Jenna Osborn

Graduate Research Assistant

I started my journey in higher education as an Exercise Science major at Appalachian State University. With the ever growing feel that this major wasn't the right fit for my interests, I started exploring other options within my science classes. I found my home in the Physics Department and the SPS club, and I continued biological physics research and wanted to continue past graduation. I was inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma my senior year.

After graduating with my B.S., I went to Duke University to get my Master's in Biomedical Engineering. While there, I did ultrasound research wanted to continue along this path for my PhD. I am currently pursuing my PhD at George Washington University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

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George Washington University

Job description:

I have finished my class requirements, so my work mainly consists of research activities and mentoring younger graduate students, undergraduate students, and high school interns. My research combines therapeutic ultrasound, microbubbles, and tissue engineering. I am finishing up my PhD research at the Food and Drug Administration as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellow. The work combines these fields of science for understanding the interactions between ultrasound stimulation in the presence of microbubbles for the transient opening of the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB). We are trying to create table top models for the BBB, so we can test the safety and efficacy of these procedures for drug delivery in certain brain cancers, diseases, or disorders.

State:

Washington DC

City:

Washington, D.C.

Engagement Level:

Mentoring

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