Continental Who's Who

A. Rene Crombie, PhD

A. Rene Crombie, Ph.D., is recognized by Continental Who’s Who among Pinnacle Professionals in the field of Research. Dr. Crombie is the Founder and Director of PRISMARC. Dr. Crombie founded PRISMARC.org to extend earlier studies on HIV/AIDS at Weill-Cornell Medical Center. She discovered a binding domain on HIV-1 for TSP-1, a protein abundant in saliva.

She then showed anti-HIV-1 inhibitory activity of TSP-1, and is inventor on the patent of a vaginal microbicide derivative. Her ground-breaking work places protection against HIV-1 infection under a woman’s control. As Director of PRISMARC, Dr. Crombie developed a program of projects based upon a novel theory that depletion of TSP-1 by viral particles leads to specific AIDS illnesses. Her hypothesis predicts that restoration of TSP-1 may mitigate AIDS disease. PRISMARC’s mission targets young scientists with literature review skills and critical grantsmanship focused on PRISMARC’s unique niche.

Dr. Crombie brings together a collaborative of colleagues worldwide in the biotechnology industry. She maintains a weekly blog on the PRISMARC website. Dr. Crombie is among the National Association of Professional Women’s “2015-16 Woman of the Year Circle” and can be found biking, fishing, playing guitar, pastel drawing, and animal rescue in her spare time. Reflecting on her education and training, Dr. Crombie received training at The Johns Hopkins Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Rockefeller Research Laboratories in New York. Dr. Crombie earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Art from USNA-Goucher, and her Ph.D. in Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics from Weill-Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. For more information, please visit www.prismarc.org.