Kellie Ann Jurado
Kellie Ann Jurado is a Presidential Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the Principal Investigator at the Jurado Lab. Her team studies early life immunity using emerging viruses.[1] Jurado has published many research papers on topics such as impact of Zika virus on cells and the HIV-1 virus.[2] She is a first-generation Hispanic/ Latinx Ph.D student.[2][3]
Early life and Education
Jurado grew up in a small town in southern New Mexico and comes from a family of Mexican heritage. Most of her family members have a business and agricultural background. Her grandfather and father were chili farmers.[4]
She earned her Bachelor of Sciences (BS) from New Mexico State University. [2] She received her PhD from Harvard University. Then she completed her postdoctoral training at Yale University.[1]
Awards
In 2022, Jurado received Christina Fleischmann Award to Young Women Investigators Award.[1]
In 2020, she was named as one of the Cell Mentor's 100 Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists in America. The recipients were selected based on scholarly achievements, mentoring excellence, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. [3]
In 2017, she was awarded L'Oreal USA 2017 for Women in Science along with 4 other women scientists. Grants were awarded to them for their groundbreaking research and commitment to closing the gender gap in STEM fields.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Announcing the 2022 Christina Fleischmann Award to Young Women Investigators". International Cytokine & Interferon Society. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b c "Patient Professors Introduced Dr. Kellie Ann Jurado to Science, Now She's Paying It Forward". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ a b Termini, Christina. "100 inspiring Hispanic/Latinx scientists in America". crosstalk.cell.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Yale Scientist Serves As Mentor, Launches HPV Vaccine Campaign". Hartford Courant. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Hansen, Claire (2017). "L'Oreal Honors Women Scientists". U.S. News & World Report.