DR JOCELYN LEBLANC Dr Jocelyn LeBlanc earned a PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard Medical School where she worked in the laboratory of Dr. Michela Fagiolini. Jocelyn then made the unusual shift from working with Rett mice to working with children with Rett Syndrome at Boston Children’s Hospital. After moving to the UK with her own family, Jocelyn worked for the umbrella medical research organisation, the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) for 5 years where she was responsible for overseeing the collection, analysis and publication of sector data to demonstrate the scale of charity investment in medical research and highlight the impact of this research on people and society. Last November Jocelyn became the Research Impact Lead at Diabetes UK. Jocelyn said “I was deeply impacted by my time spent with children with Rett Syndrome and their families while doing my postdoctoral research. I’m thrilled to join Reverse Rett as a trustee to contribute to this mission that is close to my heart and support in any way that I can.” “We are delighted that Jocelyn has decided to become a Trustee of Reverse Rett” said John Sharpe, Chair of Trustees, “As we move into a new phase of advocacy for regulatory approval of developing treatments, the knowledge Jocelyn gained at the AMRC will bring essential and unique experience to the Board to help us in our work.” Welcome to the board, Mike and Jocelyn. Thank you for your commitment to Reverse Rett. We are all looking forward to working with you.
Dr Jocelyn LeBlanc