Jessica M Swanson portrait
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department Of Biochemistry
  • Assistant Professor, Chemistry
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Professional Service

  • Telluride Science Research Center. Role: co-organizer. Protons in Biology Conference. 07/14/2024 - 07/19/2024
  • Telluride Science Research Center. Role: co-organizer. Protons in Biology Conference, 2020 *moved to 2021. 06/22/2021 - 06/26/2021

Internal Service

  • Curie Club. Chair, 06/10/2022 - present. Department service.
  • Graduate Education Committee. Member, 06/01/2022 - present. Department service.
  • Faculty Search Committee. 06/01/2021 - 02/18/2022. Department service.
  • Curriculum Reform - Biological Chemistry Program. 01/01/2021 - 08/01/2021. Other service.
  • Member of Center for Cell and Genome Science. 11/2020 - present. Department service.
  • Member of Biological Chemistry Program. 08/2020 - present. Department service.
  • Student/Postdoc presentations. 08/2020 - 12/2023. Department service.
  • Seminar Committee. 07/01/2019 - 08/01/2022. Department service.
  • Graduate Admissions Committee. 07/01/2019 - 08/01/2022. Department service.

Honors & Awards

  • NSF CAREER. 02/2024
  • Cottrell Scholar Award. 02/2024
  • ACS Phys. Chem. Postdoctoral Research Highlights, 238th ACS National Meeting. ACS, 01/2009
  • ACS/CCG Excellence Award, 227th ACS National Meeting. ACS/CCG , 01/2004
  • Exemplary Teaching Assistant Award, UC San Diego. UC San Diego, 01/2002
  • Citation for Outstanding Academic and Research Achievements, UC Davis. UC Davis, 01/2000
  • Biochemistry Undergraduate Student of the Year. UC Davis, 01/2000
  • Student’s First Achievement Scholarship. UC Davis, 01/1998
  • Riebsomer Award for Excellence in Chemistry. UNM, 01/1996