Jessilyn Dunn | Scholars@Duke

Jessilyn Dunn
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Developing new tools and infrastructure for multi-modal biomedical data integration to drive precision/personalized methods for early detection, intervention, and prevention of disease.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2019
Assistant Professor - Track V of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments 2019
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers 2018

Contact Information

Suite 1102 Hock Plaza, Box 2721, Durham, NC 27708
Suite 1102 Hock Plaza, Box 2721, Durham, NC 27710
jessilyn.dunn@duke.edu
Dunn Lab

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology 2015
Duke Appointment History
- Visiting AssistantProfessor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2018
Recognition
In the News
- JUN 5, 2018 Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
  
  Jessilyn Dunn: Gaining Insights from Biomedical Big Data
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Witt, Daniel R., Ryan A. Kellogg, Michael P. Snyder, and Jessilyn Dunn. “Windows into human health through wearables data analytics.” Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering 9 (March 2019): 28–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2019.01.001.
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  - Rego, Shannon, Orit Dagan-Rosenfeld, Wenyu Zhou, M Reza Sailani, Patricia Limcaoco, Elizabeth Colbert, Monika Avina, et al. “High-frequency actionable pathogenic exome variants in an average-risk cohort.” Molecular Case Studies 4, no. 6 (December 2018): a003178–a003178. https://doi.org/10.1101/mcs.a003178.
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  - Dunn, Jessilyn, Ryan Runge, and Michael Snyder. “Wearables and the medical revolution.” Personalized Medicine 15, no. 5 (September 2018): 429–48. https://doi.org/10.2217/pme-2018-0044.
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  - Kellogg, Ryan A., Jessilyn Dunn, and Michael P. Snyder. “Personal Omics for Precision Health.” Circulation Research 122, no. 9 (April 27, 2018): 1169–71. https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.117.310909.
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  - Dunn, Jessilyn, Rachel Simmons, Salim Thabet, and Hanjoong Jo. “The role of epigenetics in the endothelial cell shear stress response and atherosclerosis.” The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 67 (October 2015): 167–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2015.05.001.
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  - Dunn, Jessilyn, Haiwei Qiu, Soyeon Kim, Daudi Jjingo, Ryan Hoffman, Chan Woo Kim, Inhwan Jang, et al. “Flow-dependent epigenetic DNA methylation regulates endothelial gene expression and atherosclerosis.” Journal of Clinical Investigation 124, no. 7 (July 1, 2014): 3187–99. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci74792.
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  - Annaluru, Narayana, Héloïse Muller, Leslie A. Mitchell, Sivaprakash Ramalingam, Giovanni Stracquadanio, Sarah M. Richardson, Jessica S. Dymond, et al. “Total Synthesis of a Functional Designer Eukaryotic Chromosome.” Science 344, no. 6179 (April 4, 2014): 55–58. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1249252.
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  - Tarbell, John M., Zhong-Dong Shi, Jessilyn Dunn, and Hanjoong Jo. “Fluid Mechanics, Arterial Disease, and Gene Expression.” Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 46, no. 1 (January 3, 2014): 591–614. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-fluid-010313-141309.
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  - Dunn, Jessilyn, Sarah Gutbrod, Alanah Webb, Alina Pak, Simran K. Jandu, Anil Bhunia, Dan E. Berkowitz, and Lakshmi Santhanam. “S-Nitrosation of arginase 1 requires direct interaction with inducible nitric oxide synthase.” Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 355, no. 1–2 (September 2011): 83–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-011-0841-2.
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  - Santhanam, Lakshmi, Eric C. Tuday, Alanah K. Webb, Phillip Dowzicky, Jae Hyung Kim, Young Jun Oh, Gautam Sikka, et al. “Decreased S -Nitrosylation of Tissue Transglutaminase Contributes to Age-Related Increases in Vascular Stiffness.” Circulation Research 107, no. 1 (July 9, 2010): 117–25. https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.109.215228.
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  - Dunn, Jessilyn P., Marios Hadjimichael, Yuriy Isparyan, Diyalo Manral, and Ryan Runge. “MoveIt! Smartphone Application for Promoting Healthy Living,” n.d., 1–1.
  - Dunn, Jessilyn, Salim Thabet, and Hanjoong Jo. “Flow-Dependent Epigenetic DNA Methylation in Endothelial Gene Expression and Atherosclerosis,” n.d., 9–9.
  - Li, Xiao, Jessilyn Dunn, Denis Salins, Gao Zhou, Wenyu Zhou, Sophia Miryam Schüssler-Fiorenza Rose, Dalia Perelman, et al. “Digital Health: Tracking Physiomes and Activity Using Wearable Biosensors Reveals Useful Health-Related Information.” Plos Biology 15, no. 1 (n.d.): e2001402–e2001402. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2001402.
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  - Yeh, Hugh, Jessilyn Dunn, Thomas Prieto, Franklin Luc, Srikanth Muppidi, Scott Delp, and Michael P. Snyder. “Consumer-grade wrist-worn PPG sensors can be used to detect differences in heart rate variability among a heterogeneous prediabetic population,” n.d., 1–1.
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Recent Courses