Cell & Molecular BiologyLife SciencesNeuroscience

Post Doc, Harvard Medical School

Ph.D, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan

M.S./B.S., Ohio State University

Jenny Ro

Director of Biotech, Pharma, Applied Segment Marketing, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Jenny Ro is the Director of Biotech Segment Marketing at Thermo Fisher Scientific. She holds a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology and has extensive research experience in physiology, genetics, and neuroscience, with her work featured in 14 peer-reviewed articles and one commercialized product. In her current role, Jenny serves as a strategic advisor to Thermo Fisher’s commercial and marketing leaders, guiding the biotech segment marketing strategy.

Accomplishments

She founded two startup companies to commercialize academic inventions and connect emerging technologies with commercial organizations. During her academic career, Jenny led collaborations between academia and industry, resulting in new mass spectrometry protocols and data analysis software. Her diverse background in research and industry has equipped her with a keen eye for identifying unique innovations and commercial opportunities. As an independent consultant, she has advised emerging biotech companies on their portfolio strategies.

Publications

Chung, B. Y., J. Ro, S.A. Hutter, K.M. Miller, L.S. Guduguntla, S. Kondo, S.D. Pletcher (2017). Drosophila Neuropeptide F Signaling Independently Regulates Feeding and Sleep-Wake Behavior. Cell Reports, 19(12), 2441–2450.
Wong, J.-M. T., P.A. Malec, O.S. Mabrouk, J. Ro, M. Dus, R.T. Kennedy (2016). Benzoyl chloride derivatization with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for targeted metabolomics of neurochemicals in biological samples. Journal of Chromatography. A, 1446, 78–90.
Ro, J., P.A. Malec, D.B. Allison, R.T. Kennedy, S.D. Pletcher (2016 ). Serotonergic signaling mediates protein valuation and aging. eLife 5: e16843.
Calhoon, E.A., J. Ro, J.B. Williams (2015). Perspectives on the membrane fatty acid unsaturation/pacemaker hypotheses of metabolism and aging. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 191, 48-60.
Linford, N.J., J. Ro, B.Y. Chung, S.D. Pletcher (2015). Gustatory and metabolic perception of nutrient stress in Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 112, 2587-2592.
Ro, J.*, Z.M. Harvanek*, S.D. Pletcher (2014). FLIC: High-throughput, continuous analysis of feeding behaviors in Drosophila. PLoS ONE 9(6) e101107 One (* equal contribution).
Tan, M. et al. (2014). Lysine Glutarylation Is a Protein Posttranslational Modification Regulated by SIRT5. Cell Metabolism 19, 605–617.
Linford, N.J., C. Bilgir, J.Ro, S.D. Pletcher. (2013). Measurement of lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Visualized Experiment 7, 71.
Muñoz-Garcia, A., J.Ro, J.D. Reichard, T.H. Kunz, J.B. Williams (2012). Cutaneous water loss and lipids of the stratum corneum in two syntopic species of bats. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A161, 208-215.
Harper, J.M., M. Wang, A.T. Galecki, J. Ro, J.B. Williams, R.A. Miller (2011). Fibroblasts from long-lived bird species are resistant to multiple forms of stress. Journal of Experimental Biology 214, 1902-1910.
Ro, J. and J. B. Williams (2010). Respiratory and cutaneous water loss of temperate-zone passerine birds. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 156, 237-246.
Muñoz-Garcia, A., J. Ro, J. C. Brown, J. B. Williams (2008). Cutaneous water loss and sphingolipids in the stratum corneum of house sparrows, Passer domesticus L., from desert and mesic environments as determined by reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with atmospheric pressure photospray ionization mass spectrometry. Journal of Experimental Biology 211, 447-458.
Muñoz-Garcia, A., J. Ro, J.C. Brown, J.B. Williams (2006). Identification of complex mixtures of sphingolipids in the stratum corneum by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and atmospheric pressure photospray ionization mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 1133, 58-68.

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