Speaker Profile

Ph.D., Epidemiologist, Scripps Research Translational Institute

Biography
Jennifer Radin is an epidemiologist with the Digital Medicine Division at Scripps Research Translational Institute, where she conducts research to improve disease prediction and prevention by incorporating digital devices, sensors and platforms. She is currently the PI on the Healthy Pregnancy Study, a ResearchKit app created in collaboration with WebMD, which collects online survey and sensor related data. The study aims to better understand physiological and behavioral factors that influence a healthy pregnancy, identify complications earlier, and provide more individualized recommendations that reflect the diversity of all pregnant women. Before joining the Translational Institute, she worked with the Operational Infectious Disease Department at the Naval Health Research Center and the Influenza Division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jennifer received her doctoral degree in Epidemiology from the University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University. She also holds a master's of public health, specializing in Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, from Yale University and a bachelor's degree in Biology from the College of William and Mary.