Vernon Ruffin Ph. D

Vernon Ruffin is an Associate Professor at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia, United States. His scholarly work encompasses neuroscience education and the role of minority-serving institutions in shaping scientific careers. His most-cited publication, "Reflections of six neuroscientists: The influences of training at minority serving institutions" (2021), examines the formative impact of training environments on neuroscience professionals from underrepresented backgrounds. His research contributes to understanding pathways for diversifying the neuroscience workforce and highlights the significance of institutional context in scientific development.

• Brunson, T.* and Ruffin, V. A.; Examining the relationship between acid/base transporters in the SLC9 and SLC4 families and the digestive protein orexin during acidosis and hypercapnia. Virginia Union University Discovery Day, Richmond, VA (04/2016)
• Kaminski, B.* and Ruffin, V. A.; The effect of alcoholism on the brain. Virginia Union University Research Expo, Richmond, VA (04/2017)
• Valentine, J.*, Sutton, R., Sillah, A., Jones, A., Jenkins, K., Ruffin, V. A., and Paige-Anderson, C.; SEAPHAGES: Fall 2016 Phage Discovery. Virginia Union University Research Expo, Richmond, VA (04/2016)
• Brown- Ruffin, B.*, Bolden, T., Rowe, C., Saffir, J.*, Ruffin, V. A., and Paige-Anderson, C.; SEAPHAGES: Spring 2017 Big3 Genome Annotation. Virginia Union University Research Expo, Richmond, VA (04/2017)