School of Medicine

Department of Genetics

JorgePenas

Jorge Peñas
Graduate Assistant
Department of Genetics Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA 70112
Email: jpenas@lsuhsc.edu

 

Jorge Peñas was born and raised in Miami, Florida and studied at the University of Miami (UM), where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. After he graduated from UM, Jorge moved to New Orleans and attended Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC). In 2017, he graduated from LSUHSC with a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy and Systems Management. Currently Jorge is pursuing a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences in the Department of Genetics at LSUHSC while doing research in Dr. Fern Tsien's lab. Specifically, Jorge is studying the genetic characteristics of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas in children.