Ni (Jenny) Feng

Role: Advocacy Committee Member

Biography:

Ni (Jenny) Feng is a postdoctoral associate in the laboratory of Dr. Elena Gracheva in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology. Jenny received her PhD from the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University. As a postdoc at Yale, she is peering into the neurons of hibernating squirrels to see how tissues of mammalian hibernators can withstand extreme stressors for prolonged periods of time.

Jenny is passionate about finding actionable ways to increase diversity and inclusion in academia, and is looking forward to continuing to participate in her local community as she did at Cornell.

Send her an e-mail here: ni.feng@yale.edu