Jenny Hsieh

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 materJohns Hopkins University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsCell biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
WebsiteHsieh Lab

Education

Hsieh 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

Hsieh 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
  1. "Hsieh Lab | UTSA". hsiehlab.org. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  2. "What the Future Holds for Brain Science". Mind Science. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. "People | Gage Lab - Salk Institute for Biological Studies". Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  4. "Hsieh Laboratory". www4.utsouthwestern.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  5. "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.
  6. "Director". www.utsa.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  7. Gomez, Tiffany Huertas, Misael (2021-02-26). "UTSA researchers uncover evidence that COVID-19 virus could enter human brain". KSAT. Retrieved 2021-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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