Janie Iglehart

Research Assistant II
Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

First UTSW job: Research Technician.

Best part about my job: The opportunity to work and meet people from a variety of backgrounds and the constant challenges.

What energizes me at work: My co-workers – we work as a team toward the same goals. It is such a positive environment to be in.

How co-workers describe me: Helpful, kind, hardworking, reliable, dependable, and takes pride in my work.

Recipe for success: I have always been a people person, respecting everyone. I’m also a problem-solver and like being organized.

Unusual UTSW memory: In 2020, I got stuck in an elevator for 40 minutes.

I wish I were an instant expert at: Curing all diseases and illnesses.

I’m really good at: Training people on the cryostat machine. For 18 years, I’ve been helping with their research and articles.

Claim to fame: God first, and my family.

Hobbies: I love the outdoors, fishing, and hiking.

Surprising fact: After my own two children grew up, I adopted two little girls. They are sisters and I didn’t want to split them up.

Final note: I have seen UTSW grow a lot over the last 25 years. It has been exciting and rewarding. We truly are the future of medicine, today.