Jelena Patrnogić

Jelena Patrnogić is the Curriculum Fellow for the Landry Cancer Biology Consortium (LCBC), an educational consortium that brings together students and faculty across Harvard and its affiliates, interested in cancer biology research.

Jelena’s role as a CF for the LCBC is multifaceted, providing the Consortium with programmatic and administrative support. Some of the responsibilities include:

• Developing and executing professional development programming
• Collaborating with course directors and faculty in planning and designing the curriculum
• Providing instructional support and coordinating cancer biology related courses
• Advising students during their graduate training

In addition to her service work, Jelena’s scholarship includes various projects and collaborations across HMS, including work on the HMS Rigor, Reproducibility and Responsibility (R3) initiative and Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR). Jelena’s interests include graduate training programs, skills development, and higher education administration.

Education

• PhD in Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Biology, University of Strasbourg, France
• MSc in Molecular Biology and Physiology, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• BSc in Molecular Biology and Physiology, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Relevant work experience

Instructor, George Washington University, Washington DC 2017-2019 Planned, designed and taught various courses for science and non-science majors.

• Scientific Reasoning and Discovery: Science of Microbes HONR1033, and Genetics HONR1034
• The Biology of Nutrition and Health BISC1005
• Ecology and Evolution of Organisms BISC1006
• Introductory Microbiology BISC2337
• Introduction to Biomolecular Research BISC1120

Director of Harlan Undergraduate Summer Research Program, George Washington University, Washington DC 2018-2019 Plan, organized and executed the undergraduate summer research program.

Postdoctoral Scientist, George Washington University, Washington DC 2015-2017