Jessica Wagenseil
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Jessica E. Wagenseil is an American biomechanical engineer whose research concerns the mechanical properties of the human blood system and the interaction of those properties with cardiovascular disease.[1][2] She is a professor of mechanical engineering & materials science and vice dean for faculty advancement in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.[2]
Wagenseil received her bachelor's degree in 1997 at the University of California, San Diego,[3] where she studied bioengineering.[2] She went to Washington University in St. Louis for graduate study, receiving a master's degree in 2003 and completing her doctorate (D.Sc.) in 2008.[3]
After postdoctoral research at Washington University she became a faculty member at Saint Louis University[4] before returning to Washington University in 2013 as an associate professor.[1] She was named as vice dean for faculty advancement in 2021.[5]
