Meet Those Nerdy Girls Dr. Chana Davis and Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd!
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Meet Those Nerdy Girls Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer.
Dr. Chana Davis is a scientist who loves helping people use science to make informed choices. She has expertise in diagnostics, cancer screening, the human microbiome, and nutrition / food science. Chana completed her PhD in genetics at Stanford before spending a decade in biomedical research at the Canary Foundation, Genentech / Roche, and Genome British Columbia. In 2018, she shifted her focus to science communication, and founded Fueled by Science. Through her podcast, articles, and posts, she shares credible resources, fights misinformation, and teaches others to think like a scientist. Chana lives in beautiful Vancouver, Canada with her husband and three kids (one boy and twin girls). She marvels at the power of genes every day as she watches her kids develop their unique preferences and talents. Among friends, Chana is known for her love of tea, daily walks, friendly competition, and plant-based eats.
You can learn more about Dr. Chana Davis here.
Meet Those Nerdy Girls Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, Editor-in-Chief & Founding Member.
Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd is Professor of Demography and Population Health at the University of Oxford and studies mortality trends and how social factors “get under the skin” to impact health, including via infections and immune function. She is also Deputy Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science at Oxford and received her PhD training in Demography and Economics from Princeton University. She did post-doctoral training in Epidemiology at the University of Michigan as a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar. Jenn serves as Those Nerdy Girls’ Editor-in-Chief. Jenn’s research on COVID-19 has been published in leading journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Human Behaviour and Nature Medicine. Jenn grew up in Nebraska and Texas (loving football) and currently lives in London with her husband and three teenage children. She loves data and country music, especially the King George Strait.
Find her on Twitter @drjenndowd
You can learn more about Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd here.
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