Joany Jackman's Biography

Joany Jackman, Senior Scientist, Technical Lead, Technology Development Core, Johns Hopkins Center for Point-of-Care Technologies Research for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Dr. Joany Jackman received her Ph.D in Cellular Biology and Molecular Biology from the University of Vermont and began her research career in the field of cancer biology at the NCI/NIH and Georgetown University before moving into the field of infectious diseases. She was an IPA at the USAMRIID assisting with DARPA programs geared to develop and test new diagnostics for biological warfare agents. As a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins University - Applied Physics Lab, she has continued her research in the area of infectious diseases and diagnostics. Dr. Jackman received the patent for detection of biomarkers of infection in exhaled breath condensates. She has continued to work in these areas, infectious diseases and diagnostics as part of the Johns Hopkins Center for Point of Care Technologies for Sexually Transmitted Infections since 2007.