Dr. Jessica A. Filosa was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1991 she moved to the United States to conduct her studies and stayed thereafter. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Her Ph.D. work, under the mentorship of Dr. Robert Putnam, focused on the cellular mechanisms involved in the chemosensitive response of locus coeruleus neurons. During this time, Dr. Filosa received training in electrophysiology and fluorescent imaging microscopy. However, following her passion for the physiology of blood vessels, in 2005 she completed her postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. Mark Nelson at the University of Vermont where she concentrated on the signaling events underlying communication between cerebral blood vessels and neighboring cells, particularly astrocytes. In 2008, Dr. Filosa started working in the Department of Physiology at Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA; she holds the rank of Associate Professor. Dr. Filosa's current research interests focus on the characterization of the cellular mechanisms underlying bidirectional communication at the neurovascular unit in health and disease, with a particular emphasis on hypertension and stroke. Over the years Dr. Filosa has received funding from the American Heart Association and the NIH. She is a co-author of 31 peer reviewed research articles and reviews.