Aug 1, 2019

Moves to Philadelphia, PA!

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Sep 1, 2019

Began Wang Lab rotation

Worked on machine learning for lncRNA co-expression analysis

Oct 1, 2019

Became Science Education Academy Teacher

Volunteer opportunity to teach grade school children science topics on weekends in the West Philadelphia neighborhood

Nov 17, 2019

Earned ABRCMS top poster presentation award

Poster titled "The Role of Sensors and Effectors in Protein-Protein Interactions: A Systematic Study" earned top poster award in the Computational and Systems Biology Category

Jan 6, 2020

Began Xing Lab Rotation

Worked on transcriptomic analysis of pediatric AML data

Jan 31, 2020

Founded the Black Women in Computational Biology Network

The Network was first pitched on Twitter and the member directory first began to grow

Mar 31, 2020

Began Shalem Lab Rotation

Researched deep learning approached for cellular image analysis

Mar 31, 2020

Named NSF GRFP Honorable Mention

Research proposal titled "Integrative lncRNA Target Genes Identification Via Co-Expression Modeling" earned Honorable Mention in the Life Sciences-Computational Biology and Bioinformatics category

Jun 26, 2020

Joined the Yi Xing Lab at CHOP

Jenea joined the Xing Lab for her thesis work and looks forward to working on cancer genomics and bioinformatics surrounding RNA biology.

Jul 11, 2020

Invited Talk at ISCB Student Council Symposium

Jenea delivered a talk at The International Society for Computational Biology Student Council Symposium on The Black Women in Computational Biology Network

Jul 15, 2020

Invited Talk at ISCB Intelligent Systems for Microbiology Conference

Jenea delivered a "Lunch and Learn" speech on The Black Women in Computational Biology Network to the community of the International Society for Computational Biology at the first virtual ISMB Conference, originally planned for Montreal, CA

Dec 16, 2020

Feature in Nature Careers Article

Researchers reflect on a challenging pandemic year and on how lockdowns changed their approach to work and their perceptions of the scientific enterprise. Jenea's work with #BlackWomenCompBio and life as a Ph.D. student in a multi-pandemic era are highlighted.