Molecular and Genetic Medicine

Jessica E Wagenseil

Biography

Professor Wagenseil joined the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis in 2013. She was a faculty member in Biomedical Engineering at Saint Louis University from 2009–2013. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Cell Biology and Physiology with Dr. Robert Mecham at the Washington University School of Medicine focusing on elastin assembly and the mechanical properties of arteries with reduced elastin amounts. She completed her doctoral studies in Biomedical Engineering under the guidance of Dr. Ruth Okamoto at Washington University studying the mechanical properties of bio-artificial tissues.
 
Professor Wagenseil is originally from California, and received her bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego.​

Research Interest

cardiovascular mechanics,  elastin-related diseases