Dr. Jessica Wojick is graduating with a PhD in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied the cellular and behavioral neuroscience of pain. Her research focused on emotional brain changes during the shift from acute to chronic pain and identifying cell targets to reduce suffering. She earned an NIH F31 fellowship, a teaching certificate, and won the 2024 Penn Grad Talks natural sciences category. She holds a BS in Biology and Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. Jessica is now a postdoctoral fellow at UNC-Chapel Hill studying serotonin’s role in Alcohol Use Disorder. She’s passionate about science, teaching, and her newborn son.
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