Jenny Hsieh is an American cell biologist and Semmes Foundation professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Her work focuses on epilepsy and stem cell biology.[1]
Jenny Hsieh | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cell biology |
| Institutions | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Website | Hsieh Lab |
Education
editHsieh received her PhD from Johns Hopkins University, where she worked with Andrew Fire.[2] In 2005, Hsieh completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Fred Gage at the Salk Institute.[3]
Career
editHsieh was a professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center from 2006 to 2018, when she moved to the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).[4] At UTSA, Hsieh holds the Semmes Foundation Chair in Cell Biology, and is the founding director of the UTSA Brain Health Consortium, a program to connect brain researchers across disciplines.[5][6]
Hsieh's research focuses on the use of Induced pluripotent stem cells to create in vitro models of neurogenesis. She intends to use this to develop regenerative treatments for neurological disorders.[2]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hsieh studied the potential for neural infection by SARS-CoV-2 using neural organoids.[7] Her initial results, based on exposing neural organoids to the virus, suggested that infection of glia might be involved in neurological symptoms such as loss of taste or smell.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Hsieh Lab | UTSA". hsiehlab.org. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ a b "What the Future Holds for Brain Science". Mind Science. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ "People | Gage Lab - Salk Institute for Biological Studies". Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ "Hsieh Laboratory". www4.utsouthwestern.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ "UTSA puts stake in the ground in battle against brain disease with formation of world-class research cluster". www.utsa.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ "Director". www.utsa.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ a b Gomez, Tiffany Huertas, Misael (2021-02-26). "UTSA researchers uncover evidence that COVID-19 virus could enter human brain". KSAT. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
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