Jeena James completed her undergraduate degree in biology from Arizona State University in 2020. Her honors thesis examined different barriers to dental care among refugee populations. She worked in food-safety labs and clinical trials related to gut microbiome and autism before joining UNC-Chapel Hill to pursue her master’s in nutrition. At the UNC Microbiome Core, she is researching the effects of galacto-oligosaccharides on intestinal permeability and gut microbiome in relation to bacterial infection.
Jeena James
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