I am interested in understanding population level di erences that predispose

individuals to disease. I am interested in genetic di erences and also how

environmental exposures play a role in disease onset.

European Organisation for

Research and Treatment of Cancer
(EORTC)
Avenue Emmanuel Mounier, 83/11
Brussels, Belgium 1200
+32 499 50 55 13
katherine.hartmann@eortc.be

EDUCATION

FUNDING

Katherine Hartmann

The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus,

Ohio Medical Scientist Training Program
July 2010 - PRESENT

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Bachelor of Arts

September 2006 - May 2010

EXPERIENCE

European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of

Cancer (EORTC), Brussels, Belgium Fulbright Scholar
September 2016 - PRESENT

Center for Clinical and

Translational Science
Mentored Research Training
Program: TL1 TR001069
2015-2016
Medical Student Alumni
Grant 2012-2013

AWARDS & HONORS

Research in Computational
and Molecular Biology
(RECOMB) Travel Fellowship
2015

PUBLICATIONS
Barrie, E.S., Hartmann, K., Lee S.H., Frater, J.T., Seweryn, M., Wang, D.,
Sadee, W. The CHRNA5/CHRNA3/CHRNB4 Nicotinic Receptor Regulome:
Genomic Architecture, Regulatory Variants, and Clinical Associations.
Human Mutation. 2016 Oct 19. doi: 10.1002/humu.23135
Hartmann, K., Seweryn, M. Handelman, S.K., Rempala, G.A., Sadee, W.
Non-linear interactions between candidate genes of myocardial

University Fellowship 2012.

MD/PhD Leadership and
Academic Achievement
Scholarship 2011 & 2012
Cornell Deans List 2007,
2008, 2009 & 2010

infarction revealed in mRNA expression pro les. BMC Genomics. 2016 Sep
17;17(1):738. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-3075-6.

LANGUAGES

Mehta, P.P., Santiago-Torres, J.E., Wisely, C.E., Hartmann, K., Makadia,

F.A., Welker, M.J., Habash, D.L. Primary Care Continuity Improves

English (native)

Diabetic Health Outcomes: From Free Clinics to Federally Quali ed

Health Centers. J Am Board Fam Med. 2016 May-Jun;29(3):318-24. doi:
10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150256.
Lu, R., Smith, R.M., Seweryn, M., Wang, D., Hartmann, K., Webb, A.,
Sadee, W., & Rempala, G.A. Allele Speci c RNA Expression Modeling
Using Finite Mixture Models. BMC Genomics. 2015 Aug 1;16:566. doi:
10.1186/s12864-015-1749-0.
Handelman, S.K., Seweryn, M., Smith, R. M., Hartmann, K., Wang, D.,
Pietrzak, M., Sadee, W. Conditional Entropy in Variation-Adjusted
Windows Detects Selection Signatures. BMC Genomics. 2015;16 Suppl

8:S8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-16-S8-S8. Epub 2015 Jun 18.

Suhy, A., Hartmann, K., Papp, A., Wang, D., & Sadee, W. Regulation of
CETP Expression by Upstream Polymorphisms. Pharmacogenet Genomics.
2015 Aug;25(8):394-401. doi: 10.1097/FPC.0000000000000151.
Sadee, W., Hartmann, K., Seweryn, M., Pietrzak, M., Handelman, S.K.,
Rempala, G.A. Missing heritability of common diseases and treatments
outside the protein-coding exome. Human Genetics. 2014
Oct;133(10):1199-215. doi: 10.1007/s00439-014-1476-7. Epub 2014 Aug
9.
Suhy, A., Hartmann, K., Newman, L., Papp, A., Tone , T., Hook, V.,
Sadee, W. Genetic variants a ecting alternative splicing of human
cholesteryl ester transfer protein. Biochemical and Biophysical Research
Communications. 2014 Jan 24;443(4):1270-4. doi:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.12.127. Epub 2014 Jan 3.
Kitzmiller, J.P., Binkley, P.F., Pandey, S.R., Suhy, A.M., Baldassarre, D.,
Hartmann, K. Statin pharmacogenomics: pursuing biomarkers for
predicting clinical outcomes. Discovery Medicine. 2013 Aug;16(86):45-51.

PRESENTATIONS

Co-expression of cholesterol metabolism genes reveals

complex feedback system Pharmacogenomics Research
Network
Rochester, MN - September 2014

Accessing Large Datasets NCH/OSU Genetics and Genomics

Symposium: Big Data and Big Ideas in Genomic Medicine
Columbus, OH - January 2015

[Invited Talk]

POSTERS
Hartmann, K., M. Seweryn, G. Rempala, and W. Sadee. . ACTS Annual
Meeting. Washington D.C.. April, 2016.
Hartmann, K., M. Seweryn, G. Rempala, and W. Sadee. . American
Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland.
October, 2015.
Hartmann, K., M. Seweryn, G. Rempala, and W. Sadee. Variability of
Protein Coding and Non-Coding Expression Patterns. Research in
Computational and Molecular Biology. Warsaw, Poland. April, 2015.
Hartmann, K., M. Seweryn, G. Rempala, and W. Sadee. Genetic Features
of Key Genes at the Intersection Between Lipid Metabolism and
Immunity. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute Research Day.
Columbus, Ohio. November, 2014.
Hartmann, K., M. Seweryn, R. Smith, G. Rempala, and W. Sadee.

Exploring the Role of Non-coding RNAs in Determining Tissue

Speci city. Genotype Tissue Expression Project (GTEx) Community
Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts. June, 2014.
Hartmann, K., M. Seweryn, G. Rempala, and W. Sadee. Epistasis in
Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease.
OSUWMC Trainee Research Day. Columbus, Ohio. April, 2014.
Seweryn M., S. Handelman, K. Hartmann, G. Rempala, and W. Sadee.
Whole Transcriptome Framework to Identify Human Genetic Variants
Relevant to Health and Disease. Mathematical Biosciences Institutional
Partners Meeting. Columbus, Ohio. February, 2014.
Hartmann, K., A. Suhy, and W. Sadee. Missing Heritability: Getting to
the Heart of the Matter. OSUWMC MSTP Retreat. Columbus, Ohio. July,
2013.
Hartmann, K. and W. Sadee. Testing genetic factors modulating
splicing of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) mRNA - a potential
cardiovascular biomarker. National MD/PhD Student Conference.
Keystone, Colorado. July, 2011.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant BioPL1120: Issues in Social Biology

Cornell University with Professor Peter Davies (Spring 2010)

Undergraduate Mentor

Ohio State University with Professor Wolfgang Sadee (January 2015 -

ongoing)

ACTIVITIES, INTERESTS, & SERVICE

Research Day Organizing Committee Ohio State

2010-2011 Member
2011-2012 Co-vice Chair
2012-2013 Co-Chair

Medical Scientist Student Organization Ohio State

2011-2012 Treasurer
2013-2014 President

American Physician Scientist Association (APSA)

2011-2012 Member of Annual Meeting Committee
2012-2013 Chair of Annual Meeting Committee
2013-2014 Chair of Events Committee

Longitudinal Intervention Networking Kare and Educating

for Diabetes (LINKED) Student Group
2011 - 2012 Founder
2012 - 2013 Research Coordinator
2013 - present Advisor

Summer Undergraduate Course Creating Excellence in

Scienti c Study (SUCCESS) Graduate Committee
Summer 2012 Journal Club Leader

Columbus Free Clinic

2011 - present Volunteer Student Doctor

Physicians Free Clinic

2011 - present Volunteer Student Doctor