Jessica O. Winter (born in 1976) is an American bioengineer. She is a professor of chemical, biomolecular, and biomedical engineering and an associate director of the MRSEC Center for Emergent Materials at the Ohio State University. Her research interests include nanoparticles for cancer imaging, diagnostics, and drug delivery; and cell migration in the brain tumor microenvironment. In 2021, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Society, and Royal Society of Chemistry.
Jessica Winter | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 47–48)[notes 1] |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BSc, Chemical Engineering, 1997, Northwestern University MS, 2001, PhD, Chemical Engineering, 2004, University of Texas at Austin |
| Thesis | Development and Optimization of Quantum Dot-Neuron Interfaces (2004) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Ohio State University College of Engineering |
Early life and education
editWinter was raised in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex to academic parents; her father was a physicist while her mother was a chemist.[2] She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering at Northwestern University before entering the work force as a process engineer.[2] During her undergraduate career, she originally wished to study environmental law as a direct result of the Exxon Valdez oil spill but decided to concentrate on chemical engineering.[1] However, she soon grew bored in her job and subsequently enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin for her Master of Science and PhD in chemical engineering.[3]
Career
editUpon completing her PhD and postdoctoral fellowship, Winter became an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Ohio State University College of Engineering (OSU) where she began creating nanoparticle materials to detect cancer.[1] In 2012, Winter co-invented fluorescent nanoparticles (called Quantum Dots) that change color when tagging molecules in biomedical tests. The aim of this discovery was to assist in the discovery of diseases and tracking their progress.[4] She was soon encouraged by her OSU colleagues to expand her quantum dots to identify cancer cells in breast tissue samples.[1] Winter then co-established Core Quantum Technologies Inc to commercialize the Quantum Dots that was developed in her laboratory. Following this, she also completed a National Science Foundation (NSF) entrepreneurship program and had reconstructive surgery to combat her breast cancer.[5] As a result of her work using nanoparticle materials in biomedical applications, Winter received the 2012 Inventor of the Year Award from TechColumbus.[6]
The following academic year, Winter continued to develop Core Quantum Technologies Inc and received a four-year NSF grant to increase the production of nanoparticles for commercial use.[7][8] She also established a research project titled QSTORM with Peter Kner at the University of Georgia to develop new visualization of the inner workings of cells.[9] In November 2014, Winter was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her work developing magnetic quantum dots for cell and molecular separations.[10]
In 2016, Winter was elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering for "outstanding contributions in biomolecular engineering, particularly the synthesis and development of magnetic quantum dots for cell imaging and separations."[11]
In 2021, Winter received numerous international recognition and awards for her significant contributions to publishing in the chemical sciences. She was first elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry after having served on their Journal of Materials Chemistry B for several years.[12] Following this, Winter was elected a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society as someone who "demonstrated exceptional achievements and experience in the field of biomedical engineering."[13] Finally, Winter was appointed a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Palmer, Chris (January 4, 2016). "Changing Course". Cancer Today Magazine. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Buchanan, Doug (May 29, 2015). "Forty Under 40: Jessica Winter". Columbus Business First. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Jessica Winter". Ohio Innovation Exchange. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Frost Gorder, Pam (March 27, 2012). "Twinkle, Twinkle, Quantum Dot". Ohio State University. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Ghose, Carrie (October 19, 2012). "Ohio State prof hopes Quantum leap with spinoff pays off". Columbus Business First. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Winter Named 2012 Inventor of the Year by TechColumbus". Ohio State University. February 18, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Ghose, Carrie (October 7, 2013). "OSU prof could be 'Henry Ford of nanotechnology' by streamlining production". Columbus Business First. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Winter, Hall, and Wyslouzil Receive $1.2M NSF Grant for Nanocomposite Production". Ohio State University. August 30, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Engineer, physicist to turn the inner workings of living cells into 'molecular movies'". Eurekalert. February 15, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Winter's Contributions to Science Recognized by AAAS Fellows Election". Ohio State University. November 26, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Jessica O. Winter, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite". American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. January 20, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Winter named Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry". Ohio State University. May 4, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Professor Winter elected Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society". Ohio State University. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Three times a charm -- or a Fellow". Ohio State University. October 28, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
Notes
editExternal links
edit- Jessica Winter publications indexed by Google Scholar