Dr. Cashell E. Jaquish did extensive research in genetics for the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C., where she was employed.

Her self-initiated research in the genetics of cardiovascular disease risk factors (obesity, hypertension and high cholesterol) has led to several discoveries that have helped to decipher the complex pathways leading to cardiovascular disease and heart attacks. Dr. Jaquish has also initiated several large international studies to investigate how genes interact with diet and the environment to cause disease.

A Summa Cum Laude graduate from the New York State University at Albany, Dr. Jaquish has been published in national and international scientific journals and served on a delegation with Japanese scientists to promote collaborative research.

She has belonged to many professional organizations including the American Heart Association and the American Society for Human Genetics.