[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 28, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               A TRIBUTE TO SHERINE BROWN JENNELS, PH.D.

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 28, 2007

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Sherine 
Brown Jennels. Dr. Jennels is a native New Yorker and the daughter of 
James and Delva E. Brown, sister of Jayson S. Brown. She is an 
Interdisciplinary Scientist at the Food and Drug Administration's 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. She is developing science 
policies and enforcement strategies to promote the public's health and 
protect the Nation's food supply.
  In May 2002, Dr. Jennels became the first African-American of 
Panamanian heritage to obtain a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 
Biological Sciences in Public Health. Her doctoral research focused on 
biochemistry of nutrition in the area of cholesterol metabolism, 
genetic epidemiology, and coronary heart disease risk. Dr. Jennels did 
her postdoctoral training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, in 
Boston, Massachusetts, where she worked on protocol and laboratory 
development of the OMNI-Heart Clinical Trial (Optimal Macronutrient 
Intake and Heart-Disease). She was the featured scientist on the 
website's educational recruitment video.
  Dr. Jennels presented her graduate research in Florence, Italy, at 
the sixth International Symposium on Global Risk of Coronary Heart 
Disease and Stroke. She also presented her research at Scientific 
Sessions of the American Heart Association, which published those 
findings.
  In 2004, Dr. Jennels was accepted as a science fellow to the United 
States Department of Health and Human Service's Emerging Leaders 
Program. This fellowship has given her the unique opportunity to work 
with leading government officials and scientists at the FDA's Center 
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Office of the Secretary; Office 
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Office of Minority Health; 
and the National Institutes of Health.
  Dr. Jennels is driven to improve the health and wellness for all 
Americans as a way to address the social conditions affecting the 
underserved. As a scientist, she considers herself an ambassador of 
health, nutrition and fitness, especially advocating for minorities 
experiencing health disparities.
  Attending Oakwood College crystallized her commitment for service and 
community. Appreciating the value of her B.S. degree in biochemistry 
from the historically Black Seventh-day Adventist institution, she also 
recognized the importance of her college's motto, ``Enter to Learn, 
Depart to Serve.'' Taking this to heart, she has served as a youth 
ministry leader, short-term missionary volunteer, and a keynote speaker 
for several health, youth, and women's events.
  In 2005, Dr. Jennels developed Operation Love Thy Neighbor, an 
organization designed to provide resources and support to families 
displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the Maryland area. This collaborative 
ministry of the Emmanuel-Brinklow SDA church assisted families and 
individuals in securing permanent housing, health care, transportation, 
emotional support, and/or household needs.
  Dr. Jennels is married to Ernest Leland Jennels, and they reside in 
Bowie, Maryland. She enjoys traveling, sightseeing, the outdoors, 
sports, the arts, music, photography, and inspirational reading.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Dr. Jennels for her endless 
list of accomplishments.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Dr. Sherine Brown Jennels.

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