Rate My Professor Danielle Jenkins

Dr. Danielle Jenkins is a Teaching Fellow and Kaiwhakaako in Te Tari KikoKiko, the Department of Anatomy, within the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences Division, at the University of Otago. She holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc), Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci), Master of Science (MSc), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Otago. Her PhD was completed in the Department of Anatomy and the Centre for Neuroendocrinology, where she developed her research background in molecular biology. In her teaching capacity, Dr. Jenkins delivers content across 100- to 300-level papers, including Hubs 191 and 192 on Human Body Systems, ANAT 101 Anatomy for Sport and Exercise, ANAT 243 Reproductive and Developmental Biology, ANAT 331 Functional Anatomy, and Medical Endocrinology. She also contributes to the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences as a Kaiāwhina in the Māori student support network, providing culturally responsive academic support.

Dr. Jenkins's research contributions in molecular biology are evidenced by several peer-reviewed publications. These include Mulligan, M. R., Jenkins, D. E., Damsteegt, E., Beck, C., & Bicknell, L. S. (2021). The developmental effects of disrupting DONSON: A gene involved in genetic microcephaly. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1537), 115; Nair, B. B., Khant Aung, Z., Porteous, R., Prescott, M., Glendining, K. A., Jenkins, D. E., Augustine, R. A., Silva, M. S. B., Yip, S. H., Bouwer, G. T., Brown, C. H., Jasoni, C. L., Campbell, R. E., Bunn, S. J., Anderson, G. M., Grattan, D. R., Herbison, A. E., & Iremonger, K. J. (2021). Impact of chronic variable stress on neuroendocrine hypothalamus and pituitary in male and female C57BL/6J mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 33, e12972; Knapp, K. M., Jenkins, D. E., Sullivan, R., Harms, F. L., von Elsner, L., Ockeloen, C. W., et al. (2021). MCM complex members MCM3 and MCM7 are associated with a phenotypic spectrum from Meier-Gorlin syndrome to lipodystrophy and adrenal insufficiency. European Journal of Human Genetics, 29, 1110-1120; Knapp, K. M., Luu, R., Baerenfaenger, M., Zijlstra, F., Wessels, H. J. C. T., Jenkins, D., et al. (2020). Biallelic variants in SLC35C1 as a cause of isolated short stature with intellectual disability. Journal of Human Genetics, 65, 743-750; and Knapp, K. M., Poke, G., Jenkins, D., Truter, W., & Bicknell, L. S. (2019). Expanding the phenotypic spectrum associated with DPF2: A new case report. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 179A, 1637-1641.