Jordan Rolsma Email & Phone Number

- Multi-year funded traineeship with research, professional development, and networking opportunities at UCR. - Engineering stress-resistant stem cell therapies and computationally modeling mammalian cell fate decisions following DNA damage.

- Meet with curriculum instructors to plan the Science to Policy graduate student certificate course.- Act as a liaison between students and the teaching team.- Coordinate room reservations, equipment, and catering for weekend intensives.- Plan certificate course recruitment events and informational sessions.

- Developed written and oral communication skills as a science communicator and science policy expert.- Actively engaged in science policy workshops, seminars, and networking events.- Developed healthcare-centered advocacy relationships with local, state, and federal policymakers.- Received congressional recognition for successful program completion.

- Engineering stress-resistant stem cell therapies and computationally modeling cell fate decisions following DNA damage. Awards:- NASA California Space Grant Consortium Fellowship (Mar. 2022)- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Bioengineering (June 2023)- CIRM TRANSCEND Predoctoral Fellowship (Jan. 2024)- Science to Policy Graduate Certificate Course Participant (Mar. 2024)- Certificate of Congressional Recognition (Mar. 2024)Most recent publication:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62693-w

- Facilitated teaching of over 300 students in three upper division Bioengineering courses in human biomechanics, wound repair, and quantitative physiology.- Graded projects, assignments, and exams and assisted with test development.- Led discussion and review sessions and provided feedback and technical MATLAB and COMSOL support to students.- Mediated communication between instructors and students.- Awarded Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Bioengineering.

- Investigated the effect of genetic modification of human adipose derived stem cells to express tardigrade derived proteins on cell stress tolerance following starvation and mitochondrial membrane permeabilization.- Drafted fellowship proposals and detailed scientific progress reports throughout and after completion of the fellowship.

- Investigated the relationship between expression of circadian rhythm proteins and glaucomatous phenotypes in 2D/3D trabecular meshwork cell culture and computational models.Awards:- Chancellor's Distinguished Fellowship (Mar. 2021)- Honors Excellence in Research Fellowship (Jan. 2021)- Chancellor's Research Fellowship (Sep. 2020)- Undergraduate Research Mini-Grant (Jul. 2019)- Bilderback Endowed Bioengineering Scholarship (May 2019, Jul. 2020)- Chancellor's Scholarship (Sep. 2017)

- Prestigious fellowship position awarded to computationally and experimentally study the effects of DNA damage and circadian rhythm variation on dexamethasone-induced glaucoma induction.- Delivered introduction and assisted with organization of a campus-wide COVID informational panel of experts: "Demystifying the COVID Vaccine" (February 26, 2021).- Presented research to the Chancellor, Dean of Students, Medical School Director and fellow participants.- Hosted application workshops for prospective applicants and conducted interviews for the following cohort.- Presented research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium.

- Led officer cabinet in biweekly meetings and delegate responsibilities in accordance with club constitution.- Organized and oversaw logistics of a weekly online mentorship program between club members and classes of 30+ high school students across two local campuses.- Actively recruited club members and presided over biweekly organization meetings.

- Developed principles of civic engagement, cultural contribution, and acknowledgement of diversity through seminar courses, regular volunteering, and community service.- Routinely satisfied program requirements for GPA, community involvement, and coursework.- Produced a comprehensive written and oral capstone project in cooperation with a faculty mentor.

- Acquired and executed 2+ customer discovery interviews per week with medical professionals, anaphylaxis child and adult patients, parents, and activists to improve epinephrine autoinjector design.- Drafted interview reports and presented weekly findings alongside a developing lean startup plan to investors, entrepreneurs and field professionals.- Team was recognized for the most student entrepreneur track customer discovery interviews conducted.

- Published monthly articles pertaining to high school and higher education life and academics on a platform that receives 20,000+ weekly views.- Collaborated with professional editors to receive constructive feedback, refine ideas, and submit quality written work.

- Participated in weekly seminars focusing on professional development, leadership qualities, and transferable life skills.- Interacted with peers from heterogeneous backgrounds to foster team-building skills and communication.- Attained a career leadership certification.

- Performed behavioral assays on aphid and whitefly vectors to predict affinities for melon plants with increasingly advanced stages of infection.- Gained experience working and communicating with post-doctoral and graduate student researchers from internationally diverse backgrounds.- Obtained transferable laboratory skills, including experience with live specimens, formation of experimental procedures, and hypothesis testing in a professional environment.

Ph.D., Bioengineering

- Written qualifying exam (Cellular and Molecular Engineering Focus): passed 9/2022 - Oral qualifying exam: passed 10/2023 - NASA.

Master Of Science - Ms, Bioengineering

Cellular and Molecular Engineering focus

B.S., Bioengineering

Activities and Societies: - Engineers of the Future - STEM Outreach Club - Biomedical Engineering Society - Society of Women Engineers.