Jheannelle Johnson.

Jheannelle Johnson

Development director
Black In Neuro

Jheannelle Johnson is development director for Black In Neuro, as well as a scientist and community organizer dedicated to advancing equity in neuroscience spaces. She holds a B.Sc. in biology from Howard University and is currently a computational neuroscience trainee at Stanford University.

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