Shawn Levy, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Informatics and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Director of the Vanderbilt Microarray Shared Resource at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. His research interests include technology and methods development in high-density gene expression profiling, structural and functional genomics, and the development of bioinformatic tools for the integration of molecular profiles of protein and gene expression with genotype information with an emphasis on colorectal cancer. Clinical research interests include systems development for increased efficiency of patient care via an automated check-in/check-out system and the implementation of decision support in emergency care. Other research interests involve the study of the nuclear enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) and its involvement in disease states such as ischemia, tumor progression and inflammatory injury. Dr. Levy is a member of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, the Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Center and the Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology. Dr. Levy is also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Biomolecular Resource Facilities and American Association for Cancer Research.