Marti Jett
Marti Jett | |
|---|---|
 Jett in 2021 | |
| Born | Marion, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Indiana Wesleyan University Georgetown University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry, PTSD |
| Institutions | U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research |
Marti Jett is an American biochemist who researches post-traumatic stress disorder and coagulopathy at the U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research. She is the chief of the department of molecular pathology.
Life
[edit]Born and raised near Marion, Ohio, Jett graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a degree in chemistry in 1962.[1][2] She served in the Peace Corps for two years in India.[2] She began her post-graduate studies in physiological chemistry at Ohio State University and received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Georgetown University.[1] She began her doctoral career at the Blood Research Laboratory in Bethesda, Maryland.[1]
Jett joined the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in 1981 where she was appointed chief of the department of molecular pathology 15 years later.[1] In 2011, she became the director of the integrative systems biology program at the U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR) at Fort Detrick where she leads research in post-traumatic stress disorder and coagulopathy.[1][2] Jett also serves as a principal investigator on research grants from multiple organizations within the United States Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health.[1] She is an adjunct research professor at Georgetown University, Howard University, and Pennsylvania State University.[1] She co-founded the Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science program and helped shape the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program.[1] Jett was inducted into the Senior Executive Service as a science and technology professional on November 24, 2014, during a ceremony.[1] As of 2022, she is the chief of the department of molecular pathology.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Duong, Heather McDowell (2014). "USAMRDC: USACEHR Director Inducted into the Senior Executive Service". mrdc.health.mil. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c Carignan, Sylvia (2015-02-13). "Detrick scientist finds 'twists and turns' in PTSD". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "WRAIR leaders meet with key leaders at Smithsonian". DVIDS. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
