Jessalyn completed her PhD under the mentorship of Dr. Richard J. Noel at Ponce Health Sciences University in Puerto Rico, where her dissertation examined the effects of the astrocytic HIV-1 protein Nef on glutamate transporter expression and cocaine-seeking behavior. As a postdoctoral researcher, she is now investigating how estrogen influences glutamate regulation and contributes to sex-dependent differences in the comorbidity of HIV and cocaine use disorder.
Organizational Affiliations
Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, Drexel University
Education
Biomedical Sciences (Basic Sciences )
PhD, Ponce Health Sciences University (Puerto Rico, Ponce) - PSM
Industrial Microbiology
BSc, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (Puerto Rico, Mayagüez) - UPRM