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Jaye Gardiner

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Jaye Gardiner
Gardiner in 2021
Born
Jaye Cassandra Gardiner
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Macalester College
Scientific career
InstitutionsFox Chase Cancer Center
ThesisPushing the Envelope: How HIV Regulates Dual Roles for Viral ENV Glycoproteins in Cell-Cell Adhesion and Membrane Fusion (2017)
Doctoral advisorNathan M. Sherer
Other academic advisorsEdna Cukierman
Websitewww.jayegardiner.com Edit this at Wikidata

Jaye Cassandra Gardiner is an American cancer researcher at the Fox Chase Cancer Center. Her research considers the microenvironment that surrounds tumors, with a particular focus on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. In 2022, she was the inaugural awardee of the Black in Cancer Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Early life and education

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Gardiner is a first generation American.[1] She was a doctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she worked on HIV cell-to-cell transmission. She studied how the cytoplasmic tail of the envelope was involved with forming the virological synapse.[citation needed]

Research and career

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Gardiner is a postdoctoral fellow at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, where she works with Edna Cukierman. Her research considers the microenvironment that surrounds tumors, with a particular focus on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.[2] Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has a survival rate of 10% and is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. She believes that these microenivronments are critical to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic tools.[2]

Gardiner founded JKX Comics,[3] a project that looks to improve science literacy amongst young people.[4][5] She is committed to improving diversity in science and engineering. She was appointed to the American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassador, which looks to promote women scientists.[6]

Awards and honors

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Selected publications

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