Dr. Harris has a decade of research experience in neuroscience, molecular biology, and RNA Biology. She recognized funding as a major bottleneck for discovery during her career and now is a Science and Dealflow co-Lead at AthenaDAO, where she uses decentralized funding mechanisms to fund translation research in women’s health. Dr. Harris received her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA in 2023. Her dissertation investigated the role of circular RNA in the aging brain. She completed two undergraduate degrees in neuroscience and psychology from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in 2017. Her undergraduate research led to two publications on nociception in the peripheral nervous system and a thesis on prospective risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a civilian population.
Jenna Harris
