Bio
Jessica is a Berg Scholar pursuing both an M.D. and an M.S. in Medicine in Biomedical Investigation at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Harvard College, and a master’s degree in bioengineering from Stanford University. Jessica aspires to translate computational and device-based interventions into the clinic as a physician-scientist. Working in the laboratory of Dr. Mark Skylar-Scott, she researches 3D bioprinting approaches to pediatric single ventricle heart defects. She has received the Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship, the Dorothy Dee and Marjorie Helene Boring Trust Research Award, and the Irvin David Yalom, M.D. Literary Award. Outside of research and clinical interests, she enjoys creative writing and playing the flute.