Jessica Wagenseil, D.Sc.

D.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis

B.S. Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego

Jessica Wagenseil, D.Sc. runs the Vascular Mechanics Laboratory. She previously ran a laboratory in Biomedical Engineering at St. Louus University and was a postdoctoral fellow in Cell Biology and Physiology at the Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Wagenseil studies cardiovascular mechanics, specifically focusing on cardiovascular development, extracellular matrix and microstructural modeling. Her work is important for determining clinical interventions for elastin-related diseases and for designing better protocols for building tissue engineered blood vessels. Her laboratory has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, American Heart Association, and the Marfan Foundation. She is also the Vice Dean for Faculty Development and the Associate Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at the McKelvey School of Engineering.