| Jaye Gardiner | |
| Birth Name: | Jaye Cassandra Gardiner |
| Workplaces: | Fox Chase Cancer Center |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin-Madison Macalester College |
| Thesis Title: | Pushing the Envelope: How HIV Regulates Dual Roles for Viral ENV Glycoproteins in Cell-Cell Adhesion and Membrane Fusion |
| Thesis Url: | https://www.proquest.com/openview/3e54fe98f76e0bda0672bd553d847876/ |
| Thesis Year: | 2017 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Nathan M. Sherer |
| Academic Advisors: | Edna Cukierman |
Jaye Cassandra Gardiner is an American cancer researcher at the Fox Chase Cancer Center. Her research considers the microenvironment that surrounds tumors, with a particular focus on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. In 2022, she was the inaugural awardee of the Black in Cancer Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Gardiner is a first generation American.[1] She was a doctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she worked on HIV cell-to-cell transmission. She studied how the cytoplasmic tail of the envelope was involved with forming the virological synapse.
Gardiner is a postdoctoral fellow at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, where she works with Edna Cukierman. Her research considers the microenvironment that surrounds tumors, with a particular focus on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.[2] Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has a survival rate of 10% and is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. She believes that these microenivronments are critical to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
Gardiner founded JKX Comics,[3] a project that looks to improve science literacy amongst young people.[4] [5] She is committed to improving diversity in science and engineering. She was appointed to the American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassador, which looks to promote women scientists.