McCall received her PhD in Neuroscience from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in Germany, where she studied methods to stimulate nerve cell regeneration to treat spinal cord injuries. McCall completed her MS in Biomedical Sciences at UC San Diego and her BS in Neuroscience at Denison University in Ohio. Julianne is currently Director of Precision Medicine in the California Governor’s Office of Planning & Research.