Jenny graduated in 2019 with a major in Chemical and Biological Engineering. She is originally from Goleta, California but moved to Boulder, Colorado as a kid. In her free time, she听enjoys reading, playing video games, and generally being a massive nerd. Jenny spent two summers as a lab assistant in an ovarian cancer lab at the Anschutz Medical Campus. That experience made her听realize that she听could apply her听engineering background to develop novel medicines and treatment options. She is听especially interested in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Jenny hopes to pursue a doctoral degree in bioengineering in order to make a difference in the lives of patients.
Jenny's McNair Scholars mentor was Kelsie Anson. Her faculty advisor was , who is a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CU Denver.听