Jessica C. Leete

I am a computational biologist and quantitative systems modeler currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow at Pfizer. My current research focuses on using virtual patient populations for human dose prediction in cases with high inter-individual variability.

During my PhD in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Duke University I worked under the guidance of Dr. Anita Layton. My research included studying the effects of sex differences in blood pressure regulation on anti-hypertensive therapies and potential risk factors for "triple whammy" acute kidney injury.

I recieved my B.S. in mathematics from Brigham Young University with an emphasis in applied and computational math. There I participated in research into understanding the movement of dictyostelium discoideum using agent based models with Dr. John Dallon.

Aside from research, I enjoy spreading my love of math to students through teaching and outreach and was one of the founding officers of the Duke student chapter of SIAM.