Jill Shea

Jill Shea, PhD is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine and an investigator at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Her research focuses on improving surgical outcomes through translational research, spanning three core areas: surgical intervention, imaging, and drug treatment. Key projects include developing nerve guide conduits for traumatic injuries, advanced imaging techniques for pancreatic cancer, and animal models for therapeutic development in surgical oncology.

• Primary Affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine
• Research Areas: Translational research, peripheral nerve regeneration, cancer imaging
• Education: PhD and postdoctoral training at University of Utah, BS at University of Oregon
• Patent: Methods and devices for connecting nerves (U.S. Patent No. 10842494, 2018)