Jennifer Leigh Rohn

Background

Rohn, Jennifer Leigh Daughter of M. Daniel and Mary Grace Rohn.

Education

Bachelor in Biology summa cum laude, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, University Washington, Seattle, 1996.

Career

Postdoctoral research fellow Cancer Research United Kingdom, London, 1997—1999. Program director, molecular oncology Leadd Biotech, Leiden, Netherlands, 1999—2003. Editorial assistant BioMed Central, London, 2003—2005.

Journals manager Society Chemical Industry, 2005—2007. Research fellow University College London, since 2007. Freelance science writer, London, since 2003.

Freelance science communicator & broadcaster, since 2003.

Achievements

• Achievements include patents for cancer drug targets.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: (novels) Experimental Heart (Dundee International Book prize, 2008). Contributor articles to publications.

Membership

Member of British Association Science Writers, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Father:

M. Daniel

Mother:

Mary Grace Rohn