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Jill Konowich
Physician Scientist
Jill Konowich, MD, PhD, is a physician scientist affiliated with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where she has made significant contributions in the fields of immunology, infectious disease, and microbiology. She completed her MD/PhD program at Rutgers, specializing in these areas, and her doctoral research focused on the role of Toll-like receptor 2 in immunity to tuberculosis.1
Education and Career
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Undergraduate: Jill earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2002 to 2006.
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PhD: She pursued her Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology at the Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences from 2009 to 2015.
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MD: Jill completed her MD at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, graduating in 2019. Her thesis involved generating radiation bone marrow chimeric mice to study immune responses during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.12
Professional Experience
Jill has held various roles, including:
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Medical Consultant: Currently serving as a consultant for DoubleDoc LLC.
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Venture Fellow: Recently appointed at Health Innovation Capital, focusing on advancing healthcare innovations.
Additionally, she has experience as a private tutor, an assistant coach for women's varsity tennis, and has worked in research roles at prominent medical centers.1
Personal Challenges and Advocacy
Throughout her academic journey, Jill faced significant health challenges, including complex regional pain syndrome and Lyme disease, which led to periods of medical leave. Despite these obstacles, she remained committed to her medical career, emphasizing the importance of empathy in patient care, shaped by her own experiences with illness.23
Jill Konowich's diverse background in research, clinical practice, and personal resilience positions her as a notable figure in the medical community, particularly in the realms of oncology and immunology.
