Jessie Jacobsen
Jessie Jacobsen | |
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| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Known for | Research into Huntington's disease. Research into genetic diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. |
| Awards | Young Scientist of the Year 2007 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurogenetics |
| Doctoral advisor | Professor Russell Snell, head of the Molecular Genetics research group |
Jessie Jacobsen is a senior lecturer in biological sciences at the University of Auckland. In 2007 she won MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year. Her research field is neurogenetics.
Career
[edit]Jacobsen's research areas include the 'genetic basis of autism spectrum disorder'. She investigates neurodevelopmental disorders in the New Zealand population.[1]
She graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science.[2]
The following nine years she dedicated to research on Huntington's disease that started with a PhD at the University of Auckland and followed with receiving a substantial funding through fellowships.[2][3] In 2007 she was awarded the MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year Award for Huntington’s disease research, and nominated for New Zealander of the Year.[2][4] The following year she received the Philip Wrightson Fellowship (Neurological Foundation). Her university awarded her Young Alumna of the Year in 2010.[2]
Jacobsen received a Neurological Foundation of New Zealand Postdoctoral Fellowship to study at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School,[1] and worked in the Harvard’s Centre for Human Genetic Research laboratory of Professor Marcy MacDonald,[2] developing her interest in complex genetic disorders leading to her research in 'autistic traits and their relationship to genetics'.[5][6]
In 2012 a NZ$100,000 repatriation fellowship from the Neurological Foundation was granted to Jacobsen,[5] followed by the Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (lead researcher) 'to establish a genetic research paradigm focused on uncovering underlying genetic causes of ASD in the New Zealand population' from 2013 to 2018.[7]
Jacobsen is a founder of the Minds for Minds Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Network[6] which is a New Zealand charitable trust. Researchers include Jacobsen, Professor Russell Snell who was also her PhD supervisor, Doctor Mike Taylor, Doctor Rosamund Hill, Associate Professor Klaus Lehnert, Doctor Javier Virues-Ortega, Professor Suzanne Purdy, Associate Professor Johanna Montgomery, Professor Karen Waldie, Professor Ian Kirk, and Liz Fairgray (Senior Tutor in Speech Science at the University of Auckland).[8] In 2018 former government minister Steven Joyce became their patron.[9]
Selected bibliography
[edit]- Whitford, W., Lehnert, K., Snell, R. G., & Jacobsen, J. C. (2019). RBV: Read balance validator, a tool for prioritising copy number variations in germline conditions. Scientific reports, 9 (1)10.1038/s41598-019-53181-7
- Helbig, K. L., Lauerer, R. J., Bahr, J. C., Souza, I. A., Myers, C. T., Uysal, B., ... Keren, B. (2019). De Novo Pathogenic Variants in CACNA1E Cause Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy with Contractures, Macrocephaly, and Dyskinesias. American journal of human genetics, 104 (3)10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.02.015
- Robertson, S. P., Hindmarsh, J. H., Berry, S., Cameron, V. A., Cox, M. P., Dewes, O., ... Laurence, A. (2018). Genomic medicine must reduce, not compound, health inequities: the case for hauora-enhancing genomic resources for New Zealand. The New Zealand medical journal, 131 (1480), 81-89.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dr Jessie Jacobsen | Our Researchers". Cure Kids. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Neurological Foundation Awards Over $1M in Dec 2010". Scoop News. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Patrick, Stephen Allan (October 1981). "NEW DOCS IN SUDOCS—ARTISTICALLY SPEAKING". ARLIS/NA Newsletter. 9 (5): 203–205. doi:10.1086/arlisnanews.9.5.27946607. ISSN 0090-3515.
- ^ Masters, Catherine (15 December 2007). "Jessie Jacobsen: Scientific achiever". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Awards". Centre for Brain Research. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Applied Translational Genetics Group - The University of Auckland". www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Jessie Jacobsen". ORCID. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Our Team". Minds for Minds.
- ^ "Steven Joyce becomes patron for Minds for Minds Trust". New Zealand Doctor. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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