Jessica Ortiz

Jessica Ortiz

Graduate Student
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I am a PhD student in the Graduate Program of Bioengineering at UCSF and Berkeley. I’m studying the liver-fat axis using an isogenic microphysiological system (organ-on-a-chip), focusing on the influence of sexual dimorphism.

Education

University of California, Berkeley, PhD Student in Bioengineering (2021-Present)

University of California, Riverside, B.S. in Bioengineering (2016-2020)

Awards and Fellowships

NIH T32 Predoctoral Training Program in the Biology of Cell and Gene Therapy (2022-2024)

Bioengineering Service and DEIB Award (2023, 2024)

Mentor Research Award (2024-2025)