Janelle C. Moore, M.S

Ph.D. , 2nd year research student
Morehouse School of Medicine
Graduate Education in Biomedical Sciences

Janelle Moore is a graduate from Clark Atlanta University, where she received her undergraduate Education in biology and her Master of science in biology Cancer Research. With the guidance of Dr. Bowen, her PI, she did experimentation on the African American male who battle with prostate cancer. His research was titled “Establishment of CRISPR/Cas-9 Aided Knockout of the ZIC2 Gene in the African- American Prostate Cancer Cell Line E006AA-PR.” This collaboration was later published in Georgia Science Journals and school libraries across the country.

Janelle was diagnose with SLE lupus at the age of 18. Due to her battle with lupus all through college, Janelle took a gap year after graduating with her Masters of Science degree and decided to work as a school teacher in science. She later was accepted to Morehouse School of Medicine, where she is pursuing her PhD. In biomedical science. In February 2021. Janelle lost her husband after seven years of marriage due to COVID-19 complications.

Prior to her husband Bobby passing, Janelle and Bobby, had a nonprofit called the Atlanta Enforcers that catered to the Atlanta community giving young men opportunities through semi-pro football to stay off the streets and prepare them for post-secondary options after high school if they were not immediately accepted into college or trades. They were given preparation to make resumes so that they could get Jobs and footage of football film to later be drafted into a school or another Football League of their choice. Everything was free of charge.

The heart of Crystal was birth. In honor of the passing of her husband. And to continue. His legacy. In her own way. On August 27, 2021 for Bobby’s birthday, Janelle created a back-to-school drive in his honor to cater to over 850 students in the South Fulton area. Book bags were prepared and given to each student, families received gift cards for food, a barber gave free haircuts for the first day of school and partnered with Ashley Furniture hope to dream organization where 100 beds were donated to families in need. It was an amazing success.

The mission of The Heart of Crystal LLC is to meet the needs of underserved communities. We provide the necessary tools to facilitate outreach among parents and students by delivering information on opportunities to receive supplies for school, meals, resources to apply for post-secondary options, resume building, and donations of needed equipment and supplies.

As a central feature of the program, we provide a dynamic hub of information, resources, and networks for those interested in addressing the unmet needs of the underserved around the metro Atlanta area. We provide opportunities that align with their skills, passions, and beliefs through a network of high- impact partner organizations. The Heart of Crystal LLC cultivates collaborations with academic institutions, corporations, foundations, government, and non-profit entities to inform the community of supplies needed for the community.

By identifying existing needs and persistent barriers, The Heart of Crystal LLC creates a forum to work towards needed social change. By providing resources and recognition to the large numbers of families already engaged in such outreach. The Heart of Crystal LLC contributes to the community, offers inspiration and resources to strengthen the culture of the community.