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Clarice JacksonAdmissionsClarice Jackson graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and is a member of the Trumbull Class of 2018. As an undergraduate, she participated in the Trumbull College Mellon Forum and conducted her senior thesis research on individual and interpersonal factors that affect perceptions of a shared positive event. Clarice is an independent educational consultant and works to help support students in their educational and personal trajectories. She is originally from Southern California. Her hobbies include reading, listening to a wide range of music, art, (slowly) learning the violin, and exploring restaurants and craft breweries. Email Clarice Jackson |
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Yannick JacobMolecular, Cellular and Developmental BiologyYannick Jacob was born in Quebec, Canada. He obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees at Université de Montréal specializing in biochemistry. His M.Sc. research was performed with B. Franz Lang on the evolution of tmRNAs and their roles in regulating protein translation in bacteria. Yannick then moved to the U.S. to pursue a doctoral degree in Plant Genetics at Indiana University (Bloomington). There, he worked in the laboratory of Scott D. Michaels on the molecular genetics of flowering time in Arabidopsis and the epigenetic regulation of DNA replication. His doctoral work led to the discovery of novel chromatin-modifying proteins regulating DNA replication in plants. After his graduate studies, Yannick worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in New York in the laboratory of Rob Martienssen. During this time, he discovered that single amino acid differences between histone variants could regulate the activity of chromatin-modifying proteins. This finding revealed a new layer of epigenetic regulation present in all eukaryotes. At the CSHL, Yannick was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Research Associate and a recipient of post-doctoral fellowships from Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRQS). As of July 2015, Yannick is an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University. His research is focused on elucidating how chromatin regulates diverse processes, including DNA replication and genome engineering.Email Yannick Jacob |
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Adriane JeffersonCity of New HavenAdriane V. Jefferson is a thought leader, advisor and educator pertaining to issues of Justice, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion. She has dedicated her career to creating programs that result in a more equitable, vibrant and sustainable arts landscape. Adriane is currently the Director of the Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs for the City of New Haven and the Executive Director of New Haven Festival Inc. She is also a councilwoman for The State of Connecticut Arts Council and an Advisory Board Member for New England Foundation for the Arts. Email Adriane Jefferson |
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Leah JehanGraduate School of Arts and SciencesEmail Leah Jehan |
James JekelSchool of Public Health, EmeritusJames Jekel, the emeritus C.-E.A. Winslow Professor of Public Health, research focused on teenage pregnancy, outcomes for teenage mothers and their babies, cocaine abuse as well as high fevers in infancy and intrauterine growth retardation. Jekel was director of medical studies and acting head of the Division of Health Services Administration, director of the School of Medicine’s Preventive Medicine Residency Program and assistant director of its Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Program. |
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Linda Blenner JohnsonAdministrative Law Judge, The HonorableJudge Johnson is an Administrative Law Judge and Arbitrator for the Military and Federal Agencies where she presides over complex cases involving interpretation of contract clauses affected by United States Statutes and Federal Law. She was the first woman Chairman of the CT Board of Mediation & Arbitration where she presided over hundreds of public and private sector cases. She decided contractual terms for the police and firefighters. She conducted gender gap wage and equity studies which effectuated more equitable pay scales. She served on the PA Job Reclassification Panel. She was an ALJ for The Workers’ Compensation Commission, chaired its Medical Dispute Panel and was certified as an Industrial Accident Specialist. She is also a bas relief portrait artist, two of her works have been installed at Yale. She has been an Associate Trumbull Fellow for 22 yrs. Her hobbies include collecting musical instruments and traveling. She has explored 60 countries. Email Linda Blenner Johnson |
Michele JohnsonRadiology and Biomedical Imaging and NeurosurgeryMichele H. Johnson, MD, specializes in treating aneurysms, strokes and vascular malformations in conjunction with neurosurgery. She is director of Interventional Neuroradiology at Yale Medicine. Neurointerventional radiologists image and treat different conditions affecting the brain using minimally invasive techniques. As a young child, Dr. Johnson grew up watching the television series Quincy, M.E., a medical mystery drama based in Los Angeles. In each episode, the main character, a medical examiner, resolved complicated scenarios using forensics and lab tests. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘This is what I want to do,’ and I planned to specialize in pathology after medical school,” Dr. Johnson says. Those plans changed later when she witnessed the finesse of a radiologist who made two diagnoses based on a single patient X-ray image. Dr. Johnson easily recounts stories from her own diagnoses made over more than two decades at Yale. “A patient I treated when he was 8 years old for an embolism (blood clot) sent me a card in his 20s because he had just learned that I did his operation,” she says. “You know that you touch lives.” At Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Johnson is professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, and of neurosurgery and director of interventional neuroradiology. Email Michele Johnson |
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Jared JonkerPrincipal, Palantir TechnologiesJared Jonker runs business development at Palantir Technologies, a silicon-valley tech company operating in over 15 countries. In this capacity, Jared has focused his energies on understanding the nexus between technology, business and national security. He is currently responsible for coordinating Palantir’s work with the Department of Defense with a focus on Special Operations. Prior to joining Palantir, Jared served at the White House with the National Economic Council, as a strategy consultant, and as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy. His interests include early-20th century British literature, rowing, hunting, and American history. Jared is proud to continue to be a part of the Trumbull community. He currently resides in Falls Church, Virginia with his wife and six children. Mr. Jonker holds a B.A. with Honors in English Literature from Calvin College. He also earned his M.A. in International Relations and M.B.A from Yale University. Email Jared Jonker |
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William JorgensenChemistryBill Jorgensen is a graduate of Princeton and Harvard, spent 15 years on the faculty at Purdue, and in 1990 moved to Yale, where he is a Sterling Professor and was recently the Director of the Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering. Bill’s research spans from chemical physics to medicinal chemistry; current work includes discovery of anti-HIV, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer agents. Bill is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. Email William Jorgensen |