Jennifer Blain Christen

Jennifer Blain Christen is a Professor at Arizona State University’s School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, where she leads the BioElectrical Systems and Technology group. Her research focuses on biomedical electronics, point-of-care diagnostics, and flexible neural interfaces.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2007), Johns Hopkins University
  • M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2001), Johns Hopkins University
  • B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1999), Johns Hopkins University
• Research Highlights:
  • Development of bio-compatible CMOS integration techniques and microfluidic devices
  • Projects on continuous sweat monitoring (NSF-funded) and low-cost HPV diagnostics (NIH-funded)
  • NSF CAREER award for optogenetics in peripheral nervous system research
  • Collaboration with Mayo Clinic on ultra-thin, high-resolution neural arrays
• Professional Roles:
  • Board of Governors, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
  • Secretary, Biomedical Circuits and Systems Technical Committee
  • Advisor for the Medical 3D Printing student club
• Scientific Awards:
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
  • NSF G K-12 Fellowship
  • NSF CAREER Award
• Grants:
  • NSF-CISE-IIS (2015–2019): Disposable High Sensitivity Point-of-Care Immunosensors
  • ATD (2014–2015): Tear Biomarker Diagnostic Device
  • NSF-CISE-CCF (2014–2016): Adaptive Performance Models of Sensing Systems
• Labs & Teams:
  • Leader of the BioElectrical Systems and Technology group at ASU
  • Collaboration with Mayo Clinic on neural arrays