R, Kumar P, Alland D. A comprehensive update to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv reference genome. Nat Commun. 2022 Nov 18; 13(1):7068.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36400796; PMCID: PMC9673877; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34853-x;
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Turcinovic J, Schaeffer B, Taylor BP, Bouton TC, Odom-Mabey AR, Weber SE, Lodi S, Ragan EJ, Connor JH, Jacobson KR, Hanage WP. Understanding Early Pandemic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission in a Medical Center by Incorporating Public Sequencing Databases to Mitigate Bias. J Infect Dis. 2022 Nov 11; 226(10):1704-1711.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35993116; PMCID: PMC9452097; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac348;
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Johnson WE, Odom A, Cintron C, Muthaiah M, Knudsen S, Joseph N, Babu S, Lakshminarayanan S, Jenkins DF, Zhao Y, Nankya E, Horsburgh CR, Roy G, Ellner J, Sarkar S, Salgame P, Hochberg NS. Comparing tuberculosis gene signatures in malnourished individuals using the TBSignatureProfiler. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 22; 21(1):106.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33482742; PMCID: PMC7821401; DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05598-z;
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Anderson PS, Odom AR, Gray HM, Jones JB, Christensen WF, Hollingshead T, Hadfield JG, Evans-Pickett A, Frost M, Wilson C, Davidson LE, Seeley MK. A case study exploring associations between popular media attention of scientific research and scientific citations. PLoS One. 2020; 15(7):e0234912. PMID: 32609759; PMCID: PMC7329059; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234912;
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| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
2025 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society
2024 Boston University:
Bioinformatics Program Community Outreach Award
2020-2021 Boston University:
T32 Trainee First-Year Scholarship; Awarded through the Bioinformatics Program (NIH; T32GM100842)