Jeanne Garbarino

Biography

 Jeanne Garbarino, PhD, is the Director of the Science Outreach Program at The Rockefeller University. In this role, Jeanne connects K-12 communities with authentic biomedical research experiences in a way that is hands on, engaging, and fun. This includes an annual science festival for kids, called Science Saturday, which draws over 1,000 participants from the NYC community. In addition, Jeanne spearheads the Learning At the Bench (LAB) Initiative, providing biomedical research opportunities with multiple access points to engage the diverse population of students and teachers in the NYC area. Jeanne received her PhD in nutritional and metabolic biology from Columbia University, and expanded her training as a postdoc in the Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism at The Rockefeller University. Jeanne has also worked as a science communicator, having written for Scientific American, Nature, and the Huffington Post.

Research Interest

 Biomedical Sciences