Jonnelle Edwards-Glenn, PhD, BS

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Cardiovascular Research Institute
School of Medicine

Dr. Jonnelle Edwards-Glenn is a postdoctoral researcher that holds a BS and PhD from the University of Toledo. During her PhD, she studied the effect of bacterial and mitochondrial peptides on salt-sensitive hypertension. She joined the Rajagopalan lab in September 2021 and is studying the effect of air pollution on cardiovascular disease, specifically vascular function and single-cell transcriptomics in atherosclerosis.

Awards and Honors

Dean's Scholars Pathway to Faculty Program
2023
CWRU School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program Scholar
2023
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Diversity Supplement Grant
2022
NIH

Presentations

“Endothelial mesenchymal transition with air pollution mediated atherosclerosis: insights from single cell RNA sequencing and trajectory inference analysis”, Inaugural American Physiology Summit, 04/22/2023

“Single Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis in Atherosclerosis Reveals Unique Cell Types and Differential Profiles in Response to Chronic Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution”, Society of Toxicology, 03/22/2023

Education

PhD
Biomedical Sciences
University of Toledo
2021
BS
Biology
University of Toledo
2017